Getting a JDBC connection from EclipseLink

Question

using EclipseLink as JPA 2.0 provider, I can obtain a JDBC connection by simply calling

Connection con = entityManager.unwrap(Connection.class);

But I'm unsure what I'm responsible for. Do I have to close the connection after submitting my queries? Or are I'm not allowed to close the connection, because EclipseLink also uses this connection internally. Or does it not care, because EclipseLink observes my behaviour and closes the connection automatically if I don't do it?

Answer 1

If you are in the context of a JPA transaction the connection will be managed by the provider (EclipseLink). If you are outside of a transaction you are responsible for managing the connection yourself.

See the following link for additional information:

http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Examples/JPA/EMAPI#Getting_a_JDBC_Connection_from_an_EntityManager