Index: main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/Database.java
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--- main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/Database.java	(Revision 5980)
+++ main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/Database.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 package org.exolab.castor.jdo;
 
 
+import org.castor.persist.TransactionContext;
 import org.exolab.castor.mapping.AccessMode;
 import org.exolab.castor.persist.PersistenceInfoGroup;
 import org.exolab.castor.persist.spi.Identity;
@@ -569,5 +570,12 @@
      * @throws PersistenceException If the underlying JDBC connection cannot be obtained.
      */
     public java.sql.Connection getJdbcConnection() throws PersistenceException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the current Castor transaction in use.
+     * @return the current Castor 
+     * @throws TransactionNotInProgressException If there's no transaction in progress.
+     */
+    public TransactionContext getCurrentTransaction() throws TransactionNotInProgressException;
 }
 
Index: main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/engine/AbstractDatabaseImpl.java
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--- main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/engine/AbstractDatabaseImpl.java	(Revision 5980)
+++ main/java/org/exolab/castor/jdo/engine/AbstractDatabaseImpl.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -534,5 +534,16 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     * @see Database#getCurrentTransaction()
+     */
+    public TransactionContext getCurrentTransaction() 
+        throws TransactionNotInProgressException 
+    {
+        return getTransaction();
+    }
+    
 }