DB_TXN->discard()
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## DB_TXN->discard()

    #include <db.h>

    int
    DB_TXN->discard(DB_TXN *tid, u_int32_t flags);

The `DB_TXN->discard()` method frees up all the per-process resources associated with the specified DB_TXN handle, neither committing nor aborting the transaction. This call may be used only after calls to DB_ENV->txn_recover() when there are multiple global transaction managers recovering transactions in a single Berkeley DB environment. Any transactions returned by DB_ENV->txn_recover() that are not handled by the current global transaction manager should be discarded using `DB_TXN->discard()`.

All open cursors in the transaction are closed and the first cursor close error, if any, is returned.

The `DB_TXN->discard()` method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. The errors values that this method returns include the error values of `DBcursor->close()` and the following:

#### DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK

A transactional database environment operation was selected to resolve a deadlock.

#### DB_LOCK_NOTGRANTED

A Berkeley DB Concurrent Data Store database environment configured for lock timeouts was unable to grant a lock in the allowed time.

#### EINVAL

If the cursor is already closed; or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

After `DB_TXN->discard()` has been called, regardless of its return, the DB_TXN handle may not be accessed again.

### Parameters

#### flags

The flags parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.

### Errors

The `DB_TXN->discard()` method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

If the transaction handle does not refer to a transaction that was recovered into a prepared but not yet completed state; or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DB_ENV, DB_TXN

### See Also

Transaction Subsystem and Related Methods

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