What happens to the records inserted into a table variable, if the transaction rollback?

DECLARE @People TABLE (first_name VARCHAR(50), age int);
BEGIN TRAN
INSERT INTO @People VALUES ('John', 25);
INSERT INTO @People VALUES ('Daniel', 30);

ROLLBACK

SELECT * FROM @People;

Answer:

The records inserted into a table variable will not be affected by the transaction rollback.

Reference: Brent Ozar

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