Package oracle.jdbc

Interface OracleBfile

All Known Implementing Classes:

BFILE

public interface OracleBfile

This interface defines methods for Oracle specific Bfile. BFILE is an Oracle proprietary data type that provides read-only access to data located outside the database tablespaces.

Since:

11.2.0.3.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Close a previously opened external LOB.
void	closeFile()	Close the FILE.
boolean	fileExists()	Find out if a given BFILE (whose locator) points to a file that actually exists on the server's filesystem.
InputStream	getBinaryStream()	Retrieve the entire BFILE as a stream.
InputStream	getBinaryStream(long pos)	Read from the external LOB as a stream at the requested position.
byte[]	getBytes(long pos, int length)	Return a copy of the contents of the BFILE at the requested position.
int	getBytes(long pos, int length, byte[] buf)	Copy the contents of the BFILE at the requested position to suppied buffer.
String	getDirAlias()	Gets the Bfile's directory alias.
String	getName()	Gets the Bfile's file name.
boolean	isFileOpen()	Find out whether a BFILE was opened
boolean	isOpen()	Check whether the external LOB is opened.
long	length()	The length of the BFILE in bytes.
void	open(LargeObjectAccessMode mode)	Open a external LOB in the indicated mode.
void	openFile()	Open the FILE.
long	position(byte[] pattern, long start)	Determine the byte position at which the given byte pattern
long	position(OracleBfile pattern, long start)	Determine the byte position at which the given pattern

Method Detail

length

long length()
     throws SQLException

The length of the BFILE in bytes.

Returns:

length of the BFILE in bytes

Throws:

SQLException

getBytes

byte[] getBytes(long pos,
                int length)
         throws SQLException

Return a copy of the contents of the BFILE at the requested position.

Parameters:

pos - is the first byte of the bfile to be extracted.(1-based)

length - is the number of consecutive bytes to be copied.

Returns:

a byte array containing a portion of the BFILE

Throws:

SQLException

getBytes

int getBytes(long pos,
             int length,
             byte[] buf)
      throws SQLException

Copy the contents of the BFILE at the requested position to suppied buffer.

Parameters:

pos - is the first byte of the bfile to be extracted. (1-based)

length - is the number of consecutive bytes to be copied.

buf - is the buffer to had the extracted bytes.

Returns:

a byte array containing a portion of the BFILE

Throws:

SQLException

getBinaryStream

InputStream getBinaryStream()
                     throws SQLException

Retrieve the entire BFILE as a stream.

Returns:

a stream containing the BFILE data

Throws:

SQLException

getBinaryStream

InputStream getBinaryStream(long pos)
                     throws SQLException

Read from the external LOB as a stream at the requested position.

Parameters:

pos - is the position data to be read.

Returns:

a input stream to read data from the BFILE

Throws:

SQLException

Since:

8.2.0

position

long position(byte[] pattern,
              long start)
       throws SQLException

Determine the byte position at which the given byte pattern

Parameters:

pattern - is the pattern to search for.

start - is the position at which to begin searching. (1-based)

Returns:

the position at which the pattern appears, else -1.

Throws:

SQLException

position

long position(OracleBfile pattern,
              long start)
       throws SQLException

Determine the byte position at which the given pattern

Parameters:

pattern - is the pattern to search for.

start - is the position at which to begin searching. (1-based)

Returns:

the position at which the pattern appears, else -1.

Throws:

SQLException

getName

String getName()
        throws SQLException

Gets the Bfile's file name.

Parameters:

bfile - The Bfile for which to get the file name.

Returns:

The file name.

Throws:

SQLException

getDirAlias

String getDirAlias()
            throws SQLException

Gets the Bfile's directory alias.

Parameters:

bfile - The Bfile for which to get the directory alias.

Returns:

The directory alias name.

Throws:

SQLException

openFile

void openFile()
       throws SQLException

Open the FILE.

Throws:

SQLException

isFileOpen

boolean isFileOpen()
            throws SQLException

Find out whether a BFILE was opened

Returns:

true if the BFILE was opened, false if it was not opened.

Throws:

SQLException

fileExists

boolean fileExists()
            throws SQLException

Find out if a given BFILE (whose locator) points to a file that actually exists on the server's filesystem.

Returns:

true if the physical file exists, false if it does not exist.

Throws:

SQLException

closeFile

void closeFile()
        throws SQLException

Close the FILE.

Throws:

SQLException

open

void open(LargeObjectAccessMode mode)
   throws SQLException

Open a external LOB in the indicated mode. Valid modes include MODE_READONLY only. It is an error to open the same LOB twice.

Throws:

SQLException

Since:

11.2.0.3.0

close

void close()
    throws SQLException

Close a previously opened external LOB.

Throws:

SQLException

Since:

8.2.0

isOpen

boolean isOpen()
        throws SQLException

Check whether the external LOB is opened.

Returns:

true if the LOB is opened.

Throws:

SQLException

Since:

8.2.0