This instance method compares data referenced by the two OracleBFiles.

Declaration

// C#
public int Compare(Int64 src_offset, OracleBFile obj, Int64 dst_offset,
    Int64 amount);

Parameters

• src_offset

  The offset of the current instance.

• obj

  The provided OracleBFile object.

• dst_offset

  The offset of the OracleBFile object.

• amount

  The number of bytes to compare.

Return Value

Returns a number that is:

• Less than zero: if the BFILE data of the current instance is less than that of the provided BFILE data.

• Zero: if both the BFILEs store the same data.

• Greater than zero: if the BFILE data of the current instance is greater than that of the provided BFILE data.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection is not open or has been closed during the lifetime of the object.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The src_offset, the dst_offset, or the amount is less than 0.

Remarks

The provided object and the current instance must be using the same connection, that is, the same OracleConnection object.

The BFILE needs to be opened using OpenFile before the operation.

Example

// Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
/* Log on as DBA (SYS or SYSTEM) that has CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privilege.
 
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY MYDIR AS 'C:\TEMP';
 
*/
 
// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class CompareSample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    // Create MYDIR directory object as indicated previously and create a file
    // MyFile.txt with the text ABCDABC under C:\TEMP directory.
    // Note that the byte representation of the ABCDABC is 65666768656667
 
    string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
    OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
    con.Open();
 
    OracleBFile bFile1 = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");
    OracleBFile bFile2 = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");
 
    // Open the OracleBFiles
    bFile1.OpenFile();
    bFile2.OpenFile();
 
    // Compare 2 bytes from the 1st byte of bFile1 and
    // the 5th byte of bFile2 onwards
    int result = bFile1.Compare(1, bFile2, 5, 2);
 
    // Prints "result = 0" (Indicates the data is identical)
    Console.WriteLine("result = " + result);    
 
    // Close the OracleBFiles
    bFile1.CloseFile();
    bFile2.CloseFile();
 
    bFile1.Close();
    bFile1.Dispose();
 
    bFile2.Close();
    bFile2.Dispose();
 
    con.Close();
    con.Dispose();
  }
}