OracleBFile Instance Methods

OracleBFile instance methods are listed in Table 13-9.

Table 13-9 OracleBFile Instance Methods

Methods	Description
`BeginRead`	Inherited from `System.IO.Stream`
`BeginWrite`	Not Supported
Clone	Creates a copy of an `OracleBFile` object
Close	Closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with the stream
CloseFile	Closes the `BFILE` referenced by the current `BFILE` instance
Compare	Compares data referenced by the two `OracleBFile`s
`CreateObjRef`	Inherited from `System.MarshalByRefObject`
CopyTo	Copies data as specified (Overloaded)
Dispose	Releases resources allocated by this object
`EndRead`	Inherited from `System.IO.Stream`
`EndWrite`	Not Supported
`Equals`	Inherited from `System.Object` (Overloaded)
Flush	Not Supported
FlushAsync	Not Supported
`GetHashCode`	Inherited from `System.Object`
`GetLifetimeService`	Inherited from `System.MarshalByRefObject`
`GetType`	Inherited from `System.Object`
`InitializeLifetimeService`	Inherited from `System.MarshalByRefObject`
IsEqual	Compares the LOB references
OpenFile	Opens the `BFILE` specified by the `FileName` and `DirectoryName`
Read	Reads a specified amount of bytes from the `OracleBFile` instance and populates the `buffer`
`ReadByte`	Inherited from `System.IO.Stream`
Search	Searches for a binary pattern in the current instance of an `OracleBFile`
Seek	Sets the position on the current LOB stream
SetLength	Not Supported
`ToString`	Inherited from `System.Object`
Write	Not Supported
`WriteByte`	Not Supported