OracleBlob Instance Properties

OracleBlob instance properties are listed in Table 13-17.

Table 13-17 OracleBlob Instance Properties

Properties	Description
CanRead	Indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be read
CanSeek	Indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operations be performed
CanWrite	Indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing
Connection	Indicates the `OracleConnection` that is used to retrieve and write `BLOB` data
IsEmpty	Indicates whether the `BLOB` is empty or not
IsInChunkWriteMode	Indicates whether or not the `BLOB` has been opened to defer index updates
IsNull	Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value
IsTemporary	Indicates whether or not the current instance is bound to a temporary `BLOB`
Length	Indicates the size of the `BLOB` data
OptimumChunkSize	Indicates the optimal data buffer length (or multiples thereof) that read and write operations should use to improve performance
Position	Indicates the current read or write position in the LOB stream
Value	Returns the data, starting from the first byte in `BLOB`, as a byte array