Oracle® Data Provider for .NET

Developer's Guide

12c Release 1 (12.1)

E17732-11

October 2014

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide 12c Release 1 (12.1)

E17732-11

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Primary Authors: Maitreyee Chaliha, Sumit Jeloka, Janis Greenberg

Contributing Authors: Alex Keh, Kiminari Akiyama, Sinclair Hsu, Shailendra Jain, Riaz Ahmed, Ashish Shah, Lakshminarayanan Suriamoorthy, Steven Caminez, Naveen Doraiswamy, Neeraj Gupta, Chithra Ramamurthy, Martha Woo, Arun Singh, Sujith Somanathan, Nishant Singh

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Contents

Preface

- Audience

- Documentation Accessibility

- Related Documents

- Passwords in Code Examples

- Conventions

Changes in This Release for Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1.0.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 1

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.1.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.7.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.6.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1

1 Introducing Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- .NET Data Access in Oracle: Products and Documentation

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

- Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET

- Oracle Providers for ASP.NET

- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server

- Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database

- Overview of Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver Assemblies

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Assemblies

- Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces

- Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

- Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Enumerations

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Structures

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Exceptions

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Classes

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Interfaces

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Enumerations

- Differences between the ODP.NET Managed Driver and Unmanaged Driver

- Using ODP.NET Client Provider in a Simple Application

2 Installing and Configuring
Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- System Requirements

- Entity Framework Requirements

- Entity Framework Database First and Model First Requirements

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET Versioning Scheme

- Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver

- File Locations After Installation

- Search Order for Unmanaged DLLs

- ODP.NET and Dependent Unmanaged DLL Mismatch

- Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

- File Locations After Installation

- Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver Configuration

- Supported Configuration Settings

- Windows Registry

- Configuration File Support

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Configuration

- version Section

- dataSources Section

- settings section

- LDAPsettings section

- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

- implicitRefCursor section

- distributedTransaction section

- edmMappings section

- onsConfig section

- Client Side ONS Daemon Configuration

- Using Oracle Services for MTS with Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

- Configuration differences between ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

- Migrating from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver to ODP.NET, Managed Driver

- Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications

- General .NET Programming Recommendations and Tips for ODP.NET

3 Features of Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- Base Classes and Provider Factory Classes

- Code Access Security

- Configuring OraclePermission

- Configuring OraclePermission for Web Applications with High or Medium Trust Levels

- Configuring OraclePermission for Windows Applications Running in a Partial Trust Environment

- Connecting to Oracle Database

- Connection String Attributes

- Connection String Builder

- Specifying the Data Source Attribute

- Using the TNS Alias

- Using the Connect Descriptor

- Using Easy Connect Naming Method

- Using LDAP

- Data Source Enumerator

- Using Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer

- Using Kerberos

- Schema Discovery

- User Customization of Metadata

- Connection Pooling

- Using Connection Pooling

- Connection Pool Management

- Connection Pool Performance Counters

- Publishing Performance Counters

- Setting Performance Counters Using .NET Configuration Entry

- Instance Names of Performance Counters

- Pluggable Databases

- Edition-Based Redefinition

- Operating System Authentication

- Privileged Connections

- Password Expiration

- Proxy Authentication

- Dynamic Distributed Transaction Enlistment

- Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing

- Transparent Application Failover (TAF) Callback Support

- TAF Notification

- When Failover Occurs

- Registering an Event Handler for Failover

- Real Application Clusters and Global Data Services

- Fast Application Notification

- Runtime Connection Load Balancing

- Fast Connection Failover (FCF)

- Using FCF Planned Outage to Minimize Service Disruption

- Pool Size Attributes in an Oracle RAC Database

- Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption

- OracleCommand Object

- Transactions

- System.Transactions and Promotable Transactions

- Implicit Transaction Enlistment Using TransactionScope

- Explicit Transaction Enlistment Using CommittableTransaction

- Local Transaction Support for Older Databases

- Parameter Binding

- OracleDbType Enumeration Type

- Inference of DbType, OracleDbType, and .NET Types

- PL/SQL Associative Array Binding

- Array Binding

- Batch Processing

- Statement Caching

- Statement Caching Connection String Attributes

- Enabling Statement Caching through the Registry

- Statement Caching Methods and Properties

- Connections and Statement Caching

- Pooling and Statement Caching

- Self-Tuning

- Self-Tuning Statement Caching

- Enabling or Disabling Self-Tuning for Applications

- Tracing Optimization Changes

- ODP.NET Types Overview

- Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object

- Typed OracleDataReader Accessors

- .NET Type Accessors

- ODP.NET Type Accessors

- Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data

- Setting InitialLONGFetchSize to Zero or a Value Greater than Zero

- Setting InitialLONGFetchSize to -1

- Obtaining LOB Data

- Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to Zero

- Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to a Value Greater than Zero

- Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to -1

- Performance Considerations Related to the InitialLOBFetchSize Property

- Controlling the Number of Rows Fetched in One Database Round-Trip

- Use of FetchSize

- Fine-Tuning FetchSize

- Using the RowSize Property

- PL/SQL REF CURSOR and OracleRefCursor

- Obtaining an OracleRefCursor Object

- Obtaining a REF CURSOR Data Type

- Populating an OracleDataReader from a REF CURSOR

- Populating the DataSet from a REF CURSOR

- Populating an OracleRefCursor from a REF CURSOR

- Updating a DataSet Obtained from a REF CURSOR

- Behavior of ExecuteScalar Method for REF CURSOR

- Passing a REF CURSOR to a Stored Procedure

- Implicit REF CURSOR Binding

- Specifying REF CURSOR Bind and Metadata Information in the .NET Configuration File

- Sample Configuration File and Application

- Usage Considerations

- CommandText Property Considerations

- Bind Considerations

- Overloaded Stored Procedures

- Type Initialization Exceptions

- Using Stored Functions with Function Import

- LOB Support

- Large Character and Large Binary Data Types

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET LOB Objects

- Updating LOBs Using a DataSet

- Updating LOBs Using OracleCommand and OracleParameter

- Updating LOBs Using ODP.NET LOB Objects

- Temporary LOBs

- ODP.NET XML Support

- Supported XML Features

- XQuery Support

- OracleXmlType and Connection Dependency

- Updating XMLType Data in the Database

- Updating with DataSet, OracleDataAdapter, and OracleCommandBuilder

- Updating with OracleCommand and OracleParameter

- Updating XML Data in OracleXmlType

- Characters with Special Meaning in XML

- Retrieving Query Result Set as XML

- Handling Date and Time Format

- Characters with Special Meaning in Column Data

- Characters in Table or View Name

- Case-Sensitivity in Column Name to XML Element Name Mapping

- Column Name to XML Element Name Mapping

- Object-Relational Data

- NULL Values

- Data Manipulation Using XML

- Handling Date and Time Format

- Saving Changes Using XML

- Characters with Special Meaning in Column Data

- Characters with Special Meaning in Table or View Name

- Case-Sensitivity in XML Element Name to Column Name Mapping

- XML Element Name to Column Name Mapping

- Saving Changes to a Table Using an XML Document

- Object-Relational Data

- Multiple Tables

- Commit Transactions

- Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs) and .NET Custom Types

- Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs)

- Custom Types

- Required Custom Type Implementations

- Optional Custom Type Implementations

- Specifying Custom Type Mappings

- Using a Custom Type Factory to Specify Custom Type Mappings

- Using XML in Configuration Files to Specify Custom Type Mappings

- Using Custom Type Mappings

- Converting Between Custom Types and Oracle UDTs

- Oracle UDT Attribute Mappings

- Oracle UDT Retrieval from OracleDataReader

- Oracle UDT Metadata Retrieval from OracleDataReader

- Oracle UDT Parameter Binding with OracleParameter

- Guidelines for Binding UDT Input and Output Parameters

- UDT Input Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

- UDT Output Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

- Populating the DataSet with Oracle UDTs

- UDT Method Invocation

- Configuration Settings for Oracle UDTs

- StatementCacheWithUdts

- UdtCacheSize

- Bulk Copy

- Data Types Supported by Bulk Copy

- Restrictions on Oracle Bulk Copy of a Single Partition

- Integrity Constraints Affecting Oracle Bulk Copy

- Database Insert Triggers

- Field Defaults

- Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Support

- Using ODP.NET for Advanced Queuing

- Enqueuing and Dequeuing Example

- Continuous Query Notification Support

- Continuous Query Notification Classes

- Supported Operations

- Requirements of Notification Registration

- Using Continuous Query Notification

- Application Steps

- Flow of Notification Process

- Best Practice Guidelines and Performance Considerations

- OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping

- Comparison Between Oracle Data Types and .NET Types

- SafeMapping Property

- Using Safe Type Mapping

- OracleDataAdapter Requery Property

- Guaranteeing Uniqueness in Updating DataSet to Database

- What Constitutes Uniqueness in DataRow Objects?

- Configuring PrimaryKey and Constraints Properties

- Updating Without PrimaryKey and Constraints Configuration

- Globalization Support

- Globalization Settings

- Client Globalization Settings

- Session Globalization Settings

- Thread-Based Globalization Settings

- Globalization-Sensitive Operations

- Operations Dependent on Client Computer's Globalization Settings

- Operations Dependent on Thread Globalization Settings

- Operations Sensitive to Session Globalization Parameters

- Debug Tracing

4 ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities

- Overview of Entity Framework

- Mapping Oracle Data Types to EDM Types

- EDM Type Facets

- Oracle Number Default Data Type Mapping and Customization

- Data Type Mapping and Customization Process

- StoreGeneratedPattern Enumeration

- Identity Attribute

- Virtual Column

- Resolving Compilation Errors When Using Custom Mapping

- Mapping Boolean and Guid Parameters in Custom INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE Stored Procedures

5 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Stored Procedures

- Introducing .NET Stored Procedure Execution Using ODP.NET

- Limitations and Restrictions on ODP.NET Within .NET Stored Procedure

- Implicit Database Connection

- Transaction Support

- Unsupported SQL Commands

- Oracle User-Defined Type (UDT) Support

- Porting Client Application to .NET Stored Procedure

6 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Classes

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

- OracleClientFactory Constructor

- OracleClientFactory Public Properties

- CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator

- OracleClientFactory Public Methods

- CreateCommand

- CreateCommandBuilder

- CreateConnection

- CreateConnectionStringBuilder

- CreateDataAdapter

- CreateDataSourceEnumerator

- CreateParameter

- CreatePermission

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- OracleCommand Constructors

- OracleCommand()

- OracleCommand(string)

- OracleCommand(string, OracleConnection)

- OracleCommand Static Methods

- OracleCommand Properties

- AddRowid

- AddToStatementCache

- ArrayBindCount

- ArrayBindRowsAffected

- BindByName

- CommandText

- CommandTimeout

- CommandType

- Connection

- DesignTimeVisible

- FetchSize

- ImplicitRefCursors

- InitialLOBFetchSize

- InitialLONGFetchSize

- Notification

- NotificationAutoEnlist

- Parameters

- RowSize

- Transaction

- UpdatedRowSource

- UseEdmMapping

- XmlCommandType

- XmlQueryProperties

- XmlSaveProperties

- OracleCommand Public Methods

- Cancel

- Clone

- CreateParameter

- Dispose

- ExecuteNonQuery

- ExecuteReader

- ExecuteReader()

- ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior)

- ExecuteScalar

- ExecuteStream

- ExecuteToStream

- ExecuteXmlReader

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

- OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

- OracleCommandBuilder()

- OracleCommandBuilder(OracleDataAdapter)

- OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

- DeriveParameters

- OracleCommandBuilder Properties

- CaseSensitive

- CatalogLocation

- CatalogSeparator

- ConflictOption

- DataAdapter

- QuotePrefix

- QuoteSuffix

- SchemaSeparator

- OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

- GetDeleteCommand

- GetDeleteCommand()

- GetDeleteCommand(bool)

- GetInsertCommand

- GetInsertCommand()

- GetInsertCommand(bool)

- GetUpdateCommand

- GetUpdateCommand()

- GetUpdateCommand(bool)

- QuoteIdentifier

- RefreshSchema

- UnquoteIdentifier

- OracleCommandBuilder Events

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- OracleConnection Constructors

- OracleConnection()

- OracleConnection(String)

- OracleConnection Static Properties

- IsAvailable

- OracleConnection Static Methods

- ClearPool

- ClearAllPools

- OracleConnection Properties

- ActionName

- ClientId

- ClientInfo

- ConnectionString

- ConnectionTimeout

- ConnectionType

- Database

- DatabaseDomainName

- DatabaseName

- DataSource

- HostName

- InstanceName

- LogicalTransactionId

- ModuleName

- OracleLogicalTransaction

- ServerVersion

- ServiceName

- State

- StatementCacheSize

- OracleConnection Public Methods

- BeginTransaction

- BeginTransaction()

- BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel)

- ChangeDatabase

- Clone

- Close

- CreateCommand

- EnlistDistributedTransaction

- EnlistTransaction

- FlushCache

- GetLogicalTransactionStatus

- GetSchema

- GetSchema()

- GetSchema (string collectionName)

- GetSchema (string collectionName, string[] restrictions)

- GetSessionInfo

- GetSessionInfo()

- GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization)

- Open

- OpenWithNewPassword

- PurgeStatementCache

- SetSessionInfo

- OracleConnection Events

- Failover

- HAEvent

- InfoMessage

- StateChange

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder()

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder(string)

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

- ConnectionLifeTime

- ConnectionTimeout

- ContextConnection

- DataSource

- DBAPrivilege

- DecrPoolSize

- Enlist

- HAEvents

- IncrPoolSize

- IsFixedSize

- Item

- Keys

- LoadBalancing

- MaxPoolSize

- MetadataPooling

- MinPoolSize

- Password

- PersistSecurityInfo

- Pooling

- PromotableTransaction

- ProxyPassword

- ProxyUserId

- SelfTuning

- StatementCachePurge

- StatementCacheSize

- UserID

- ValidateConnection

- Values

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

- Clear

- ContainsKey

- Remove

- TryGetValue

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- OracleDataAdapter Constructors

- OracleDataAdapter()

- OracleDataAdapter(OracleCommand)

- OracleDataAdapter(string, OracleConnection)

- OracleDataAdapter(string, string)

- OracleDataAdapter Static Methods

- OracleDataAdapter Properties

- DeleteCommand

- IdentityInsert

- IdentityUpdate

- InsertCommand

- Requery

- ReturnProviderSpecificTypes

- SafeMapping

- SelectCommand

- UpdateBatchSize

- UpdateCommand

- OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

- Fill

- Fill(DataTable, OracleRefCursor)

- Fill(DataSet, OracleRefCursor)

- Fill(DataSet, string, OracleRefCursor)

- Fill(DataSet, int, int, string, OracleRefCursor)

- OracleDataAdapter Events

- RowUpdated

- RowUpdating

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- OracleDatabase Constructor

- OracleDatabase Properties

- ServerVersion

- OracleDatabase Public Methods

- Dispose

- ExecuteNonQuery

- Shutdown

- Shutdown()

- Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode, bool)

- Startup

- Startup()

- Startup(OracleDBStartupMode, string, bool)

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- OracleDataReader Static Methods

- OracleDataReader Properties

- Depth

- FetchSize

- FieldCount

- HasRows

- HiddenFieldCount

- IsClosed

- Item

- Item [index]

- Item [string]

- InitialLOBFetchSize

- InitialLONGFetchSize

- RecordsAffected

- RowSize

- UseEdmMapping

- VisibleFieldCount

- OracleDataReader Public Methods

- Close

- Dispose

- GetBoolean

- GetByte

- GetBytes

- GetChar

- GetChars

- GetDataTypeName

- GetDateTime

- GetDecimal

- GetDouble

- GetEnumerator

- GetFieldType

- GetFloat

- GetGuid

- GetInt16

- GetInt32

- GetInt64

- GetName

- GetOracleBFile

- GetOracleBinary

- GetOracleBlob

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int)

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int, int)

- GetOracleClob

- GetOracleClobForUpdate

- GetOracleClobForUpdate(int)

- GetOracleClobForUpdate(int, int)

- GetOracleDate

- GetOracleDecimal

- GetOracleIntervalDS

- GetOracleIntervalYM

- GetOracleRef

- GetOracleString

- GetOracleTimeStamp

- GetOracleTimeStampLTZ

- GetOracleTimeStampTZ

- GetOracleXmlType

- GetOracleValue

- GetOracleValues

- GetOrdinal

- GetProviderSpecificFieldType

- GetProviderSpecificValue

- GetProviderSpecificValues

- GetSchemaTable

- GetString

- GetTimeSpan

- GetValue

- GetValues

- GetXmlReader

- IsDBNull

- NextResult

- Read

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Constructor

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods

- GetDataSources

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

- OracleError Static Methods

- OracleError Properties

- ArrayBindIndex

- DataSource

- Message

- Number

- Procedure

- Source

- OracleError Methods

- ToString

- OracleErrorCollection Class

- OracleErrorCollection Members

- OracleErrorCollection Static Methods

- OracleErrorCollection Properties

- OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

- OracleException Static Methods

- OracleException Properties

- DataSource

- Errors

- IsRecoverable

- Message

- Number

- Procedure

- Source

- OracleException Methods

- GetObjectData

- ToString

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

- Errors

- Message

- Source

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

- ToString

- OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

- OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

- Committed

- UserCallCompleted

- UserId

- DataSource

- OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

- OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

- Dispose

- GetOutcome

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Properties

- Committed

- UserCallCompleted

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- OracleParameter Constructors

- OracleParameter()

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType)

- OracleParameter(string, object)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, string)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)

- OracleParameter Static Methods

- OracleParameter Properties

- ArrayBindSize

- ArrayBindStatus

- CollectionType

- DbType

- Direction

- IsNullable

- Offset

- OracleDbType

- OracleDbTypeEx

- ParameterName

- Precision

- Scale

- Size

- SourceColumn

- SourceColumnNullMapping

- SourceVersion

- Status

- UdtTypeName

- Value

- OracleParameter Public Methods

- Clone

- Dispose

- ResetDbType

- ResetOracleDbType

- ToString

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

- OracleParameterCollection Static Methods

- OracleParameterCollection Properties

- Count

- Item

- Item[int]

- Item[string]

- OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

- Add

- Add(object)

- Add(OracleParameter)

- Add(string, object)

- Add(string, OracleDbType)

- Add(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)

- Add(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int)

- Add (string, OracleDbType, int, string)

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)

- AddRange

- Clear

- Contains

- Contains(object)

- Contains(string)

- CopyTo

- IndexOf

- IndexOf(object)

- IndexOf(String)

- Insert

- Remove

- RemoveAt

- RemoveAt(int)

- RemoveAt(String)

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

- OraclePermission Constructor

- OraclePermission Static Methods

- OraclePermission Public Properties

- OraclePermission Public Methods

- Add

- Copy

- IsSubsetOf

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

- OraclePermissionAttribute Constructor

- OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

- OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

- OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

- CreatePermission

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructor

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

- Command

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

- OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructor

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

- Command

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

- OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

- OracleTransaction Static Methods

- OracleTransaction Properties

- IsolationLevel

- Connection

- OracleTransaction Public Methods

- Commit

- Dispose

- Rollback

- Rollback()

- Rollback(string)

- Save

- OracleConnectionType Enumeration

- OracleCollectionType Enumeration

- OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration

- OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration

- OracleDbType Enumeration

- OracleIdentityType Enumeration

- OracleParameterStatus Enumeration

7 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
XML-Related Classes

- OracleXmlCommandType Enumeration

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructor

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

- MaxRows

- RootTag

- RowTag

- Xslt

- XsltParams

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

- Clone

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

- KeyColumnsList

- RowTag

- Table

- UpdateColumnsList

- Xslt

- XsltParams

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

- Clone

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

- OracleXmlStream Constructor

- OracleXmlStream Static Methods

- OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

- CanRead

- CanSeek

- Connection

- Length

- Position

- Value

- OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

- Clone

- Close

- Dispose

- Read

- Read(byte[ ], int, int)

- Read(char[ ], int, int)

- Seek

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

- OracleXmlType Constructors

- OracleXmlType(OracleClob)

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, string)

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlReader)

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlDocument)

- OracleXmlType Static Methods

- OracleXmlType Static Fields

- Null

- OracleXmlType Instance Properties

- Connection

- IsEmpty

- IsFragment

- IsNull

- IsSchemaBased

- RootElement

- Schema

- SchemaUrl

- Value

- OracleXmlType Instance Methods

- Clone

- Dispose

- Extract

- Extract(string, string)

- Extract(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)

- GetStream

- GetXmlDocument

- GetXmlReader

- IsExists

- IsExists(string, string)

- IsExists(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)

- Transform

- Transform(OracleXmlType, string)

- Transform(string, string)

- Update

- Update(string, string, string)

- Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, string)

- Update(string, string, OracleXmlType)

- Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, OracleXmlType)

- Validate

8 Oracle Data Provider for .NET HA Event Classes

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- OracleHAEventArgs Properties

- DatabaseDomainName

- DatabaseName

- HostName

- InstanceName

- Reason

- ServiceName

- Source

- Status

- Time

- OracleHAEventHandler Delegate

- OracleHAEventSource Enumeration

- OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration

9 Continuous Query Notification Classes

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

- OracleDependency Constructors

- OracleDependency ( )

- OracleDependency(OracleCommand)

- OracleDependency(OracleCommand, bool, int, bool)

- OracleDependency Static Fields

- Port

- OracleDependency Static Methods

- GetOracleDependency

- OracleDependency Properties

- DataSource

- HasChanges

- Id

- IsEnabled

- QueryBasedNotification

- RegisteredQueryIDs

- RegisteredResources

- RowidInfo

- UserName

- OracleDependency Methods

- AddCommandDependency

- RemoveRegistration

- OracleDependency Events

- OnChange

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Static Methods

- OracleNotificationRequest Properties

- IsNotifiedOnce

- IsPersistent

- Timeout

- GroupingNotificationEnabled

- GroupingType

- GroupingInterval

- OracleNotificationRequest Methods

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Fields

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

- Details

- Info

- ResourceNames

- Source

- Type

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

- OnChangeEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowidInfo Enumeration

- OracleNotificationType Enumeration

- OracleNotificationSource Enumeration

- OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration

10 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Globalization Classes

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

- OracleGlobalization Static Methods

- GetClientInfo

- GetClientInfo()

- GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization)

- GetThreadInfo

- GetThreadInfo()

- GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization)

- SetThreadInfo

- OracleGlobalization Properties

- Calendar

- ClientCharacterSet

- Comparison

- Currency

- DateFormat

- DateLanguage

- DualCurrency

- ISOCurrency

- Language

- LengthSemantics

- NCharConversionException

- NumericCharacters

- Sort

- Territory

- TimeStampFormat

- TimeStampTZFormat

- TimeZone

- OracleGlobalization Public Methods

- Clone

- Dispose

11 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Failover Classes

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

- FailoverType

- FailoverEvent

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

- OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

- FailoverEvent Enumeration

- FailoverReturnCode Enumeration

- FailoverType Enumeration

12 Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Classes

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

- OracleAQAgent Constructors

- OracleAQAgent (string)

- OracleAQAgent (string, string)

- OracleAQAgent Properties

- Address

- Name

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

- ConsumerName

- Correlation

- DeliveryMode

- DequeueMode

- MessageId

- NavigationMode

- ProviderSpecificType

- Visibility

- Wait

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

- Clone

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

- DeliveryMode

- Visibility

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

- Clone

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

- OracleAQMessage Constructors

- OracleAQMessage()

- OracleAQMessage(Object)

- OracleAQMessage Properties

- Correlation

- Delay

- DeliveryMode

- DequeueAttempts

- EnqueueTime

- ExceptionQueue

- Expiration

- MessageId

- OriginalMessageId

- Payload

- Priority

- Recipients

- SenderId

- State

- TransactionGroup

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

- AvailableMessages

- ConsumerName

- Correlation

- Delay

- DeliveryMode

- EnqueueTime

- ExceptionQueue

- Expiration

- MessageId

- NotificationType

- OriginalMessageId

- Priority

- QueueName

- SenderId

- State

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler Delegate

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

- OracleAQQueue Constructors

- OracleAQQueue(string)

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection)

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType)

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType, string)

- OracleAQQueue Static Methods

- Listen

- Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ])

- Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ], int)

- OracleAQQueue Properties

- Connection

- DequeueOptions

- EnqueueOptions

- MessageType

- Name

- Notification

- NotificationConsumers

- UdtTypeName

- OracleAQQueue Public Methods

- Dequeue

- Dequeue()

- Dequeue(OracleAQDequeueOptions)

- DequeueArray

- DequeueArray(int)

- DequeueArray(int, OracleAQDequeueOptions)

- Dispose

- Enqueue

- Enqueue(OracleAQMessage)

- Enqueue(OracleAQMessage, OracleAQEnqueueOptions)

- EnqueueArray

- EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ])

- EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ], OracleAQEnqueueOptions)

- Listen

- Listen(string[])

- Listen (string[], int)

- OracleAQQueue Events

- MessageAvailable Event

- OracleAQDequeueMode Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageState Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageType Enumeration

- OracleAQNavigationMode Enumeration

- OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Enumeration

- OracleAQNotificationType Enumeration

- OracleAQVisibilityMode Enumeration

13 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Classes

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

- OracleBFile Constructors

- OracleBFile(OracleConnection)

- OracleBFile(OracleConnection, string, string)

- OracleBFile Static Fields

- MaxSize

- Null

- OracleBFile Static Methods

- OracleBFile Instance Properties

- CanRead

- CanSeek

- CanWrite

- Connection

- DirectoryName

- FileExists

- FileName

- IsEmpty

- IsNull

- IsOpen

- Length

- Position

- Value

- OracleBFile Instance Methods

- Clone

- Close

- CloseFile

- Compare

- CopyTo

- CopyTo(OracleBlob)

- CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)

- CopyTo(OracleClob)

- CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)

- Dispose

- IsEqual

- OpenFile

- Read

- Search

- Seek

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

- OracleBlob Constructors

- OracleBlob(OracleConnection)

- OracleBlob(OracleConnection, bool)

- OracleBlob Static Fields

- MaxSize

- Null

- OracleBlob Static Methods

- OracleBlob Instance Properties

- CanRead

- CanSeek

- CanWrite

- Connection

- IsEmpty

- IsInChunkWriteMode

- IsNull

- IsTemporary

- Length

- OptimumChunkSize

- Position

- Value

- OracleBlob Instance Methods

- Append

- Append(OracleBlob)

- Append(byte[ ], int, int)

- BeginChunkWrite

- Clone

- Close

- Compare

- CopyTo

- CopyTo(OracleBlob)

- CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)

- Dispose

- EndChunkWrite

- Erase

- Erase()

- Erase(Int64, Int64)

- IsEqual

- Read

- Search

- Seek

- SetLength

- Write

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

- OracleClob Constructors

- OracleClob(OracleConnection)

- OracleClob(OracleConnection, bool, bool)

- OracleClob Static Fields

- MaxSize

- Null

- OracleClob Static Methods

- OracleClob Instance Properties

- CanRead

- CanSeek

- CanWrite

- Connection

- IsEmpty

- IsInChunkWriteMode

- IsNClob

- IsNull

- IsTemporary

- Length

- OptimumChunkSize

- Position

- Value

- OracleClob Instance Methods

- Append

- Append(OracleClob)

- Append(byte [ ], int, int)

- Append(char [ ], int, int)

- BeginChunkWrite

- Clone

- Close

- Compare

- CopyTo

- CopyTo(OracleClob)

- CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)

- Dispose

- EndChunkWrite

- Erase

- Erase()

- Erase(Int64, Int64)

- GetHashCode

- IsEqual

- Read

- Read(byte [ ], int, int)

- Read(char [ ], int, int)

- Search

- Search(byte[ ], Int64, Int64)

- Search(char[ ], Int64, Int64)

- Seek

- SetLength

- Write

- Write(byte[ ], int, int)

- Write(char[ ], int, int)

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

- OracleRefCursor Static Methods

- OracleRefCursor Static Fields

- Null

- OracleRefCursor Properties

- Connection

- FetchSize

- IsNull

- RowSize

- OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

- Dispose

- GetDataReader

14 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Types Structures

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

- OracleBinary Constructor

- OracleBinary Static Fields

- Null

- OracleBinary Static Methods

- Concat

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- OracleBinary Static Operators

- operator +

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

- explicit operator byte[ ]

- implicit operator OracleBinary

- OracleBinary Properties

- IsNull

- Item

- Length

- Value

- OracleBinary Instance Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- ToString

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

- OracleBoolean Constructors

- OracleBoolean(bool)

- OracleBoolean(int)

- OracleBoolean Static Fields

- False

- Null

- One

- True

- Zero

- OracleBoolean Static Methods

- And

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEquals

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEquals

- NotEquals

- OnesComplement

- Or

- Parse

- Xor

- OracleBoolean Static Operators

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator ==

- operator !=

- operator !

- operator ~

- operator false

- operator true

- operator &

- operator |

- operator ^

- OracleBoolean Static Type Conversions

- implicit operator OracleBoolean

- explicit operator bool

- explicit operator OracleBoolean

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(byte)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Decimal)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Double)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int16)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(int)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int64)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Single)

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(String)

- OracleBoolean Properties

- ByteValue

- IsFalse

- IsNull

- IsTrue

- Value

- OracleBoolean Instance Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- ToString

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

- OracleDate Constructors

- OracleDate(DateTime)

- OracleDate(string)

- OracleDate(int, int, int)

- OracleDate(int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleDate(byte [ ])

- OracleDate Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- OracleDate Static Methods

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- GetSysDate

- Parse

- OracleDate Static Operators

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- OracleDate Static Type Conversions

- explicit operator DateTime

- explicit operator OracleDate

- explicit operator OracleDate(DateTime)

- explicit operator OracleDate(OracleTimeStamp)

- explicit operator OracleDate(string)

- OracleDate Properties

- BinData

- Day

- IsNull

- Hour

- Minute

- Month

- Second

- Value

- Year

- OracleDate Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- GetDaysBetween

- ToOracleTimeStamp

- ToString

- OracleDecimal Structure

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Constructors

- OracleDecimal(byte [ ])

- OracleDecimal(decimal)

- OracleDecimal(double)

- OracleDecimal(int)

- OracleDecimal(float)

- OracleDecimal(long)

- OracleDecimal(string)

- OracleDecimal(string, string)

- OracleDecimal Static Fields

- MaxPrecision

- MaxScale

- MaxValue

- MinScale

- MinValue

- NegativeOne

- Null

- One

- Pi

- Zero

- OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

- Abs

- Add

- AdjustScale

- Ceiling

- ConvertToPrecScale

- Divide

- Floor

- Max

- Min

- Mod

- Multiply

- Negate

- Parse

- Round

- SetPrecision

- Shift

- Sign

- Sqrt

- Subtract

- Truncate

- OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

- Exp

- Log

- Log(OracleDecimal)

- Log(OracleDecimal, int)

- Log(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)

- Pow

- Pow(OracleDecimal, int)

- Pow(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)

- OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

- Acos

- Asin

- Atan

- Atan2

- Cos

- Sin

- Tan

- Cosh

- Sinh

- Tanh

- OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

- operator +

- operator /

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator *

- operator -

- operator -

- operator%

- OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

- implicit operator OracleDecimal

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(decimal)

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(int)

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(long)

- explicit operator OracleDecimal

- explicit operator OracleDecimal(double)

- explicit operator OracleDecimal(string)

- OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

- explicit operator byte

- explicit operator decimal

- explicit operator double

- explicit operator short

- explicit operator int

- explicit operator long

- explicit operator float

- OracleDecimal Properties

- BinData

- Format

- IsInt

- IsNull

- IsPositive

- IsZero

- Value

- OracleDecimal Instance Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- ToByte

- ToDouble

- ToInt16

- ToInt32

- ToInt64

- ToSingle

- ToString

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

- OracleIntervalDS Constructors

- OracleIntervalDS(TimeSpan)

- OracleIntervalDS(string)

- OracleIntervalDS(double)

- OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, double)

- OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleIntervalDS(byte[ ])

- OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- Zero

- OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- Parse

- SetPrecision

- OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

- operator +

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator -

- operator -

- operator *

- operator /

- OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

- explicit operator TimeSpan

- explicit operator OracleIntervalDS

- implicit operator OracleIntervalDS

- OracleIntervalDS Properties

- BinData

- Days

- Hours

- IsNull

- Milliseconds

- Minutes

- Nanoseconds

- Seconds

- TotalDays

- Value

- OracleIntervalDS Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- ToString

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

- OracleIntervalYM Constructors

- OracleIntervalYM(long)

- OracleIntervalYM(string)

- OracleIntervalYM(double)

- OracleIntervalYM(int, int)

- OracleIntervalYM(byte[ ])

- OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- Zero

- OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- Parse

- SetPrecision

- OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

- operator +

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator -

- operator -

- operator *

- operator /

- OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

- explicit operator long

- explicit operator OracleIntervalYM

- implicit operator OracleIntervalYM

- OracleIntervalYM Properties

- BinData

- IsNull

- Months

- TotalYears

- Value

- Years

- OracleIntervalYM Methods

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- ToString

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

- OracleString Constructors

- OracleString(string)

- OracleString(string, bool)

- OracleString(byte [ ], bool)

- OracleString(byte [ ], bool, bool)

- OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool)

- OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool, bool)

- OracleString Static Fields

- Null

- OracleString Static Methods

- Concat

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- OracleString Static Operators

- operator +

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- OracleString Type Conversions

- explicit operator string

- implicit operator OracleString

- OracleString Properties

- IsCaseIgnored

- IsNull

- Item

- Length

- Value

- OracleString Methods

- Clone

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- GetNonUnicodeBytes

- GetUnicodeBytes

- ToString

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- OracleTimeStamp Constructors

- OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)

- OracleTimeStamp(string)

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStamp(byte [ ])

- OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

- Equals

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- GetSysDate

- Parse

- SetPrecision

- OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

- operator +

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator -

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)

- OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampLTZ)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampTZ)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(string)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStamp

- implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleDate)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)

- explicit operator DateTime

- OracleTimeStamp Properties

- BinData

- Day

- IsNull

- Hour

- Millisecond

- Minute

- Month

- Nanosecond

- Second

- Value

- Year

- OracleTimeStamp Methods

- AddDays

- AddHours

- AddMilliseconds

- AddMinutes

- AddMonths

- AddNanoseconds

- AddSeconds

- AddYears

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- GetDaysBetween

- GetYearsBetween

- ToOracleDate

- ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

- ToOracleTimeStampTZ

- ToString

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Constructors

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(byte [ ])

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

- Equals

- GetLocalTimeZoneName

- GetLocalTimeZoneOffset

- GetSysDate

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- Parse

- SetPrecision

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

- operator +

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator -

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStamp)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStampTZ)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleDate)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)

- explicit operator DateTime

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

- BinData

- Day

- IsNull

- Hour

- Millisecond

- Minute

- Month

- Nanosecond

- Second

- Value

- Year

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

- AddDays

- AddHours

- AddMilliseconds

- AddMinutes

- AddMonths

- AddNanoseconds

- AddSeconds

- AddYears

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetHashCode

- GetDaysBetween

- GetYearsBetween

- ToOracleDate

- ToOracleTimeStamp

- ToOracleTimeStampTZ

- ToString

- ToUniversalTime

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

- OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime, string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double, string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, string)

- OracleTimeStampTZ(byte [ ])

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

- MaxValue

- MinValue

- Null

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

- Equals

- GetSysDate

- GreaterThan

- GreaterThanOrEqual

- LessThan

- LessThanOrEqual

- NotEquals

- Parse

- SetPrecision

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

- operator +

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, TimeSpan)

- operator ==

- operator >

- operator >=

- operator !=

- operator <

- operator <=

- operator -

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1, TimeSpan value2)

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStamp)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStampLTZ)

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(string)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleDate)

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)

- explicit operator DateTime

- OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

- BinData

- Day

- IsNull

- Hour

- Millisecond

- Minute

- Month

- Nanosecond

- Second

- TimeZone

- Value

- Year

- OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

- AddDays

- AddHours

- AddMilliseconds

- AddMinutes

- AddMonths

- AddNanoseconds

- AddSeconds

- AddYears

- CompareTo

- Equals

- GetDaysBetween

- GetHashCode

- GetTimeZoneOffset

- GetYearsBetween

- ToLocalTime

- ToOracleDate

- ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

- ToOracleTimeStamp

- ToString

- ToUniversalTime

- INullable Interface

- INullable Interface Members

- INullable Interface Properties

- IsNull

15 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Exceptions

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

- OracleTypeException Constructors

- OracleTypeException(string)

- OracleTypeException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

- OracleTypeException Static Methods

- OracleTypeException Properties

- Message

- Number

- Source

- OracleTypeException Methods

- ToString

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

- OracleNullValueException Constructors

- OracleNullValueException()

- OracleNullValueException(string)

- OracleNullValueException Static Methods

- OracleNullValueException Properties

- OracleNullValueException Methods

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

- OracleTruncateException Constructors

- OracleTruncateException()

- OracleTruncateException(string)

- OracleTruncateException Static Methods

- OracleTruncateException Properties

- OracleTruncateException Methods

16 Oracle Data Provider for .NET UDT-Related Classes

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute(string)

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Properties

- UdtTypeName

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute(string)

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute(int)

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

- AttributeIndex

- AttributeName

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute()

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

- IOracleCustomType Interface

- IOracleCustomType Members

- IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

- FromCustomObject

- ToCustomObject

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Members

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

- CreateObject

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

- CreateArray

- CreateStatusArray

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- OracleUDT Static Methods

- GetValue

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, out object)

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, out object)

- IsDBNull

- IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)

- IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)

- SetValue

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object)

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object)

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object, object)

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object, object)

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- OracleRef Constructors

- OracleRef(OracleConnection, string)

- OracleRef(OracleConnection, string, string)

- OracleRef Static Fields

- Null

- OracleRef Static Methods

- OracleRef Instance Properties

- Connection

- HasChanges

- IsLocked

- IsNull

- ObjectTableName

- Value

- Oracle Ref Instance Methods

- Clone

- Delete

- Dispose

- Flush

- GetCustomObject

- GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption)

- GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption, int)

- GetCustomObjectForUpdate

- GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool)

- GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool, int)

- IsEqual

- Lock

- Update

- OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration

- OracleUdtStatus Enumeration

17 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Bulk Copy Classes

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- OracleBulkCopy Constructors

- OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection)

- OracleBulkCopy(string)

- OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection, OracleBulkCopyOptions)

- OracleBulkCopy(string, OracleBulkCopyOptions)

- OracleBulkCopy Properties

- BatchSize

- BulkCopyOptions

- BulkCopyTimeout

- ColumnMappings

- Connection

- DestinationPartitionName

- DestinationTableName

- NotifyAfter

- OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

- Close

- Dispose

- WriteToServer

- WriteToServer(DataRow[])

- WriteToServer(DataTable)

- WriteToServer(IDataReader)

- WriteToServer(DataTable, DataRowState)

- WriteToServer(OracleRefCursor)

- OracleBulkCopy Events

- OracleRowsCopied

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping()

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, int)

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, string)

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, int)

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, string)

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Methods

- CompareTo

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

- DestinationColumn

- DestinationOrdinal

- SourceColumn

- SourceOrdinal

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

- Item[index]

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

- Add

- Add(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping)

- Add(int, int)

- Add(int, string)

- Add(string, int)

- Add(string, string)

- Clear

- Contains

- CopyTo

- IndexOf

- Insert

- Remove

- RemoveAt

- OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration

- OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs(long)

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

- Abort

- RowsCopied

A Oracle Schema Collections

- Common Schema Collections

- MetaDataCollections

- DataSourceInformation

- DataTypes

- Restrictions

- ReservedWords

- ODP.NET-Specific Schema Collection

- Tables

- Columns

- Views

- XMLSchema

- Users

- Synonyms

- Sequences

- Functions

- Procedures

- ProcedureParameters

- Arguments

- Packages

- PackageBodies

- JavaClasses

- Indexes

- IndexColumns

- PrimaryKeys

- ForeignKeys

- ForeignKeyColumns

- UniqueKeys

B Mapping LINQ Canonical Functions and Oracle Functions

Glossary

Index

Preface

This document is your primary source of introductory, installation, postinstallation configuration, and usage information for Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET is an implementation of the Microsoft ADO.NET interface.

This Preface contains these topics:

- Audience

- Documentation Accessibility

- Related Documents

- Passwords in Code Examples

- Conventions

Audience

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide is intended for programmers who are developing applications to access an Oracle database using Oracle Data Provider for .NET. This documentation is also valuable to systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in the development of database applications.

To use this document, you must be familiar with Microsoft .NET Framework classes and ADO.NET and have a working knowledge of application programming using Microsoft C#, Visual Basic .NET, or another .NET language.

Although the examples in the documentation and the samples in the sample directory are written in C#, developers can use these examples as models for writing code in other .NET languages.

Users should also be familiar with the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) to access information in relational database systems.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

- Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

- Oracle Database Development Guide

- Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide

- Oracle Database New Features Guide

- Oracle Database Concepts

- Oracle Database Reference

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Object-Relational Developer's Guide

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

- Oracle Database Net Services Reference

- Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide

- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

- Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

- Oracle XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide

- Oracle Database Security Guide

- Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide

- Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, please visit the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). You must register online before using OTN; registration is free and can be done at

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html

If you already have a username and password for OTN, then you can go directly to the documentation section of the OTN Web site at

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

For additional information, see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework

and

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library

Passwords in Code Examples

For simplicity in demonstrating this product, code examples do not perform the password management techniques that a deployed system normally uses. In a production environment, follow the Oracle Database password management guidelines, and disable any sample accounts. See Oracle Database Security Guide for password management guidelines and other security recommendations.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention

Meaning

boldface

Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.

italic

Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.

monospace

Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.

Changes in This Release for Oracle Data Provider for .NET

This preface contains:

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1.0.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 1

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.1.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.7.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.6.20

- Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1.0.2

The following are the changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 12.1.0.2.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- .NET Framework 4.5.2 Certification
ODP.NET managed and unmanaged drivers are certified for .NET Framework 4.5.2.

See also "System Requirements" for more information.

- Character Data Types Extended to 32 KB
ODP.NET, Managed Driver supports the VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW data types up to 32 KB in size. No code changes are required to use the larger data types.

By being able to store more data, developers can use these data types more frequently, providing programming flexibility. In addition, SQL Server to Oracle Database application migration is easier with these new data type sizes.

- Return Number of Rows Affected from Each Input in Array Binding Operations
When using array binding to execute multiple DML statements, ODP.NET, Managed Driver provides an array that lists the number of rows affected for each input value from the bound array, rather than just the total number of rows affected. This information provides more detailed feedback for the application developer. To retrieve the row count, ODP.NET can call the OracleCommand.ArrayBindRowsAffected property.

With more detailed feedback on the array bound DML execution, the developer can better evaluate the query's efficiency and whether the data changes were correctly applied.

See Also "ArrayBindRowsAffected" for more information.

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 2

The following are the changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for ODAC 12c Release 2.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- .NET Framework 4.5.1 Certification
Oracle Data Provider for .NET is now certified for .NET Framework 4.5.1.

See also "System Requirements" for more information.

- Improvements to ODP.NET, Managed Driver Versioning
This feature allows unique identification of ODP.NET, Managed Driver assemblies which have the same assembly version number.

See also "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Versioning Scheme" for more information.

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET in ODAC 12c Release 1

The following are the changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for ODAC 12c Release 1.

New Features

The following feature is new in this release:

- LDAP Connections to Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory
ODP.NET, Managed Driver supports TNS alias resolution through a LDAP server/service, specifically Microsoft Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory.

This feature allows ODP.NET, Managed Driver to connect to a database using a directory server/service.

See also "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol".

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 12.1

The following are the changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 12.1.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver
ODP.NET now includes a fully managed provider version, which is 100% native .NET code. ODP.NET, Managed Driver includes nearly all the features of ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver and uses the same application programming interface. This makes migrating existing ODP.NET applications to ODP.NET, Managed Driver easier.

With ODP.NET, Managed Driver, it is easier and faster to deploy ODP.NET. There are fewer assemblies, as few as one to deploy, which also makes patching straightforward, and the install size is smaller at less than 10 MB. Only one ODP.NET, Managed Driver assembly is necessary whether you are using 32-bit or 64-bit .NET Framework. Side-by-side deployment with other ODP.NET versions is simple since there are no unmanaged assemblies to account for. As a fully managed provider, ODP.NET can better integrate with Code Access Security and ClickOnce deployment.

See also "Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver" .

- Support for Pluggable Database
Pluggable Databases (PDBs) enable an Oracle database to contain a portable collection of schemas, schema objects, and nonschema objects that appears to ODP.NET as a separate database. ODP.NET can seamlessly use PDBs.

PDBs allow fast database provisioning, fast database redeployment by unplugging and plugging in existing databases, and quick patching or upgrading many databases at the cost of doing it once or by unplugging a PDB and plugging it into a different container database. A machine can run more database instances in the form of PDBs than as individual, monolithic databases. It is also easier to separate application administrator duties from the Oracle system administrator duties.

See Also:

- "Pluggable Databases"

- Support for Auto Increment Identity Column
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) introduces an auto increment identity column. ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver 12.1 and higher releases support interacting with this column data. Identity columns are generally used to uniquely identify rows in a table when there is no other natural primary key constraint.

An identity column simplifies .NET development for applications with no natural primary key and eases application migration from databases that have an identity column.

See Also:

- "IdentityInsert"

- "IdentityUpdate"

- "OracleIdentityType Enumeration"

- Support for Character Data Types Extended to 32 KB
Starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver now supports the VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW data types up to 32 KB in size. No code changes are required to use the larger data types.

By being able to store more data, developers can use these data types more frequently, providing programming flexibility. In addition, SQL Server to Oracle Database application migration is easier with these new data type sizes.

- Boolean Data Type
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) introduces a new PL/SQL Boolean data type, which ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver can store as an OracleBoolean data type. Booleans store TRUE or FALSE values.

The ODP.NET OracleBoolean data type eases parameter binding and data type mapping setup with Boolean values.

See Also:

- "OracleBoolean Structure"

- Enhanced Implicit REF Cursor Binding
In Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), ODP.NET 12c can retrieve the results of a SELECT statement run in PL/SQL without an explicit target nor REF CURSOR data type. ODP.NET retrieves result sets from stored procedures implicitly without declaring a return type. It is no longer necessary to declare REF CURSOR metadata in a .NET configuration file, except when using Entity Framework, REF Cursors that can be updated, or constraint metadata is required to be passed to the client side.

This capability simplifies using implicit Oracle result sets. In addition, it eases migration to the Oracle database from other vendor databases that use a similar feature.

See Also:

- "ImplicitRefCursors"

- "Implicit REF CURSOR Binding"

- Return Number of Rows Affected from Each Input in Array Binding Operations
When using array binding to execute multiple DML statements, Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver, now provides an array that lists the number of rows affected for each input value from the bound array, rather than just the total number of rows affected. This information provides more detailed feedback for the application developer. To retrieve the row count, ODP.NET can call the OracleCommand.ArrayBindRowsAffected property.

With more detailed feedback on the array bound DML execution, the developer can better evaluate the query's efficiency and whether the data changes were correctly applied.

See Also:

- "ArrayBindRowsAffected"

- Support for APPLY Keyword
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is a .NET querying language. At runtime, LINQ is translated into native database SQL before it can query the database. In some circumstances, LINQ uses the non-standard APPLY keyword in its SQL translation for retrieving lateral views. Oracle Database and ODP.NET support the APPLY keyword in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) to more fully support LINQ.

This feature allows the occasional LINQ query that uses SQL APPLY to work seamlessly with ODP.NET and Oracle Database for lateral views.

See Also:

- Chapter 4, "ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities"

- Transaction Guard Support
Transaction Guard in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) preserves transaction commit outcomes for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, 12c applications during planned and unplanned outages, preventing applications from repeatedly submitting the same transaction. Applications use a new logical transaction identifier to determine the last open transaction's outcome in a database session following an outage. With the known outcome, the application can confidently determine whether to resubmit the transaction or not. Without Transaction Guard, applications that retry operations following outages by committing duplicate transactions can cause logical corruptions.

Transaction Guard preserves the commit outcome for every transaction and makes it available to ODP.NET applications. It allows ODP.NET developers to maintain at-most-once transaction execution.

See Also:

- "Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption"

- "OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class"

- "GetLogicalTransactionStatus"

- "LogicalTransactionId"

- Recoverable Error Detection and Recovery
After an Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) failure, ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, 12c can determine if a failed transaction is recoverable or not. ODP.NET returns the OracleException IsRecoverable property indicating whether the transaction is recoverable. If true, the application can retry the transaction.

This feature makes determining whether failed transactions are recoverable easier, allowing applications to proceed quickly to the next step in the recovery process.

See Also:

- "Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption"

- Support for Faster and Planned Database Outage
In Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), a database being brought offline automatically alerts ODP.NET applications of the impending downtime. ODP.NET will then stop allocating new connections and close connections returned to the pool from that particular instance.

This feature enables databases to be brought offline more quickly and minimizes potential end user disruptions by disallowing new ODP.NET connections to databases being brought offline.

See Also:

- "Using FCF Planned Outage to Minimize Service Disruption"

- Support for Oracle Notification Service
Oracle Notification Service (ONS) is a publish and subscribe service for communicating Fast Application Notification (FAN) events. ODP.NET receives fast connection failover and load balancing messages from the database server through ONS. Previously, ODP.NET used Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) as its FAN publish and subscribe service.

Because ONS is a memory-based service, it delivers messages faster than AQ. Using ONS, Oracle consolidates the publish and subscribe service that all Oracle data access drivers use.

See Also:

- "Fast Application Notification"

- Support for Global Data Services
Global Data Services (GDS) is a capability of Oracle Database 12c that extends the concept of services, which previously only was available in Oracle RAC, to a globally distributed configuration that can include a combination of Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle GoldenGate. This allows services to be deployed anywhere within this globally distributed configuration, supporting load balancing, high availability, database affinity, and so on with ODP.NET.

ODP.NET applications can now more efficiently use database resources on a global basis to improve performance and availability. Applications that utilize the Oracle RAC concept of services can now extend the same benefits of automatic workload management to their Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate configurations. Similarly, Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate customers can now fully utilize the benefits of services and automatic workload management for their replicated configurations.

See Also:

- "Runtime Connection Load Balancing"

- "Fast Connection Failover (FCF)"

- Transaction and Connection Association
Connections associate with System.Transactions transactions when they enlist either implicitly through enlist=true connection string attribute, or explicitly through OracleConnection.EnlistTransaction() method. A connection in ODP.NET now, by default, detaches from a transaction only when the connection object is closed or when the transaction object is disposed.

In earlier ODP.NET releases, the connection would get detached from a transaction under the conditions mentioned earlier and when the transaction was complete (committed, aborted, or timed out). When the transaction timeout elapses before the transaction completes, the connection unbinds itself from the transaction and all subsequent operations on this connection execute in AutoCommit mode. Any operations prior to the timeout roll back, but operations performed after the timeout commit. The new transaction unbinding default behavior also alerts users with an exception if transactions time out and subsequent operations execute on this connection before the transaction is disposed. This new behavior provides a consistent transactional experience for the end user, even when a timeout occurs.

See also "LegacyTransactionBindingBehavior" for more information.

- Greater Granular Connection Pool Monitoring
Performance counters can now monitor at the application domain, pool, or database instance level.

It is now easier to distinguish which application domains, pools, and instances are healthy and which ones are having problems.

See Also:
"Connection Pool Performance Counters"

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3.20

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.2.0.3.20.

New Features

The following feature is new in this release:

- .NET Framework 4.5 and Entity Framework 5 Support
Oracle Data Provider for .NET supports .NET Framework 4.5 and Entity Framework 5.

See also "System Requirements" for more information.

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.3

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.2.0.3.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities Support
ODP.NET now includes support for the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities. Entity Framework is a framework for providing object-relational mapping service on data models. Entity Framework addresses the impedance mismatch between the relational database format and the client's preferred object format. Language Integrated Query (LINQ) defines a set of operators that can be used to query, project, and filter data in arrays, enumerable classes, XML, relational databases, and other data sources. One form of LINQ, LINQ to Entities, allows querying of Entity Framework data sources. ODP.NET supports Entity Framework such that the Oracle database can participate in object-relational modeling and LINQ to Entities queries.

Entity Framework and LINQ provides productivity benefits for the .NET developer. It abstracts the database's data model from the application's data model. Working with object-relational data becomes easier with Entity Framework's tools. Oracle's integration with Entity Framework and LINQ enables Oracle .NET developers to take advantage of all these productivity benefits.

See Chapter 4, "ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities" for more information on ODP.NET support for the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities.

- WCF Data Services and OData
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Data Services enable developers to create services that use the Open Data Protocol (OData) to expose and consume data over the internet by using the semantics of representational state transfer (REST). OData exposes data as resources that are addressable by URIs. OData uses Entity Data Model conventions to expose resources as sets of entities that are related by associations. ODP.NET supports Entity Framework, and can expose its data through OData and WCF Data Services.

WCF Data Services and OData facilitate creating flexible data services from any data source and naturally integrating them with the Web. All data sources, including Oracle databases, can be used by the same data sharing standard making data exchange more interoperable.

- Implicit REF CURSOR Parameter Binding
ODP.NET can bind REF CURSOR parameters for stored procedures without binding them explicitly. To do so, the application must provide the REF CURSOR metadata as part of the .NET configuration file. This feature allows Entity Framework Function Import to call Oracle stored procedures and return REF CURSOR result sets. ODP.NET can also update the database's data with a DataSet or DataTable obtained through a REF CURSOR.

In Entity Framework, result set parameters are generally not declared. By supporting the implicit REF CURSOR parameter, ODP.NET more closely integrates with typical Entity Framework usage scenarios.

See "Implicit REF CURSOR Binding" for detailed information on implicit REF CURSOR parameter binding.

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.2

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.2.0.2.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- 64-bit ODP.NET XCopy for Windows x64
Now available for Windows x64 systems, ODP.NET XCopy provides system administrators with a smaller client install size than the standard ODP.NET client, and is easier to configure. ODP.NET XCopy simplifies embedding ODP.NET in customized deployment packages.

See Also:
XCopy under "Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver"

- TimesTen In-Memory Database Support
Oracle Data Provider for .NET enables fast data access for any .NET application, such as C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, and ASP.NET, to TimesTen In-memory databases. ODP.NET support for TimesTen includes the classes, enumerations, interfaces, delegates and structures of the Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.DataAccess.Types namespaces. ODP.NET supports TimesTen Release 11.2.1.6.1 or later on Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. TimesTen can be used with .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or later.

See Also:
The latest TimesTen In-Memory Database documentation and resources can be accessed from:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/timesten/index.html

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2.0.1.2

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.2.0.1.2.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- Support for Microsoft .NET Framework 4
ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4 supports .NET Framework 4 and the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile.

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.2

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.2.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- End-to-End Tracing: ClientInfo Property
ODP.NET now supports the ClientInfo write-only property, in addition to the ActionName, ClientId, and ModuleName properties, on the OracleConnection object. This property specifies the client information for the connection.

The ClientInfo property is an end-to-end tracing attribute that can be set on the client or middle tier. This attribute is propagated to the database server whenever the next server round-trip happens. This reduces the added overhead associated with an independent database round trip. Using the ClientInfo property is helpful in tracking database user activities and debugging applications.

See Also:

- "Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

- "ClientInfo"

- Edition-Based Redefinition
Edition-based redefinition enables you to upgrade the database component of an application even while the .NET application is being used. This minimizes or eliminates downtime for the application.

See Also:
"Edition-Based Redefinition"

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.7.20

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.1.0.7.20.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- Self-Tuning for Applications
Based on run-time sampling, ODP.NET dynamically adjusts statement cache size to provide better application performance. Self-tuning also takes into account memory usage on the client machine in order to prevent excessive memory usage. Self-tuning improves ODP.NET performance, reduces network usage, and decreases server CPU and client CPU activity.

See Also:
"Self-Tuning"

- Faster Data Retrieval and Less Memory Usage
Retrieving data using OracleDataReader or populating a DataSet from an OracleDataAdapter is now faster.

ODP.NET reuses the same fetch array buffer for statements executed non-concurrently, saving on memory usage. The fetch array buffer stores data retrieved from the database.

No code changes are necessary to use these features. These features provide better performance and scalability for ODP.NET applications.

- Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing Support
ODP.NET supports access to Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing (AQ). AQ provides database-integrated message queuing functionality to store messages persistently, propagate messages between queues on different machines and databases, and transmit messages using Oracle NET services, HTTP, HTTPS and SMTP.

ODP.NET can access all the operational features of AQ, such as enqueue, dequeue, listen and notification. Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio can administer and manage AQ resources.

See Also:
"Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Support"

- Promotable Local Transaction Support
Distributed transactions require the orchestration of application, transaction coordinator, and multiple databases. Local transactions only require an application and a single resource manager, or database. Local transactions have less of an overhead when compared to distributed transactions.

It may be difficult to determine whether a transaction will be local or distributed at design time. Developers are forced to design applications for distributed transactions, even if local transactions are used most of the time. This situation leads to more resource usage than necessary at run time.

Promotable local transactions allow all transactions to remain local until more than one database is brought into the transaction. At this point, the transaction is promoted to a distributed transaction so that it can be managed by the transaction coordinator. This provides a better utilization of system resources. This feature is supported with Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1.0.7) and higher.

See Also:
"System.Transactions and Promotable Transactions"

- ODP.NET Security Enhancements
ODP.NET makes use of the OraclePermission class to enforce imperative security. This helps ensure that a user or application has a security level adequate for accessing data.

See Also:

- "Code Access Security"

- "OraclePermission Class"

- "OraclePermissionAttribute Class"

- Callbacks for HA Event Notifications
ODP.NET can register for Oracle High Availability (HA) events when "ha events=true" is specified in the connection string. ODP.NET is then able to receive notifications on which database, service, host, or instance has gone down or come up. .NET developers can register a callback with ODP.NET to notify the application when one of these events occurs and subsequently execute an event handler, as needed.

See Also:

- Chapter 8, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET HA Event Classes"

- "HAEvent"

- "OracleConnection Properties"

- Database Startup and Shutdown Operations
Users with database administrator privileges can use the OracleDatabase class to startup or shutdown a database instance.

See Also:

- "OracleDatabase Class"

- "Shutdown"

- "Startup"

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1.0.6.20

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.1.0.6.20.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- 32-bit ODP.NET XCopy
Oracle XCopy provides system administrators with an ODP.NET client that is smaller in disk size than the standard ODP.NET client and is easily configurable. Oracle XCopy makes embedding ODP.NET in customized deployment packages much simpler.

See Also:
"XCopy"

- Support for Oracle User-Defined Types
ODP.NET has the ability to represent Oracle UDTs defined in the database as custom types in .NET applications.

See Also:

- "Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs) and .NET Custom Types"

- Chapter 16, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET UDT-Related Classes"

- Bulk Copy Operations
ODP.NET supports the Bulk Copy operations to load a large amount of data efficiently.

See Also:

- "Bulk Copy"

- Chapter 17, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Bulk Copy Classes"

- Additional Connection Pool Optimizations for Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) and Oracle Data Guard
ODP.NET now cleans up the connection pool when the database down event is received from Oracle RAC or Oracle Data Guard. This is in addition to the events that ODP.NET already cleaned up the connection pool for: node down, service member down, and service down events.

See Also:
"Real Application Clusters and Global Data Services"

- Windows-Authenticated User Connection Pooling
Operating system-authenticated connections can now be managed as part of ODP.NET connection pools

See Also:
"Operating System Authentication"

- Connection Pool Performance Counters
ODP.NET publishes performance counters for connection pooling, which can be viewed using the Windows Performance Monitor.

See Also:
"Connection Pool Performance Counters"

- End-to-End Tracing Attribute Support
ODP.NET supports the ActionName, ClientId, ClientInfo, and ModuleName write-only properties on the OracleConnection object. These properties correspond to end-to-end tracing attributes that can be set on the client or middle-tier, and propagated to the database server whenever the next server round-trip happens. This reduces the added overhead associated with an independent database round trip. Using these attributes is helpful in tracking database user activities and debugging applications.

See Also:
"Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

Changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Release 11.1

The following are changes in Oracle Data Provider for .NET for Release 11.1.

New Features

The following features are new in this release:

- Performance Enhancements
The following performance enhancements have been made:

- Improved Parameter Context Caching
This release enhances the existing caching infrastructure to cache ODP.NET parameter contexts. This enhancement is independent of database version and it is available for all the supported database versions. This feature provides significant performance improvement for the applications that execute the same statement repeatedly.

This enhancement is transparent to the developer. No code changes are needed to use this feature.

- Efficient LOB Retrieval with LOBS or SecureFiles
When using LOBS or SecureFiles, this release improves the performance of small-sized LOB retrieval by reducing the number of round-trips to the database. SecureFiles is available with Oracle 11g release 1 or later database versions.

This enhancement is transparent to the developer. No code changes are needed to use this feature.

1 Introducing Oracle Data Provider for .NET

This chapter introduces Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET), an implementation of a .NET data provider for Oracle Database.

This chapter contains these topics:

- .NET Data Access in Oracle: Products and Documentation

- Overview of Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies

- Differences between the ODP.NET Managed Driver and Unmanaged Driver

- Using ODP.NET Client Provider in a Simple Application

.NET Data Access in Oracle: Products and Documentation

This section discusses Oracle Data Provider for .NET and Oracle Database components that use Oracle Data Provider for .NET for data access. It briefly describes what each component does and where to find additional documentation.

These Oracle products provide .NET integration on the Windows operating system:

Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

Oracle Data Provider for .NET provides fast data access from .NET clients to Oracle databases. ODP.NET enables .NET applications to take advantage of Oracle advanced features, such as Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) and XML DB. It is accessible through any .NET language, including C#, Visual Basic .NET, and C++ .NET.

ODP.NET consists of two drivers: ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. ODP.NET, Managed Driver is a fully managed ADO.NET provider, consisting of fewer DLLs and smaller install size than ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. The managed driver has the same exact application programming interfaces (APIs) as ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. However, the managed driver's APIs are a subset of the Unmanaged Driver's APIs.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows describes Oracle Data Provider for .NET features, their use, installation, requirements, and classes. The guide distinguishes which classes and APIs are supported for the managed driver, unmanaged driver, .NET stored procedures, and .NET clients.

Additionally, Oracle Data Provider for .NET Dynamic Help, which is context-sensitive online help, contains the same reference sections available in Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows, this guide.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Dynamic Help is integrated with Visual Studio Dynamic Help. With Dynamic Help, you can access Oracle Data Provider for .NET documentation within Visual Studio by placing the cursor on an Oracle Data Provider for .NET keyword and pressing the F1 function key.

Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio

Oracle Developer Tools is an add-in to Visual Studio that provides graphical user interface (GUI) access to Oracle functionality. It provides improved developer productivity and ease of use. Oracle Developer Tools provide the ability to build .NET stored procedures using Visual Basic .NET, C#, and other .NET languages.

Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Help describes Oracle Developer Tools. This help is in the form of dynamic help, which installs as part of the product.

Additionally, the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Help includes the following documentation:

- Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows

- Oracle Database Error Messages

- Access to Oracle Data Provider for .NET Dynamic Help

- Access to Oracle Providers for ASP.NET Dynamic Help

Oracle Database Extensions for .NET

Oracle Database Extensions for .NET provides the following:

- Hosting of Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR) in an external process on the server side, to execute .NET stored procedures.

- ODP.NET data access on the server side, from within the .NET stored procedure.

Oracle Database Extensions for .NET features, their use, installation, and requirements are described in Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows describes all ODP.NET classes. Classes that are not supported by Oracle Database Extensions for .NET are described as Not Supported in a .NET Stored Procedure.

See Also:

- Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Help

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows for more information about .NET stored procedures and functions

- "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies" for class listings

- Chapter 5, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Stored Procedures"

Oracle Providers for ASP.NET

Oracle Providers for ASP.NET offer ASP.NET developers an easy to use method to store state common to web applications within an Oracle database. These providers are modeled on existing Microsoft ASP.NET providers, sharing similar schema and programming interfaces to provide .NET developers a familiar interface. Oracle supports the following providers:

- Cache Dependency Provider

- Membership Provider

- Profile Provider

- Role Provider

- Session State Provider

- Site Map Provider

- Web Events Provider

- Web Parts Personalization Provider

Oracle Providers for ASP.NET classes, their use, installation, and requirements are described in Oracle Providers for ASP.NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows, which is also provided as dynamic help.

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (OraMTS) permit Oracle databases to be used as resource managers in Microsoft application coordinated transactions. OraMTS acts as a proxy for the Oracle database to the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC). As a result, OraMTS provides client-side connection pooling and allows client components that leverage Oracle to participate in promotable and distributed transactions. In addition, OraMTS can operate with Oracle databases running on any operating system, given that the services themselves are run on Windows.

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows describes OraMTS, which allows Oracle databases to be used as resource managers in distributed transactions.

Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database

ODP.NET support for Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database (TimesTen) provides fast and efficient ADO.NET data access for applications that require the highest performance.

You can use ODP.NET with any of the following TimesTen installations:

- TimesTen Data Manager only (for direct connections)

- TimesTen Client only (for client/server connections, assuming a TimesTen Data Manager instance and TimesTen Server instance are accessible elsewhere)

- TimesTen Data Manager with TimesTen Server

For more information on ODP.NET features specific to a TimesTen environment, refer to the Oracle Data Provider for .NET Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Support User's Guide.

Note:
TimesTen does not support ODP.NET, Managed Driver.

Overview of Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) is an implementation of a .NET data provider for Oracle Database, using and inheriting from classes and interfaces available in the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library.

Following the .NET Framework, ODP.NET uses the ADO.NET model, which allows native providers to expose provider-specific features and data types. This is similar to Oracle Provider for OLE DB, where ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) provides an automation layer that exposes an easy programming model. ADO.NET provides a similar programming model, but without the automation layer, for better performance.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET uses Oracle native APIs to offer fast and reliable access to Oracle data and features from any .NET application. ODP.NET consists of two drivers: ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. ODP.NET, Managed Driver is a fully managed ADO.NET provider, consisting of fewer DLLs and smaller install size than ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. The managed driver has the same exact application programming interfaces (APIs) as ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. However, the managed driver's APIs are a subset of the Unmanaged Driver's APIs.

The ODP.NET classes described in this guide are contained in the Oracle.DataAccess.dll and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll assembly.

- Client Applications: All ODP.NET classes are available for use in client applications.
As ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support all classes and members in the ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, the unsupported managed driver classes and members will be labeled Not Supported in ODP.NET, Managed Driver.

- .NET Stored Procedures: Most ODP.NET classes can be used from within .NET stored procedures and functions. Those classes which cannot, are labeled Not Supported in a .NET Stored Procedure. Additionally, some classes contain members which may not be supported, and this is so indicated in the member tables that follow the class descriptions, and listed in Chapter 4 of this guide.

See Also:

- Table 5-1, "API Support Comparison Between Client Application and .NET Stored Procedure"

- "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies" for class lists

- Chapter 5, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Stored Procedures"

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows for more information about .NET stored procedures and functions

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies

This section contains the following topics:

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver Assemblies

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Assemblies

- Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces

- Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver Assemblies

The Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly provides two namespaces:

- The Oracle.DataAccess.Client namespace contains ODP.NET classes and enumerations for the client-side provider.

- The Oracle.DataAccess.Types namespace contains the Oracle Data Provider for .NET data types (ODP.NET Types).

To use Code First or Entity Framework 6 or higher with ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, add Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.dll as a project assembly reference. It contains the namespace Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Assemblies

The Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll assembly provides two namespaces:

- The Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client namespace contains ODP.NET classes and enumerations for the client-side provider.

- The Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types namespace contains the Oracle Data Provider for .NET data types (ODP.NET Types).

ODP.NET, Managed Driver contains additional assemblies. These assemblies are optional to install if not using the specific functionality.

Applications do not need to explicitly add these assemblies to their project. ODP.NET, Managed Driver will access these assemblies by default if installed.

The one exception is Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework.dll. That DLL must be explicitly added to a project for its functionality to be used.

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll - Only required when using distributed transactions. The assembly is fully managed, but has 32-bit and x64 versions depending on the .NET Framework's bitness in which it runs. The assembly makes calls to unmanaged assemblies.

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework.dll - Only required when using Code First or Entity Framework 6 or higher. It contains the Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework namespace.

Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces

The Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client namespaces contains implementations of core ADO.NET classes and enumerations for ODP.NET, as well as ODP.NET specific classes.

The following tables list ODP.NET classes, enumerations, and types that are supported by the Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client namespaces. The tables indicate which of them are not supported by ODP.NET, Managed Driver and/or by .NET stored procedures. All are supported by ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver.

Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

Table 1-1 lists the Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client classes and delegates.

Table 1-1 Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

Class or Delegate

Supported in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Supported in .NET Stored Procedures

Description

OnChangeEventHandler Delegate

-

No

The OnChangedEventHandler event delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the notification.

OracleAQAgent Class

No

-

The OracleAQAgent class represents agents that may be senders or recipients of a message.

OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

No

-

An OracleAQDequeueOptions object represents the options available when dequeuing a message from an OracleAQQueue object.

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

No

-

The OracleAQEnqueueOptions class represents the options available when enqueuing a message to an OracleAQQueue.

OracleAQMessage Class

No

-

An OracleAQMessage object represents a message to be enqueued and dequeued.

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

No

-

The OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable event.

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler Delegate

No

-

The OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable event.

OracleAQQueue Class

No

-

An OracleAQQueue object represents a queue.

OracleBulkCopy Class

No

-

An OracleBulkCopy object efficiently bulk loads or copies data into an Oracle table from another data source.

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

No

-

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class defines the mapping between a column in the data source and a column in the destination database table.

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

No

-

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection class represents a collection of OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping objects that are used to map columns in the data source to columns in a destination table.

OracleClientFactory Class

-

-

An OracleClientFactory object allows applications to instantiate ODP.NET classes in a generic way.

OracleCommand Class

-

-

An OracleCommand object represents a SQL command, a stored procedure or function, or a table name.

OracleCommandBuilder Class

-

-

An OracleCommandBuilder object provides automatic SQL generation for the OracleDataAdapter when the database is updated.

OracleConnection Class

-

-

An OracleConnection object represents a connection to Oracle Database.

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

-

-

An OracleConnectionStringBuilder object allows applications to create or modify connection strings.

OracleDataAdapter Class

-

-

An OracleDataAdapter object represents a data provider object that communicates with the DataSet.

OracleDatabase Class

No

-

An OracleDatabase object represents an Oracle Database instance.

OracleDataReader Class

-

-

An OracleDataReader object represents a forward-only, read-only, in-memory result set.

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

-

-

An OracleDataSourceEnumerator object allows applications to generically obtain a collection of data sources to connect to.

OracleDependency Class

-

No

An OracleDependency class represents a dependency between an application and an Oracle database.

OracleError Class

-

-

The OracleError object represents an error reported by an Oracle database.

OracleErrorCollection Class

-

-

An OracleErrorCollection object represents a collection of OracleErrors.

OracleException Class

-

-

The OracleException object represents an exception that is thrown when Oracle Data Provider for .NET encounters an error.

OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

No

No

The OracleFailoverEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleConnection.Failover event.

OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

No

No

The OracleFailoverEventHandler represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.Failover event.

OracleGlobalization Class

-

-

The OracleGlobalization class is used to obtain and set the Oracle globalization settings of the session, thread, and local computer (read-only).

OracleHAEventArgs Class

-

-

The OracleHAEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleConnection.HAEvent event.

OracleHAEventHandler Delegate

-

-

The OracleHAEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.HAEvent event.

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

-

-

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs object provides event data for the OracleConnection.InfoMessage event.

OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate

-

-

The OracleInfoMessageEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.InfoMessage event.

OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

-

-

The OracleLogicalTransactionStatus class provides information on the status of a logical transaction.

This class has been deprecated in ODP.NET 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

-

-

The OracleNotificationEventArgs class provides event data for a notification.

OracleNotificationRequest Class

-

No

An OracleNotificationRequest class represents a notification request to be subscribed in the database.

OracleParameter Class

-

-

An OracleParameter object represents a parameter for an OracleCommand.

OracleParameterCollection Class

-

-

An OracleParameterCollection object represents a collection of OracleParameters.

OraclePermission Class

-

-

An OraclePermission object enables ODP.NET to enforce imperative security and helps ensure that a user has a security level adequate for accessing data.

OraclePermissionAttribute Class

-

-

An OraclePermissionAttribute object enables ODP.NET to enforce declarative security and helps ensure that a user has a security level adequate for accessing data.

OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler Delegate

No

-

The OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler delegate represents the method that handles the OracleRowsCopied event of an OracleBulkCopy object.

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

No

-

The OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class represents the set of arguments passed as part of event data for the OracleRowsCopied event.

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

-

-

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs object provides event data for the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdated event.

OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate

-

-

The OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdated event.

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

-

-

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs object provides event data for the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdating event.

OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate

-

-

The OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdating event.

OracleTransaction Class

-

No

An OracleTransaction object represents a local transaction.

OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

No

-

An OracleXmlQueryProperties object represents the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Query.

OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

No

-

An OracleXmlSaveProperties object represents the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Insert, Update, or Delete.

Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Enumerations

Table 1-2 lists the client enumerations.

Table 1-2 Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Enumerations

Enumeration

Supported in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Supported in .NET Stored Procedures

Description

FailoverEvent Enumeration

No

No

FailoverEvent enumerated values are used to specify the state of the failover.

FailoverReturnCode Enumeration

No

No

FailoverReturnCode enumerated values are passed back by the application to the ODP.NET provider to request a retry in case of a failover error, or to continue in case of a successful failover.

FailoverType Enumeration

No

No

FailoverType enumerated values are used to indicate the type of failover event that was raised.

OracleAQDequeueMode Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQDequeueMode enumeration type specifies the dequeue mode.

OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumeration type specifies the delivery mode of the message.

OracleAQMessageState Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQMessageState enumeration type identifies the state of the message at the time of dequeue.

OracleAQMessageType Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQMessageType enumeration type specifies the message payload type.

OracleAQNavigationMode Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQNavigationMode enumeration type specifies the navigation mode.

OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQNotificationGroupingType enumeration type specifies the notification grouping type.

OracleAQNotificationType Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQNotificationType enumeration type specifies the notification type of the received notification.

OracleAQVisibilityMode Enumeration

No

-

The OracleAQVisibilityMode enumeration type specifies whether the enqueue or dequeue operation is part of the current transaction.

OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration

No

-

The OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration specifies the values that can be combined with an instance of the OracleBulkCopy class and used as options to determine its behavior and the behavior of the WriteToServer methods for that instance.

OracleCollectionType Enumeration

-

No

OracleCollectionType enumerated values specify whether or not the OracleParameter object represents a collection, and if so, specifies the collection type.

OracleConnectionType Enumeration

No

-

OracleConnectionType enumerated values specify whether a particular connection object is associated with an Oracle database connection, a TimesTen database connection, or no physical connection at all.

OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration

No

-

OracleDBShutdownMode enumerated values specify the database shutdown options.

OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration

No

-

OracleDBStartupMode enumerated values specify the database startup options.

OracleDbType Enumeration

-

-

OracleDbType enumerated values are used to explicitly specify the OracleDbType of an OracleParameter.

OracleHAEventSource Enumeration

-

-

The OracleHAEventSource enumeration indicates the source of the HA event.

OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration

-

-

The OracleHAEventStatus enumeration indicates the status of the HA event source.

OracleIdentityType Enumeration

-

-

The OracleIdentityType enumeration specifies how Oracle identity column values are generated.

OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration

-

No

OracleNotificationInfo enumerated values specify the database event that causes the notification.

OracleNotificationSource Enumeration

-

No

OracleNotificationSource enumerated values specify the different sources that cause notification.

OracleNotificationType Enumeration

-

No

OracleNotificationType enumerated values specify the different types that cause the notification.

OracleParameterStatus Enumeration

-

-

The OracleParameterStatus enumeration type indicates whether a NULL value is fetched from a column, or truncation has occurred during the fetch, or a NULL value is to be inserted into a database column.

OracleRowidInfo Enumeration

-

-

The OracleRowidInfo enumeration values specify whether ROWID information is included as part of the ChangeNotificationEventArgs or not

OracleXmlCommandType Enumeration

No

-

The OracleXmlCommandType enumeration specifies the values that are allowed for the OracleXmlCommandType property of the OracleCommand class.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces

The Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types namespaces provides classes, structures, and exceptions for Oracle native types that can be used with Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Structures

Table 1-3 lists the type structures.

Table 1-3 Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Structures

Structure

Description

OracleBinary Structure

The OracleBinary structure represents a variable-length stream of binary data.

OracleBoolean Structure

The OracleBoolean structure represents a logical value that is either TRUE or FALSE.

OracleDate Structure

The OracleDate structure represents the Oracle DATE data type.

OracleDecimal Structure

The OracleDecimal structure represents an Oracle NUMBER in the database or any Oracle numeric value.

OracleIntervalDS Structure

The OracleIntervalDS structure represents the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND data type.

OracleIntervalYM Structure

The OracleIntervalYM structure represents the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH data type.

OracleString Structure

The OracleString structure represents a variable-length stream of characters.

OracleTimeStamp Structure

The OracleTimeStamp structure represents the Oracle TimeStamp data type.

OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

The OracleTimeStampLTZ structure represents the Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE data type.

OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

The OracleTimeStampTZ structure represents the Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data type.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Exceptions

Type Exceptions are thrown only by ODP.NET type structures. Table 1-4 lists the type exceptions.

Table 1-4 Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Exceptions

Exception

Description

OracleTypeException Class

The OracleTypeException object is the base exception class for handling exceptions that occur in the ODP.NET Types classes.

OracleNullValueException Class

The OracleNullValueException represents an exception that is thrown when trying to access an ODP.NET Types structure that is null.

OracleTruncateException Class

The OracleTruncateException class represents an exception that is thrown when truncation in an ODP.NET Types class occurs.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Classes

Table 1-5 lists the type classes.

Table 1-5 Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Classes

Class

Supported in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Description

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

No

The OracleArrayMappingAttribute class is required to mark a custom class field or property with information that ODP.NET uses when a custom type represents an Oracle Collection type.

OracleBFile Class

-

An OracleBFile is an object that has a reference to BFILE data. It provides methods for performing operations on BFILE objects.

OracleBlob Class

-

An OracleBlob object is an object that has a reference to BLOB data. It provides methods for performing operations on BLOB objects.

OracleClob Class

-

An OracleClob is an object that has a reference to CLOB data. It provides methods for performing operations on CLOB objects.

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

No

The OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute class is used to mark a custom type factory class or struct with information that is used by ODP.NET when a custom type is used to represent an Oracle UDT.

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

No

The OracleObjectMappingAttribute class marks custom class fields or properties with information that ODP.NET uses when a custom type represents an Oracle Object type.

OracleRef Class

No

An OracleRef instance represents an Oracle REF, which references a persistent, standalone, referenceable object that resides in the database. The OracleRef object provides methods to insert, update, and delete the Oracle REF.

OracleRefCursor Class

-

An OracleRefCursor object represents an Oracle REF CURSOR.

OracleUdt Class

No

The OracleUdt class defines static methods that are used when converting between Custom Types and Oracle UDTs and vice-versa.

OracleXmlStream Class

No

An OracleXmlStream object represents a sequential read-only stream of XML data stored in an OracleXmlType object.

OracleXmlType Class

No

An OracleXmlType object represents an Oracle XmlType instance.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Interfaces

Table 1-6 lists the type interfaces.

Table 1-6 Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Interfaces

Interface

Supported in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Description

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

No

The IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface is used by ODP.NET to create arrays that represent Oracle Collections.

IOracleCustomType Interface

No

IOracleCustomType is an interface for converting between a Custom Type and an Oracle Object or Collection Type.

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

No

The IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface is used by ODP.NET to create custom objects that represent Oracle Objects or Collections.

INullable Interface

-

The INullable interface is used to determine whether or not an ODP.NET type has a NULL value.

Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Enumerations

Table 1-7 lists the type enumerations.

Table 1-7 Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Enumerations

Enumeration

Supported in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Description

OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration

No

OracleUdtFetchOption enumeration values specify how to retrieve a copy of the referenceable object.

OracleUdtStatus Enumeration

No

OracleUdtStatus enumeration values specify the status of an object attribute or collection element. An object attribute or a collection element can be a valid value or a null value.

Differences between the ODP.NET Managed Driver and Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver have a number of configuration setting differences. To learn more about ODP.NET, Managed Driver .NET configuration settings, refer to "Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Configuration" and "Configuration differences between ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver."

For distributed transaction setup difference, see "Using Oracle Services for MTS with Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver."

Table 1-8 list the application programming interfaces not supported in ODP.NET, Managed Driver.

Table 1-8 Application Programming Interfaces not supported in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Namespace

Class/Enumeration/Interface

Unsupported Method/Property/Event

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

FailoverEvent enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

FailoverReturnCode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

FailoverType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQAgent class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQDequeueuMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQDequeueOptions class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQEnqueueOptions class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessage class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessageState enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQMessageType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQNavigationMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQNotificationGroupingType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQNotificationType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQQueue class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleAQVisibilityMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleBulkCopy class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleBulkCopyOptions class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleCommand class

ArrayBindRowsAffected property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleCommand class

ImplicitRefCursors property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleCommand class

XmlCommandType property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleCommand class

XmlQueryProperties property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleCommand class

XmlSaveProperties property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnection class

FlushCache() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnection class

Failover event

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnection class

ConnectionType property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnection class

GetLogicalTransactionStatus() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnection class

LogicalTransactionId property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleConnectionType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDBShutdownMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDBStartupMode enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDBType enumeration

XmlType

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

GetOracleRef() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

GetOracleBlobForUpdate() method

If the method is called, then a NotSupportedException is thrown.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

GetOracleClobForUpdate() method

If the method is called, then a NotSupportedException is thrown.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

GetXmlReader() method

If the method is called, then a NotSupportedException is thrown.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

GetOracleXmlType() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataReader class

IsAutoIncrement and IdentityType properties of the GetSchemaTable

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataAdapter class

IdentityInsert property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataAdapter class

IdentityUpdate property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDataAdapter class

SafeMapping property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDatabase class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDbType enumeration

Array

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDbType enumeration

Boolean

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDbType enumeration

Object

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleDbType enumeration

Ref

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleException class

IsRecoverable property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleFailoverEventArgs class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleFailoverEventHandler class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleGlobalization class

ClientCharacterSet property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleGlobalization class

GetClientInfo() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleGlobalization class

GetThreadInfo() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleGlobalization class

SetThreadInfo() method

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleIdentityType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleLogicalTransactionStatus class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleNotificationRequest class

GroupingInterval property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleNotificationRequest class

GroupingNotificationEnabled property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleNotificationRequest class

GroupingType property

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleXmlCommandType enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleXmlQueryProperties class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

OracleXmlSaveProperties class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

IOracleCustomType interface

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleArrayMappingAttribute class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleBoolean structure

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleObjectMappingAttribute class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleRef class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleTimestampTZ structure

OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime dt, string timeZone) constructor. This constructor is supported but the timeZone must be an hour offset.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleUdt class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleUdtFetchOption enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleUdtStatus enumeration

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleXmlStream class

All

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

OracleXmlType class

All

Using ODP.NET Client Provider in a Simple Application

The following is a simple C# application that connects to Oracle Database and displays its version number before disconnecting using ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class Sample
{
static void Main()
{
// Connect to Oracle
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Display Version Number
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle " + con.ServerVersion);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

If you are using OPD.NET, Managed Driver, then replace the contents of Program.cs with the following C# code. The namespace of ODP.NET, Managed Driver (Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.*) is different from the namespace of ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver (Oracle.DataAccess.*)

// C#
using System;
using Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types;

namespace Connect
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
// Please replace the connection string attribute settings
string constr = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle";

OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle Database {0}", con.ServerVersion);
con.Dispose();

Console.WriteLine("Press RETURN to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error : {0}", ex);
}
}
}
}

Note:
Additional samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACsamples directory.

2 Installing and Configuring
Oracle Data Provider for .NET

This section describes installation and configuration requirements for Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

This section contains these topics:

- System Requirements

- Entity Framework Requirements

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET Versioning Scheme

- Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver

- Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

- Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET

- Migrating from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver to ODP.NET, Managed Driver

- Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications

- General .NET Programming Recommendations and Tips for ODP.NET

System Requirements

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver requires the following:

- Windows operating system

- 32-bit: Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions), Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, and Foundation Editions), or Windows 8 (Pro and Enterprise Editions).
Oracle supports 32-bit ODP.NET on x86, AMD64, and Intel EM64T processors on these operating systems.

- 64-bit: Windows 7 x64 (Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions), Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, and Foundation Editions), Windows Server 2008 x64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, and Foundation Editions), Windows 8 (Pro and Enterprise Editions), or Windows Server 2012 x64 (Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, and Foundation Editions).
Oracle supports 32-bit ODP.NET and 64-bit ODP.NET for Windows x64 on these operating systems.

Note:
ODP.NET does not support Itanium systems.

- Microsoft .NET Framework

- ODP.NET for .NET Framework 2.0 is only supported with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 and later.

- ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4 is only supported with Microsoft .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2. .NET Framework Client Profile is supported

- Access to Oracle Database 10g Release 2 or later

- Oracle Client release 12.1
This is automatically installed as part of the ODP.NET installation.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver requires the following:

- Same Windows operating system support as ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver.
ODP.NET, Managed Driver is built with AnyCPU. It runs on either 32-bit or 64-bit (x64) Windows and on either 32-bit or 64-bit (x64) .NET Framework.

- Microsoft .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, or 4.5.2

- Access to Oracle Database 10g Release 2 or later

Possible additional requirements for both ODP.NET, Managed and Unmanaged Drivers:

- Applications using promotable and distributed transactions require Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server 12.1. ODP.NET only supports the read committed isolation level for distributed transactions.

- ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver requires Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server to provide enlistment, commit, and recovery services

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver requires Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server to provide just recovery services. Enlistment and commit services are included as part of the managed driver.

See Also:

- Document 726240.1 on My Oracle Support (formerly OracleMetaLink) for details on supported configuration for different ODP.NET versions. You can access My Oracle Support from:
https://support.oracle.com

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework

Entity Framework Requirements

This section contains the following topics:

- Entity Framework Database First and Model First Requirements

Entity Framework Database First and Model First Requirements

Oracle's support for Entity Framework Database First and Model First has the following version requirements:

- ODP.NET 11.2.0.3 or higher

- Microsoft Entity Framework 4 or higher, up to and including the 6.x versions.

If using Visual Studio tools, then use Visual Studio 2010 or higher and install Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio.

Note:
Entity Framework 6 is not supported natively at this time. Some Visual Studio versions may default to Entity Framework 6. If so, set your .NET project to use an earlier version of Entity Framework when running on version 6.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET Versioning Scheme

Starting with 11.2.0.1.2, Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver ships with two sets of binaries: one set for .NET Framework 2.0 and another for .NET Framework 4. ODP.NET, Managed Driver ships with one set of binaries for .NET Framework 4.

For example, ODP.NET 11.2.0.1.2 binaries would be the following:

- ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4

- Oracle.DataAccess.dll

- Built with .NET Framework 4

- Assembly version number: 4.x.x.x

- OraOps11w.dll

- Used by ODP.NET for .NET Framework 2.0 and 4

- ODP.NET for .NET Framework 2.0

- Oracle.DataAccess.dll

- Built with .NET Framework 2.0

- Assembly version number: 2.x.x.x

- OraOps11w.dll

- Used by ODP.NET for .NET Framework 2.0 and 4

The convention for ODP.NET assembly/DLL versioning is

n1.o1o2.o3o4.o5

where:

- n1 is the most significant .NET Framework version number.

- o1o2 are the first two digits of the ODP.NET product version number.

- o3o4 are the third and forth digits of the ODP.NET product version number.

- o5 is the fifth and last digit of the ODP.NET product version number.

For example, if the ODP.NET product version number is 11.2.0.2, the corresponding ODP.NET assembly versions are:

- .NET Framework 4 version: 4.112.2.0

- .NET Framework 2.0 version: 2.112.2.0

Note that the Oracle installer and documentation still refer to the ODP.NET product version number and not the assembly/DLL version number.

As with the .NET Framework system libraries, the first digit of the assembly version number indicates the version of the .NET Framework to use with an ODP.NET assembly.

Publisher Policy DLL is provided as before so that applications built with older versions of ODP.NET are redirected to the newer ODP.NET assembly, even though the versioning scheme has changed.

ODP.NET, Managed Driver follows a similar version model for its binaries.

ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4:

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

- Built with .NET Framework 4

- Assembly version number: 4.x.x.x

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll

- Used by ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4 for distributed transactions only.

ODP.NET, Managed Driver Versioning

Starting with ODAC 12c Release 2, the ODP.NET, Managed Driver uses assembly manifest attribute AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute to uniquely identify assemblies with the same AssemblyVersionAttribute attribute value. This value can be accessed via .NET code, PowerShell, and other Windows applications to identify ODP.NET, Managed Driver versions uniquely.

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute is set to the same version as the actual .NET assembly version, except the fourth digit, which will no longer be 0. Instead, the version will be unique for each ODP.NET, Managed Driver release by incrementing the fourth digit for every subsequent release.

This value is accessible using .NET Framework System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.ProductVersion property. The returned value can be used as a Version object or as a comparison String using comparison operators or methods. Essentially, among a collection of ODP.NET, Managed Driver assemblies that have the same assembly version, the newest ODP.NET, Managed Driver assembly will have the largest fourth digit ProductVersion value than an older assembly.

PowerShell Example: In this example, administrators uniquely distinguish the assemblies between ODP.NET, Managed Driver versions from an old version of ODP.NET, Managed Driver in c:\old and a more recent one in c:\new.

Script:

$VC1 = New-Object System.Version((Get-Command C:\old\Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll).FileVersionInfo.ProductVersion)
$VC2 = New-Object System.Version((Get-Command C:\new\Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll).FileVersionInfo.ProductVersion)
"Compare V1 to V2: " + $VC1.CompareTo($VC2)
"Compare V1 to V1: " + $VC1.CompareTo($VC1)
"Compare V2 to V1: " + $VC2.CompareTo($VC1)

Output:

Compare V1 to V2: -1
Compare V1 to V1: 0
Compare V2 to V1: 1

Note:
ProductVersion property comparisons will provide correct information on which version is more recent than the other only for ODP.NET, Managed Driver released from ODAC 12c Release 2 and later.

Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver

Oracle Data Provider for .NET is part of Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC), which can be downloaded from OTN. Beginning with ODAC 11.1.0.6.20, Oracle Data Provider for .NET can be installed through XCopy or Oracle Universal Installer.

- XCopy

Administrators use XCopy to deploy Oracle Data Provider for .NET to large numbers of computers for production deployments. The XCopy has a smaller installation size and fine-grain control during installation and configuration than Oracle Universal Installer.

- Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
Developers and administrators use Oracle Universal Installer for automated ODP.NET installations. It includes documentation and code samples that are not part of the XCopy.

Note:
This section describes installation using the Oracle Universal Installer. For installation and configuration using the XCopy install, refer to the README.TXT file that is part of the XCopy installation.

Additionally, Oracle Data Provider for .NET Dynamic Help is registered with Visual Studio, providing context-sensitive online help that is seamlessly integrated with Visual Studio Dynamic Help. With Dynamic Help, the user can access ODP.NET documentation within the Visual Studio IDE by placing the cursor on an ODP.NET keyword and pressing the F1 function key.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET creates an entry in the machine.config file of the computer on which it is installed, for applications using the OracleClientFactory class. This enables the DbProviderFactories class to recognize ODP.NET.

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver Entity Framework 6 and Code First functionality are available through a NuGet package. OUI and Xcopy installations include this package as well, but require post-install configuration steps. The NuGet package for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver Entity Framework automates these post-install steps, except for the application-specific connection string settings.

File Locations After Installation

The Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly is installed to the following locations:

.NET Framework 2.0:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\odp.net\bin\2.x directory

.NET Framework 4:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\odp.net\bin\4 directory

Note:
If the machine has the corresponding .NET Framework installed, then the Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly is added to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) as well. This is to ensure that existing applications can start using the newly installed ODP.NET version immediately. However, if this is not desired, be sure to remove the policy DLLs from the GAC.

Documentation and the readme.txt file can be accessed through ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACDoc\DocumentationLibrary\doc\index.htm.

Samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACsamples directory.

Search Order for Unmanaged DLLs

ODP.NET consists of managed and unmanaged binaries. Through the use of the DllPath configuration parameter, each application can specify the ORACLE_BASE\\ORACLE_HOME\bin location that the dependent unmanaged Oracle Client binaries are loaded from. However, the ORACLE_BASE\\ORACLE_HOME must have the same ODP.NET version installed as the version that the application uses. Otherwise, a version mismatch exception is thrown.

The Oracle.DataAccess.dll searches for dependent unmanaged DLLs (such as Oracle Client) based on the following order:

1. Directory of the application or executable.

2. DllPath setting specified by application config or web.config.

3. DllPath setting specified by machine.config.

4. DllPath setting specified by the Windows Registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\DllPath

5. Directories specified by the Windows PATH environment variable.

Upon installation of ODP.NET, Oracle Universal Installer sets the DllPath Windows Registry value to the ORACLE_BASE\\ORACLE_HOME\bin directory where the corresponding dependent DLLs are installed. Developers must provide this configuration information on an application-by-application basis.

When a new ODP.NET version is installed, default values are set in the Windows Registry for the new version. Because the policy DLLs redirect all ODP.NET references to this new ODP.NET version, applications use the default values. Developers can provide a config or web.config file specific to the application to prevent this redirection. The configuration file settings always apply to the application, regardless of whether or not patches or new versions are installed later.

ODP.NET Configuration File Support is only available for version 10.2.0.4 and later.

Note:
Both Oracle.DataAccess.dll for .NET Framework 2.0 and Oracle.DataAccess.dll for .NET Framework 4 use the same unmanaged DLL, OraOps11w.dll.

ODP.NET and Dependent Unmanaged DLL Mismatch

To enforce the usage of Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly with the correct version of its unmanaged DLLs, an exception is raised if Oracle.DataAccess.dll notices it has loaded a mismatched version of a dependent unmanaged DLL.

Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

Getting started with ODP.NET, Managed Driver

You can get started with ODP.NET Managed Driver by either using the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI), XCopy, or NuGet.

If you are using OUI: Follow the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) steps to install ODP.NET, Managed Driver

If you are using XCopy: Download ODP.NET, Managed Driver .zip file to a directory for staging the install. The .zip file contains a README file with XCopy installation instructions.

Run the configure.bat script in one of the following directories:

- For 32-bit .NET Framework: OH\odp.net\managed\x86

- For 64-bit .NET Framework: OH\odp.net\managed\x64

Each directory contains an unconfigure.bat if ODP.NET, Managed Driver needs to be unconfigured and removed from the machine.

If you are using NuGet: Download the ODP.NET NuGet package(s) and use NuGet Package Manager to install.

The following NuGet packages are available:

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver

- Entity Framework assembly for Code First and Entity Framework 6 or higher use with ODP.NET, Managed Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver Files

ODP.NET, Managed Driver consists of the following files:

File

Description

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Platform-independent (AnyCPU), fully-managed ADO.NET provider

\x64\Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll

Platform-dependent (64-bit .NET Framework only), Managed Assembly for Distributed Transaction support.

\x86\Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll

Platform-dependent (32-bit .NET Framework only), Managed Assembly for Distributed Transaction support.

\Resources\<lang>\Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.resources.dll

Platform-independent (AnyCPU), fully-managed ADO.NET provider resource DLLs.

OraProvCfg.exe

Platform-independent (AnyCPU) utility to configure/unconfigure ODP.NET, Managed and Unmanaged Drivers.

configure.bat

Batch file to place ODP.NET, Managed Driver into the GAC and add configuration entries into the machine.config.

unconfigure.bat

Batch file to remove ODP.NET, Managed Driver from the GAC and remove configuration entries from machine.config.

tnsnames.ora

A sample configuration file that defines data source aliases.

sqlnet.ora

A sample configuration file that configures network related settings.

ConfigSchema.xsd

An XML schema file that defines the configuration section for ODP.NET, Managed Driver.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.EntityFramework.dll

Platform-independent (AnyCPU), fully-managed assembly for Code First and Entity Framework 6 higher

\x64\Oracle.ManagedDataAccessIOP.dll

Platform-dependent (64-bit .NET Framework), Managed Assembly for Kerberos support

\x86\Oracle.ManagedDataAccessIOP.dll

Platform-dependent (32-bit .NET Framework), Managed Assembly for Kerberos support

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll is only needed if the application uses distributed transactions.

- If Distributed Transactions are used by the ODP.NET, Managed Driver application, the appropriate Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll (32-bit or 64-bit .NET Framework) will be loaded. However, the required Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll needs to be either in the GAC or in the same directory as the .exe for it to be loaded by Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll.

- Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll must not be referenced by the application. ODP.NET, Managed Driver will reference it implicitly.

- On a 64-bit OS, only the x64 version of Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll is placed into the GAC upon the completion of an OUI install or an invocation of the XCopy configure.bat.

See Also:
Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows for installation instructions

File Locations After Installation

The Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll assembly is installed to the following locations:

.NET Framework 4:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\odp.net\bin\4 directory

Note:
If the machine has the corresponding .NET Framework installed, then the Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll assembly is added to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) as well. This is to ensure that existing applications can start using the newly installed ODP.NET version immediately. However, if this is not desired, be sure to remove the policy DLLs from the GAC.

Documentation and the readme.txt file can be accessed through ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACDoc\DocumentationLibrary\doc\index.htm.

Samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACsamples directory.

Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET

The settings for specific versions of ODP.NET, can be configured in several ways for specific effects on precedence:

- The Windows registry entries are machine-wide settings for a particular version of ODP.NET.
Windows registry based configuration is not supported for ODP.NET, Managed Driver, except for connection pool performance counters and event logging.

- The machine.config settings are .NET framework-wide settings that override the Windows registry values.

- The application or web config file settings are application-specific settings that override the machine.config settings and the Windows registry settings.

- Any attribute settings that are equivalent to the connection string override everything.

The application or web config file can be useful and sometimes essential in scenarios where more than one application on a computer use the same version of ODP.NET, but each application needs a different ODP.NET configuration. The Windows registry value settings for a given version of ODP.NET affect all the applications that use that version of ODP.NET. However, having ODP.NET configuration values in the application or web config file assure that these settings are applied only for that application, thus providing more granularities.

For example, if the application or web.config file has a StatementCacheSize configuration setting of 100, this application-specific setting forces the version of ODP.NET that is loaded by that application to use 100 for the StatementCacheSize and overrides any setting in the machine.config and in the registry. Note that for any setting that does not exist in a config file (machine.config or application/web config), the value in the registry for a loaded version of ODP.NET is used, as in previous releases.

Note that ODP.NET reads the machine.config files from the version of the .NET Framework on which ODP.NET runs, not from the version of ODP.NET.

ODP.NET only reads the Windows Registry and the XML configuration file when it is loaded into memory, thus any configuration changes made after that are not read or used until the application is re-started.

Note:
ODP.NET managed and unmanaged driver .NET configuration file settings for native Entity Framework 6 applications have a different format than the traditional .NET configuration file settings. For more information on this format, consult the ODP.NET README.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Unmanaged Driver Configuration

The following sections explain how to configure ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver.

Refer to "Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Configuration" for information about how to configure ODP.NET, Managed Driver.

Supported Configuration Settings

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver supports the configuration of an attribute as follows:

- In the Windows registry.

- In an XML file.

- Through a different mechanism such as a connection string or programmatically through an ODP.NET class, if applicable.

Table 2-1 describes each configurable attribute that is supported by ODP.NET. In the table, the term Configuration Support is followed by the types of configuration support (Windows registry, XML file, and so on) that are available for that attribute.

The table describes valid values as well as the default for each attribute.

Note:
The default values shown are the values used for an attribute if the registry key does not exist or if it is not configured anywhere.

Table 2-1 Configuration Attributes

Attribute/Setting Name

Description

CheckConStatus

Specifies whether the status of the connection is checked or not before putting the connection back into the connection pool. This registry entry is not created by the installation of ODP.NET. However, the default value 1 is used.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

1: Check the status of the connection.

0: Do not check the status of the connection.

Default: 1

DbNotificationPort

Specifies the port number which ODP.NET listens to, for all notifications sent by the database for change notification, HA, or RLB features. ODP.NET does not throw any errors if an invalid or used port number is specified. The port can also be set to override the Windows registry and XML configuration file by setting the OracleDependency.Port static field.

Configuration Support:

XML file, and ODP.NET class

Valid Values:

-1: Open a random unused port to listen to.

n > = 0: Listen on port n.

Default: -1

DemandOraclePermission

Specifies whether ODP.NET demands OraclePermission from the .NET application that is trying to access the database using ODP.NET.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: Disables demands for OraclePermission.

1: Enables demands for OraclePermission

Default: 0

DllPath

Specifies the location where dependent unmanaged Oracle Client binaries load from.

Configuration Support: Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

The path where dependent unmanaged Oracle Client binaries reside.

Default: ORACLE_BASE\\ORACLE_HOME\bin

DynamicEnlistment

Specifies whether the application enlists in distributed transactions explicitly after an OracleConnection.Open method invocation through EnlistTransaction() or EnlistDistributedTransaction(). To configure ODP.NET to enable dynamic enlistment programmatically, the connection string must contain "enlist=dynamic".

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry, XML file, and "enlist" connection string attribute

Valid Values:

0: Disables ability to explicitly enlist in distributed transactions.

1: Enables ability to explicitly enlist in distributed transactions.

Default: 0

FetchSize

Specifies the total memory size, in bytes, that ODP.NET allocates to cache the data fetched from a database round-trip. This value can be set on the OracleCommand and the OracleDataReader FetchSize property as well.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry, XML file, and ODP.NET class

Valid Values:

0 <= n <= int.MaxValue: n is the size of the cache in bytes.

Default: 131072

LegacyEntireLobFetch

Returns either OracleBlob and OracleClob types or OracleBinary and OracleString types from Oracle Database BLOB and CLOB columns. This setting only applies when InitialLobFetchSize is set to -1.

Valid Values:

0: Returns OracleBlob and OracleClob

1: Returns OracleBinary and OracleString

Default: 0

LegacyTransactionBindingBehavior

Specifies when a database connection detaches from a System.Transactions transaction. By default, connections detach from a transaction only when explicitly unbound as is the case when the connection closes or implicitly unbound when the transaction is disposed. Alternatively, this attribute can be set so that the connection detaches whenever the transaction ends (commits, aborts, or times out), the connection closes, or the transaction is disposed.

In ODP.NET 11.2.0.3.20 and earlier releases, the latter was the default behavior. Oracle recommends using the current default behavior.

In the earlier default behavior, when the timeout elapses before the transaction completes, the connection unbinds itself from the transaction and all subsequent executions on this connection execute in AutoCommit mode. Any operations prior to the timeout roll back, but operations performed after the timeout commit.

In the current default setting, users receive an exception when the transaction times out and additional operations execute on the connection.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: Connections detach from transaction when the connection closes or the transaction is disposed.

1: Connections detach from transaction when the connection closes, the transaction is disposed, or the transaction completes (commits, rolls back, times out).

Default: 0

MaxStatementCacheSize

Specifies the maximum number of statements that can be cached when self-tuning is enabled.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0 to System.Int32.MaxValue.

Default: 100

MetaDataXml

Specifies the name of the XML file that customizes the queries to obtain the metadata the ADO.NET 2.0 GetSchema method returns. MetaDataXml can only be set in a configuration file.

Configuration Support:

XML file only

Valid Values:

A complete file name for the XML file.

Default: none

PerformanceCounters

Enables or disables publishing performance counters for connection pooling. Multiple performance counters can be obtained by adding the valid values.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: Not Enabled

1: Number of sessions being established with Oracle Database every second.

2: Number of sessions being severed from Oracle Database every second.

4: Number of active connections originating from connection pools every second.

8: Number of active connections going back to the connection pool every second.

16: Total number of active connections.

32: Number of inactive connection pools.

64: Total number of connections in use.

128: Total number of connections available for use in all the connection pools.

256: Number of pooled active connections.

1024: Number of non-pooled active connections.

2048: Number of connections that will be soon available in the pool. User has closed these connections, but they are currently awaiting actions, such transaction completion, before they can be placed back into the pool as free connections.

4095: All the above

Default: 0

PromotableTransaction

Specifies the type of transaction to use when the first connection participates in the TransactionScope object.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry, XML file, and promotable transaction connection string attribute

Valid Values:

local: The first connection opened in the TransactionScope object uses a local transaction.

promotable: The first connection and all subsequent connections opened in the same TransactionScope object enlist in the same distributed transaction.

Default: promotable

SelfTuning

Specifies whether self-tuning is enabled for an ODP.NET application.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry, XML file, and Self Tuning connection string attribute

Valid Values:

0: Self Tuning is disabled. Used in the registry or XML file.

false: Self Tuning is disabled. Used for the Self Tuning connection string attribute.

1: Self Tuning is enabled. Used in the registry or XML file.

true: Self Tuning is enabled. Used for the Self Tuning connection string attribute.

Default: 1

StatementCacheSize

Specifies the number of cursors or statements to be cached on the database for each connection. This setting corresponds to Statement Cache Size attribute in the connection string. A value greater than zero also enables statement caching.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry, XML file, and Statement Cache Size connection string attribute

Valid Values:

0 <= n <= the value of OPEN_CURSORS parameter set in init.ora database config file.

n is the number to set.

Default: 0

StatementCacheWithUdts

Specifies whether or not Oracle UDTs retrieved by executing a SELECT statement are cached along with the statement in the statement cache. This setting affects the memory usage and performance of the application.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: Oracle UDTs are not cached with statements.

1: Oracle UDTs are cached along with statements.

Default: 1

ThreadPoolMaxSize

Specifies the default maximum size of worker threads for each available processor in a process. This value may affect the performance of ODP.NET connection creation, command execution timeout, and external procedures (extproc) that use the thread pool. However, unnecessarily increasing thread pool maximum size can also cause performance problems.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0 <= n <= int.MaxValue: Allows ODP.NET to reset thread pool maximum size with the value n. The ODP.NET reset operation may be ignored if the value is invalid. For example, if n is less than the number of available processors of the system. In this case, the result is the same as the value -1.

-1: Leave the thread pool max size as is.

Default: -1 (this registry entry is not created by default)

Note that prior to ODAC 2007 or version 11.1.0.6.20, ODP.NET resets the thread pool maximum size to int.MaxValue when the OracleCommand.CommandTimeout property is set to a value greater than 0. This erroneous behavior has been corrected. OracleCommand.CommandTimeout does not change thread pool maximum size.

TraceFileName

Specifies the file name to be used for logging trace information.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

Any valid directory location and file name.

Default: c:\odpnet2.trc (for .NET Framework 2.0)

TraceLevel

Specifies the level of tracing in ODP.NET. Because tracing all the entry and exit calls for all the objects can be excessive, TraceLevel is provided to limit tracing to certain areas of the provider. Each valid value indicates a possible tracing level. Compounded tracing levels can be obtained by adding the valid values.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: None

1: Entry, exit, and SQL statement information

2: Connection pooling statistics

4: Distributed transactions (enlistment and delistment)

8: User-mode dump creation upon unmanaged exception

16: HA Event Information

32: Load Balancing Information

64: Self Tuning Information

127: All the above

Default: 0

Note: ODP.NET does bit-wise checking on the value. When tracing is enabled, logging to the trace file can affect ODP.NET performance.

Note: The user-mode dump creation requires dbghelp.dll version 5.1.2600.0 or later.

TraceOption

Specifies whether to log trace information in single or multiple files for different threads. If a single trace file is specified, the file name specified in TraceFileName is used. If the multiple trace files option is requested, a Thread ID is appended to the file name provided to create a trace file for each thread.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0: Single trace file

1: Multiple trace files

Default: 0

UdtCacheSize

Specifies the size of the object cache for each connection in kilobytes (KB) that ODP.NET uses to retrieve and manipulate Oracle UDTs.

Configuration Support:

Windows Registry and XML file

Valid Values:

0 <= n <= 4194303, n is the number to set.

Default: 4096

UDT Mapping

Specifies a mapping between a custom type and an Oracle UDT in the database. The mappings can be specified in configuration files and custom type factories. However, if the mapping is specified in both places, mappings specified in the configuration files takes precedence over mappings specified using custom type factories.

Configuration Support:

XML file and Custom Type Factory Classes

Valid Values:

Any valid mapping.

Default: none

Windows Registry

Upon installation, ODP.NET creates entries for configuration and tracing within the Windows Registry. Configuration and tracing registry values apply across all ODP.NET applications running in that Oracle client installation. Individual ODP.NET applications can override some of these values by configuring them within the ODP.NET application itself (for example, FetchSize). Applications can also use the .NET configuration files to override some of the ODP.NET Windows Registry values.

The ODP.NET registry values are located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\. There is one key for .NET Framework 3.5, and one key for .NET Framework 4 and later.

Note:
32-bit applications running on an x64-based version of Windows use the registry subkey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432node in place of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software. If such applications use Oracle Data Provider for .NET (32-bit), then the ODP.NET registry values are located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\.

Configuration File Support

For customers who have numerous applications on a computer that depends on a single version of ODP.NET, the Windows Registry settings for a given version of ODP.NET may not necessarily be applicable for all applications that use that version of ODP.NET. To provide more granular control, ODP.NET Configuration File Support allows developers to specify ODP.NET configuration settings in an application config, web.config, or a machine.config file.

If a computer does not require granular control beyond configuration settings at the ODP.NET version level, there is no need to specify ODP.NET configuration settings through configuration files.

The following is an example of a web.config file for .NET Framework 2.0 and later:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="DllPath"               value="C:\oracle\bin"/>
<add name="FetchSize"             value="131072"/>
<add name="PromotableTransaction" value="promotable"/>
<add name="StatementCacheSize"    value="10"/>
<add name="TraceFileName"         value="C:\odpnet2.trc"/>
<add name="TraceLevel"            value="63"/>
<add name="TraceOption"           value="1"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

The following is an example of app.config for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver using .NET Framework 2.0, which sets some additional attributes as well as two UDT type mappings:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="DbNotificationPort" value="-1"/>
<add name="DllPath" value="C:\app\user\product\11.1.0\client_1\bin"/>
<add name="DynamicEnlistment" value="0"/>
<add name="FetchSize" value="131072"/>
<add name="MetaDataXml" value="CustomMetaData.xml"/>
<add name="PerformanceCounters" value="4095"/>
<add name="PromotableTransaction" value="promotable"/>
<add name="StatementCacheSize" value="50"/>
<add name="ThreadPoolMaxSize" value="30"/>
<add name="TraceFileName" value="c:\odpnet2.trc"/>
<add name="TraceLevel" value="0"/>
<add name="TraceOption" value="0"/>
<add name="Person" value="udtMapping factoryName='PersonFactory, Sample,
Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' typeName='PERSON'
schemaName='SCOTT' dataSource='oracle'"/>
<add name="Student" value="udtMapping factoryName='StudentFactory, Sample,
Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' typeName='STUDENT'
schemaName='SCOTT'"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Configuration

ODP.NET, Managed Driver supports .NET configuration file-based settings in machine.config, application.config, and web.config. It does not support Windows registry based configuration. ODP.NET, Managed Driver settings in .NET configuration files are similar to ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver settings to make porting easier.

The ODP.NET, Managed Driver configuration file section name is <oracle.manageddataaccess.client> as compared to <oracle.dataaccess.client> in ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. A typical .NET config that uses ODP.NET, Managed Driver has some or all of the following subsections nested within a <version> subsection under <oracle.manageddataaccess.client> section. Note the tag names are case sensitive, while the attribute names are case insensitive.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
<version number="*">
<dataSources>
...
...
</dataSources>
<settings>
...
...
</settings>
<LDAPsettings>
...
...
</LDAPsettings>
<implicitRefCursor>
...
...
</implicitRefCursor>
<edmMappings>
...
...
<edmMappings>
</version>
<version number="4.112.3.60">
<dataSources>
...
...
</dataSources>
<settings>
...
...
</settings>
<LDAPsettings>
...
...
</LDAPsettings>
<implicitRefCursor>
...
...
</implicitRefCursor>
<edmMappings>
...
...
<edmMappings>
</version>
</oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
</configuration>

The ODP.NET, Managed Driver configuration and settings are described in the following sections. Many of the attributes are the same as ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. See Table 2-1 for detailed attribute descriptions.

version Section

All the information required by an application should be grouped under the version subsections. Each <version number="X"> section contains parameters applicable for version X of the ODP.NET, Managed Driver. For example, <version number="4.112.3.60"> section parameters will be applicable only for those applications using ODP.NET, Managed Driver assembly 4.112.3.60.

Apart from version specific sections, there can also be a generic section <version number="*">. This section's parameters are applicable for all ODP.NET, Managed Driver versions. Parameters in the version specific section take precedence over the parameters of the generic section. The following is an example of a version section:

<oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
<version number="*">
<settings>
<setting name="TraceOption" value="1"/>
<setting name="PerformanceCounters" value="0" />
</settings>
</version>
<version number="4.112.3.60">
<settings>
<setting name="PerformanceCounters" value="4095" />
</settings>
</version>
</oracle.manageddataaccess.client>

An application referencing ODP.NET, Managed Driver 4.112.3.60 has the following values set:

- TraceOption = 1

- PerformanceCounters= 4095

dataSources Section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. The mapping between the different data source aliases and corresponding data descriptors should appear in this section. The following is an example.

<dataSources>
<dataSource alias="inst1" descriptor="(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=sales-server)......)))"/>
<dataSource alias="inst2" descriptor="(DESCRIPTION= ......)))"/>
</dataSources>

The following precedence order is followed to resolve the data source alias specified in the Data Source attribute in the connection string.

1. data source alias in the dataSources section under <oracle.manageddataaccess.client> section in the .NET config file.

2. data source alias in the tnsnames.ora file at the location specified by TNS_ADMIN in the .NET config file.

3. data source alias in the tnsnames.ora file present in the same directory as the .exe.

Note:
The "data source" connection string attribute can alternatively be set to a full descriptor or Easy Connect syntax rather than a data source alias. The above precedence rules apply to resolving a data source alias only.

The ODP.NET managed driver reads and caches all the alias entries from the app.config, web.config, machine.config, and from a tnsnames.ora file that is found at application start-up time. However, aliases that are defined in LDAP servers are resolved and cached on demand. This means for each unique alias that is used by the application, an alias resolution query is executed against an LDAP server and the full descriptor associated with the alias will be cached once it is fetched.

For developers that need to change or add alias settings while developing applications, one may consider using OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources() rather than restarting the application. Invoking this method will first wipe out existing cache entries that were read from the tnsnames.ora file and all aliases obtained from the LDAP Server. Then, the tnsnames.ora is re-parsed and all its entries will be cached again. Please note that the app.config, web.config, and machine.config entries are read only once at application start-up time and thus their contents are maintained and not re-parsed even if OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources() is invoked.

The OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources() method invocation has an impact on the connection pool. This is because a connection pool, which is created for each unique connection string, will cache the resolved full descriptor information after the first connection is created for a given connection pool. After that, the connection pool uses the cached full descriptor information for all subsequent connection creations. Thus, for applications that have their tnsnames.ora or LDAP entries modified during the execution of an application where an alias points to a different database than before, one should call the OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources() method to remove old cached entries. This should be followed by the invocation of the ClearPool(OracleConnection) instance method or the ClearAllPools() static method to remove existing connections and also have it obtain a new full descriptor value that was read by the invocation of OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources(). Following this scheme will assure that all the connections in the connection pool uses the new full descriptor that is now associated with the alias and all connections in a connection pool is established to the same database.

The following keywords are supported within the descriptor setting:

- ADDRESS

- ADDRESS_LIST (Note: only failover supported)
Oracle recommends using SCAN listener and Runtime Load Balancing to balance the load when connecting to an Oracle RAC database.

- DESCRIPTION

- DESCRIPTION_LIST (Note: Failover supported; Address_list load balancing not supported)

- HOST (Note: <hostname>, <IPv6 literal>, and <IPv4 literal> are supported)

- IP (Note: "loopback" is supported)

- PROTOCOL (Note: tcp and tcps are supported)

- SDU (Note: 256 to 65536 are supported)

- SECURITY: SSL_VERSION (Note: overrides sqlnet.ora:ssl_version)

- TRANSPORT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT (Note: overrides tcp.connect_timeout)

Note:

- SSL is now supported via method MCS and FILE.

- Only NTS authentication is supported. No RADIUS nor Kerberos5 authentication.

- Only SQL*Net, Easy Connect naming, and LDAP (namely, Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory) are supported.

- No bequeath (beq) support. Default address is instead TCP loopback with port 1521 and Oracle service name from environment (ORACLE_SID)

See Also:
Oracle Database Net Services Reference for a detailed description of the attributes.

Requirements for connecting to a local database without specifying "data source" connection string attribute:

- The listener must be up and running.

- ORACLE_SID environment variable must be set appropriately.

Note:
When "data source" connection string attribute is not specified, protocol defaults to 'tcp' and port defaults to '1521'.

settings section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. Any ODP.NET, Managed Driver specific settings should appear in this section. The following is an example of a settings section:

<settings>
<setting name="TraceLevel" value="7" />
<setting name="TraceOption" value="1"/>
<setting name="TNS_ADMIN" value="C:\oracle\work"/>
</settings>

A new default behavior has been introduced for ODP.NET Release 12.1.0.2 and higher when InitialLobFetchSize is set to -1. The new default value is LegacyEntireLOBFetch = 0. To use the old behavior, set LegacyEntireLobFetch = 1 in the ODP.NET configuration. Refer to "Setting InitialLONGFetchSize to -1" for more information.

ODP.NET, Managed Driver configuration settings that are supported:

- DbNotificationPort

- DemandOraclePermission

- FetchSize

- LDAP_ADMIN: Specifies the ldap.ora location. The LDAP_ADMIN setting works in conjunction with the TNS_ADMIN setting to set ldap.ora search order.
ldap.ora is searched in the following order:

1. TNS_ADMIN in app/web.config

2. LDAP_ADMIN in app/web.config

3. current working directory

4. %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin

5. %ORACLE_HOME%\ldap\admin

- LegacyEntireLOBFetch

- MaxStatementCacheSize

- MetaDataXml

- NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH: The default search order is TNSNAMES and EZCONNECT. TNSNAMES, LDAP, and EZCONNECT are the only name resolution methods supported, but their precedence order can be modified.

- NAMES.LDAP_AUTHENTICATE_BIND

- NAMES.LDAP_CONN_TIMEOUT

- NODELAY

- ORACLE_SID

- PerformanceCounters

- RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE - Sets TCP SO_RECVBUF, the total buffer space associated with the local side of a TCP socket

- SelfTuning

- SEND_BUF_SIZE - Sets TCP SO_SENDBUF, the total buffer space associated with the local side of a TCP socket

- SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES : Supported values are NTS, null, empty, or not-specified.

- StatementCacheSize

- SSL_VERSION

- TNS_ADMIN : Location where either one or more of tnsnames.ora, ldap.ora, and sqlnet.ora are located.

Note:
When installing ODP.NET, Managed Driver and an Oracle Home together, the installer automatically creates a TNS_ADMIN setting in the machine.config file of the .NET Framework. The TNS_ADMIN setting will be set to the directory: <ORACLE_HOME>\Network\Admin\, providing a default machine location to host the tnsnames.ora, sqlnet.ora, and ldap.ora files.

- TraceFileLocation: Trace file destination directory, for example, D:\traces\. This is different from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, which supports TraceFileName.

- TraceLevel : 1 = public APIs; 2 = private APIs; 4 = network APIs/data. These values can be ORed. To enable everything, set TraceLevel to 7. Errors will always be traced.

- TraceOption

- TCP.CONNECT_TIMEOUT

- WALLET_LOCATION : Microsoft Certificate Store (MCS) and file system wallets are supported

There is no support for Oracle Advanced Security Option (ASO) encryption. Setting SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_SERVER to required is not supported, resulting in client connection establishment failure. Not setting SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_SERVER or setting it to any other valid value is supported.

ODP.NET, Managed Provider only supports the ASO NTS authentication adapter. The database server must be on Windows, support NTS external authentication, and have SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED set to true, 1, or on. The ODP.NET, Managed Driver client must utilize NTS external authentication as well. All other ASO NTS connection scenarios will fail since the client and server will not be able to agree on an ASO authentication mechanism.

Kerberos NTS external authentication is not supported. NTS external authentication is supported only through Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM).

See Also:
Oracle Database Net Services Reference

LDAPsettings section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. Any ODP.NET, Managed Driver specific LDAP settings should appear in this section. The following is an example of a <LDAPsetting> subsection under the <LDAPsettings> section:

<LDAPsettings>
<LDAPsetting name="DIRECTORY_TYPE" value="AD" />
<LDAPsetting name="DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT" value="dc=Oracle,dc=com"/>
</LDAPsettings>

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

ODP.NET, Managed Driver supports TNS alias resolution through a LDAP server/service, specifically Microsoft Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory (OID). TNS alias resolution occurs when using the LDAPsettings section or ldap.ora file settings. The LDAPsettings section settings take precedence over ldap.ora settings.

For Active Directory, only the DIRECTORY_TYPE and DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT parameters are required in ldap.ora. When the DIRECTORY_SERVERS parameter is missing or has no value, the default LDAP server for the current domain will be used.

For OID, all ldap.ora parameters must be set with valid values to complete configuration.

ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver support the same level of security when using LDAP for name resolution.

Microsoft Active Directory

Encryption

None

SSL

Authentication

Anonymous

Not Supported

Domain User

Oracle Internet Directory

Encryption

None

SSL

Authentication

Anonymous

Anonymous

Wallet
Note: Wallet based authentication for Oracle Internet Directory is not supported for this release

See Also:

- Oracle Database Net Services Reference for more information on Directory Usage Parameters.

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide for more information on Managing Network Address.

implicitRefCursor section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. Any information about REF CURSOR parameters that need to be bound implicitly should appear in this section. The following is an example of an <implicitRefCursor> section:

<implicitRefCursor>
<storedProcedure schema="USERREFCUR" name="TestProc1">
<refCursor name="Param3">
<bindInfo mode="Output"/>
<metadata columnOrdinal="0" columnName="DEPTNO" baseColumnName="DEPTNO" baseSchemaName="USERREFCUR" baseTableName="DEPT" nativeDataType="number" providerType="Int32" dataType="System.Int16" columnSize="2" allowDBNull="true" />
<metadata columnOrdinal="1" columnName="DNAME" baseColumnName="DNAME" baseSchemaName="USERREFCUR" baseTableName="DEPT" nativeDataType="varchar2" providerDBType="String" columnSize="30" />
</refCursor>
<refCursor name="param2">
<bindInfo mode="Output"/>
<metadata columnOrdinal="0" columnName="EMPNO" baseColumnName="EMPNO" baseSchemaName="USERREFCUR" baseTableName="EMP" nativeDataType="number" providerType="Int32" dataType="System.Int16" columnSize="4" allowDBNull="false" />
</refCursor>
</storedProcedure>

<!--Next stored procedure information-->
<storedProcedure name="TestProc2">
...
...
</storedProcedure>
</implicitRefCursor>

distributedTransaction section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. Any information about distributed transactions should appear in this section. The following is an example of a distributedTransaction section:

<distributedTransaction>
<setting name="OMTSRECO_IP_ADDRESS" value="my-pc" />
<setting name="OMTSRECO_PORT" value="2040" />
<setting name="ORAMTS_SESS_TXNTIMETOLIVE" value="240" />
</distributedTransaction>

OMTSRECO_IP_ADDRESS: Specifies the machine name (or IP address) that the OraMTS Recovery service will be running on to resolve database in-doubt transactions. The default is the local machine name.

OMTSRECO_PORT: Specifies the port that the OraMTS Recovery service will be listening on to resolve database in-doubt transactions. The default is 2030.

ORAMTS_SESS_TXNTIMETOLIVE : Specifies the time in seconds that the transaction can remain inactive after it has been detached or delisted from the database. Once this time expires, the transaction is automatically terminated by the provider. The default is 120 seconds.

edmMappings section

This section can appear only under a <version> section. Any information related to EDM mappings should appear in this section. The following is an example of an edmMappings section:

<edmMappings>
<edmMapping dataType="number">
<add name="bool" precision="1"/>
<add name="byte" precision="2" />
<add name="int16" precision="5" />
</edmMapping>
</edmMappings>

onsConfig section

Oracle Notification Service (ONS) can be configured using either local or remote configuration. Remote configuration is the preferred configuration for standalone client applications. Prior to 12c Release 1 (12.1), this section was mandatory for receiving ONS notifications. With 12.1, this section is optional and the information about the ONS daemons is received from the server itself. However, ODP.NET will also listen for events from any <host:port> pairs that is provided by the user in this section in addition to the <host:port> pairs received from the server.

For local configuration, please ensure that ONS is configured and available on the node where ODP.NET is running, so that ODP.NET can receive events directly from the local ONS daemon. For client side ONS daemon configuration, refer to "Client Side ONS Daemon Configuration.". The following is a sample format for the local configuration:

<onsConfig configFile="C:\temp\test.config" mode="local">
</onsConfig>

Note:
The configFile specified in .NET config should contain the same localport and remoteport values as specified in the ons.config used by the local ONS daemon. This will enable the application to receive events from the local ONS daemon.

Remote configuration is used in scenarios where the application directly receives ONS events from the ONS daemons running on remote machines. One of the advantages of this configuration is that no ONS daemon is needed on the client end and, therefore, there is no need to manage this process.

The following is a sample format for remote configuration:

<onsConfig mode="remote">
<ons database="db1">
<add name="nodeList" value="racnode1:4100, racnode2:4200" />
</ons>
<ons database="db2">
<add name="nodeList" value=" racnode3:4100, racnode4:4200" />
</ons>
</onsConfig>

In case of remote configuration, the application has to specify the <host>:<port> values for every potential database that it can connect to. The <host>:<port> value pairs represent the ports on the the different Oracle RAC nodes where the ONS daemons are talking to their remote clients.

Client Side ONS Daemon Configuration

ONS configuration is controlled by the ONS configuration file, ORACLE_HOME/opmn/conf/ons.config. This file tells the ONS daemon how it should behave. The SRVCTL utility can be used to start and stop the ONS daemon. It is installed on each node by default during server install. Refer to Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide for more information on the SRVCTL utility.

Configuration information within ons.config is defined in simple name and value pairs. An example of ONS.config is given below

# This is an example ons.config file
#
# The first three values are required
localport=4100
remoteport=4200
nodes=racnode1.example.com:4200,racnode2.example.com:4200

Some parameters in the ons.config file are required and some are optional. Table Table 2-2 lists the required ONS configuration parameters and Table 2-3 lists the optional ONS configuration parameters.

Table 2-2 Required ONS Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Explanation

localport

The port that ONS binds to on the local host interface to talk to local clients.

For example, localport=4100

remoteport

The port that ONS binds to on all interfaces for talking to other ONS daemons.

For example, remoteport=4200

nodes

A list of other ONS daemons to talk to. Node values are given as a comma-delimited list of either host names or IP addresses plus ports. The port value that is given is the remote port that each ONS instance is listening on. In order to maintain an identical file on all nodes, the host:port of the current ONS node can also be listed in the nodes list. It will be ignored when reading the list.

For example, nodes=myhost.example.com:4200,123.123.123.123:4200

The nodes listed in the nodes line correspond to the individual nodes in the Oracle RAC instance. Listing the nodes ensures that the middle-tier node can communicate with the Oracle RAC nodes. At least one middle-tier node and one node in the Oracle RAC instance must be configured to see one another. As long as one node on each side is aware of the other, all nodes are visible. You need not list every single cluster and middle-tier node in the ONS configuration file of each Oracle RAC node. In particular, if one ONS configuration file cluster node is aware of the middle tier, then all nodes in the cluster are aware of it.

Table 2-3 Optional ONS Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

loglevel

The level of messages that should be logged by ONS. This value is an integer that ranges from 1, which indicates least messages logged, to 9, which indicates most messages logged. The default value is 3.

For example, loglevel=3

logfile

A log file that ONS should use for logging messages. The default value for log file is $ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs/ons.log.

For example, logfile=C:\app\user\product\12.1.0\opmn\logs\myons.log

walletfile

The wallet file used by the Oracle Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to store SSL certificates. If a wallet file is specified to ONS, then it uses SSL when communicating with other ONS instances and require SSL certificate authentication from all ONS instances that try to connect to it. This means that if you want to turn on SSL for one ONS instance, then you must turn it on for all instances that are connected. This value should point to the directory where your ewallet.p12 file is located.

For example, walletfile=C:\app\user\product\12.1.0\opmn\conf\ssl.wlt\default

useocr

The value, reserved for use on the server-side, to indicate ONS whether it should store all Oracle RAC nodes and port numbers in Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) instead of the ONS configuration file or not. A value of useocr=on is used to store all Oracle RAC nodes and port numbers in Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR).

Do not use this option on the client-side.

The ons.config file allows blank lines and comments on lines that begin with the number sign (#).

Using Oracle Services for MTS with Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver incorporates Oracle Services for MTS entire enlistment and commit functionality, allowing those functions to execute using managed code. The Oracle Services for MTS recovery service remains unmanaged.

The Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll is packaged with the ODP.NET, Managed Driver. This DLL includes the Oracle Services for MTS enlistment and commit functionality and must be deployed with Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll for any ODP.NET, Managed Driver applications using distributed transactions. It can run alongside the unmanaged Oracle Services for MTS version if unmanaged data access drivers, such as ODBC, are also using distributed transactions on the same machine.

There are two versions of Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll, one for 32-bit .NET Framework and one for 64-bit .NET Framework, installed with ODP.NET, Managed Driver. Both Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll are fully managed, but they are platform-specific because the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) application programming interfaces are unmanaged code. Thus, ODP.NET, Managed Driver enlistment and commit calls must distinguish whether they are calling 32-bit or 64-bit MS DTC.

The DLLs are located in the following directories:

- For 32-bit .NET Framework: ORACLE_HOME\odp.net\managed\x86

- For 64-bit .NET Framework: ORACLE_HOME\odp.net\managed\x64

Deploy the Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll from the directory appropriate for your .NET application's target platform, 32-bit or 64-bit.

Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll should not be directly referenced by a .NET application. It will be implicitly loaded by ODP.NET, Managed Driver when using distributed transactions.

The Oracle Services for MTS recovery service does not need to run in the same machine as ODP.NET, Managed Driver. Administrators can specify the host machine name that has a running recovery service in the application's .NET config file.

See Also:
Oracle Services for MTS for Oracle Services for MTS setup of recovery service for ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Configuration differences between ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Table 2-4 lists other configuration differences between ODP.NET, Managed Driver and ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver.

Table 2-4 Configuration Differences between ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver and ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Feature Category

Difference compared to ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Configuration

Configuration file format is different. See "Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver Configuration."

Configuration

ConfigSchema.xsd file, shipped with ODP.NET, Managed Driver (when included as part of the schema (XML->Schemas) in Visual Studio) enables app.config intelli-sense.

Configuration

Windows Registry based configuration is not supported

Configuration

Oracle High Availability (HA) & Oracle RAC Load Balancing (RLB) notifications use Oracle Notification Service (ONS). Thus, to use HA or RLB, configure database and client to use ONS, rather than Oracle Database Advanced Queuing (AQ). Note that Continuous Query Notification will continue to use AQ.

Configuration Parameter

Edition is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

CheckConStatus is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

DllPath is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

SatementCacheWithUdts is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

ThreadPoolMaxSize is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

TraceFileName has been replaced by TraceFileLocation.

Configuration Parameter

UdtCacheSize is not supported.

Configuration Parameter

UDT Mapping is not supported.

Connection String

Context Connection is not supported.

Connection String

Enlist=dynamic will behave the same as Enlist=false.

Connection String

LegacyTransactionBindingBehavior setting will be ignored. It will always be set to the default value of 1.

Connection String

Promotable Transaction setting will be ignored. It will always be set to promotable and always support promotions.

Connection String

Statement Cache Purge is not supported.

Connectivity

Connection to Oracle Times Ten Database is not supported.

Performance Monitor

NumberOfStatisConnections performance counter is not supported.

Performance Monitor

Performance monitor category name is "ODP.NET, Managed Driver"

Provider Types

Provider Types accept (via constructors) and generate (via ToString() methods) only culture-invariant strings

Tracing

Trace file name format is: <process_name>_PID_<process_id>_DATE_<date>_TIME_<time>.trc.

Tracing

Dynamic tracing is enabled by changing the TraceLevel setting in the app/web/machine.config. NOTE: For ASP.NET applications, doing so will recycle the application domain.

Tracing

An eventlog entry is generated indicating where the trace file is created or if ODP.NET, Managed Driver had issues creating one.

Migrating from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver to ODP.NET, Managed Driver

To ease migration, the APIs of ODP.NET, Managed Driver are a complete subset of the APIs of ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. As long as the existing unmanaged ODP.NET applications use currently available managed ODP.NET APIs, migration is straightforward and simple.

In future versions, the managed driver will support more APIs of ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver. Both drivers will continue to be enhanced to support the latest Oracle Database and .NET Framework features.

To migrate from unmanaged to managed ODP.NET, perform the following steps:

1. Add a Reference to Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll in the .NET project.

2. Change the existing ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver namespace references to ODP.NET, Managed Driver references.

// C#
using Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types;

// VB
Imports Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client
Imports Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

3. Some provider configuration settings may need to be migrated because ODP.NET, Managed Driver supports very few Windows Registry settings and a different .NET configuration setting format.

Refer to "Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET" for more information.

Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications

Oracle Data Provider for .NET opens a port to listen for database notifications when the following features are used:

- HA Events

- Load Balancing

- Continuous Query Notification

- AQ Notifications

All these features share the same port, which can be configured centrally by setting the db notifications port in an application or web configuration file.

If the configuration file does not exist or the db notification port is not specified, ODP.NET uses a valid, random port number. The configuration file may also request for a random port by specifying a db notification port value of -1. To specify a particular port in ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, for example, 1200, an application or web configuration file can be used as follows:

<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="DbNotificationPort" value="1200"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

To specify a particular port in ODP.NET, Managed Driver, an application or web configuration file can be used as follows:

<configuration>
<oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
<version number="*">
<settings>
<setting name="DbNotificationPort" value="1200"/>
</settings>
</version>
</oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
</configuration>

The port number should be unique for each process running on a computer. Thus, the port number should be set uniquely for each application either programmatically or through an application config file. Note that if the specified port number is already in use or invalid, ODP.NET does not provide any errors.

When the process using ODP.NET starts, the application reads the db notification port number and listens on that port. Once the port is opened, the port number cannot be changed during the lifetime of the process.

See Also:

- "Fast Application Notification"

- "Runtime Connection Load Balancing"

- "Continuous Query Notification Support"

- "Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Support"

General .NET Programming Recommendations and Tips for ODP.NET

- Thread.Abort() should not be used, as unmanaged resources may remain unreleased, which can potentially cause memory leaks and hangs.

- To optimize resource usage, ODP.NET objects, such as OracleConnection and OracleCommand, should be explicitly closed or disposed, or both, when they are no longer needed. This should be done rather than relying on the .NET Framework garbage collector to reclaim resources. Many users have found that under stress conditions, explicit Close or Dispose calls result in much lower resource usage.

- It is recommended not to proceed with application execution if the application encounters exceptions that are associated with possible memory corruption, such as System.AccessViolationException and System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException.

- If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\NLS_LANG registry entry is set to NA, ODP.NET encounters ORA-12705 errors. To eliminate this problem, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\NLS_LANG registry entry.

3 Features of Oracle Data Provider for .NET

This section describes Oracle Data Provider for .NET provider-specific features and how to use them to develop .NET applications.

This section contains the following topics:

- Base Classes and Provider Factory Classes

- Code Access Security

- Connecting to Oracle Database

- Real Application Clusters and Global Data Services

- Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption

- OracleCommand Object

- ODP.NET Types Overview

- Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object

- PL/SQL REF CURSOR and OracleRefCursor

- Implicit REF CURSOR Binding

- LOB Support

- ODP.NET XML Support

- Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs) and .NET Custom Types

- Bulk Copy

- Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Support

- Continuous Query Notification Support

- OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping

- OracleDataAdapter Requery Property

- Guaranteeing Uniqueness in Updating DataSet to Database

- Globalization Support

- Debug Tracing

Base Classes and Provider Factory Classes

With ADO.NET, data classes derive from the base classes defined in the System.Data.Common namespace. Developers can create provider-specific instances of these base classes using provider factory classes.

Provider factory classes allow generic data access code to access multiple data sources with a minimum of data source-specific code. This reduces much of the conditional logic currently used by applications accessing multiple data sources.

Using Oracle Data Provider for .NET, the OracleClientFactory class can be returned and instantiated, enabling an application to create instances of the following ODP.NET classes that inherit from the base classes:

Table 3-1 ODP.NET Classes that Inherit from ADO.NET 2.0 Base Classes

ODP.NET Classes

Inherited from ADO.NET 2.0 Base Class

OracleClientFactory

DbProviderFactory

OracleCommand

DbCommand

OracleCommandBuilder

DbCommandBuilder

OracleConnection

DbConnection

OracleConnectionStringBuilder

DbConnectionStringBuilder

OracleDataAdapter

DbDataAdapter

OracleDataReader

DbDataReader

OracleDataSourceEnumerator

DbDataSourceEnumerator

OracleException

DbException

OracleParameter

DbParameter

OracleParameterCollection

DbParameterCollection

OracleTransaction

DbTransaction

In general, applications still require Oracle-specific connection strings, SQL or stored procedure calls, and declare that a factory from ODP.NET is used.

See Also:
OracleClientFactory Class

Code Access Security

ODP.NET implements code access security through the OraclePermission class. This ensures that application code trying to access the database has the requisite permission to do so.

When a .NET assembly tries to access Oracle Database through ODP.NET, ODP.NET demands OraclePermission. The .NET runtime security system checks to see whether the calling assembly, and all other assemblies in the call stack, have OraclePermission granted to them. If all assemblies in the call stack have OraclePermission granted to them, then the calling assembly can access the database. If any one of the assemblies in the call stack does not have OraclePermission granted to it, then a security exception is thrown.

Configuring OraclePermission

The DemandOraclePermission configuration attribute is used to enable or disable OraclePermission demand for an ODP.NET API. The DemandOraclePermission value can be specified in the Windows registry for unmanaged ODP.NET only, or an individual application configuration file for both unmanaged and managed ODP.NET.

The following Windows registry key is used to configure the DemandOraclePermission configuration attribute:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ODP.NET\Assembly_Version\DemandOraclePermission

Here Assembly_Version is the full assembly version number of Oracle.DataAccess.dll. The DemandOraclePermission key is of type REG_SZ. It can be set to either 1 (enabled) or 0 (disabled).

You can also enable OraclePermission demand for an individual application using its application configuration file. The following example enables the DemandOraclePermission property in an application configuration file for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver:

<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="DemandOraclePermission" value="1"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Similarly, you can use DemandOraclePermission to configure ODP.NET, Managed Driver under the settings section for managed provider configuration. See also "settings section" for more information.

An application or assembly can successfully access the database if OraclePermission has been added to the permission set associated with the assembly's code group. A system administrator can modify the appropriate permission set manually or by using the Microsoft .NET configuration tool (Mscorcfg.msc).

Administrators may also use an appropriate .NET Framework Tool, such as the Code Access Security Policy Tool (Caspol.exe), to modify security policy at the machine, user, and enterprise levels for including OraclePermission.

OracleConnection makes security demands using the OraclePermission object when OraclePermission demand has been enabled using DemandOraclePermission configuration attribute. Application developers should make sure that their code has sufficient permission before using OracleConnection.

See Also:

- "OraclePermission Class"

- "OraclePermissionAttribute Class"

Configuring OraclePermission for Web Applications with High or Medium Trust Levels

For Web applications operating under high or medium trust, OraclePermission needs to be configured in the appropriate web_TrustLevel.config file, so that the application does not encounter any security errors.

OraclePermission can be configured using the OracProvCfg tool. OraProvCfg.exe adds appropriate entries to the web_hightrust.config and web_mediumtrust.config files associated with the specified .NET framework version.The following example illustrates using the OraProvCfg tool for configuring OraclePermission in a .NET 2.0 Web application:

OraProvCfg.exe /action:config  /product:odp /component:oraclepermission
/frameworkversion:v2.0.50727
/providerpath:full_path_of_Oracle.DataAccess.dll

On running the preceding command, the following entry is added to the web_hightrust.config and web_mediumtrust.config files under the ASP.NET permission set:

<IPermission class="Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OraclePermission, Oracle.DataAccess,
Version=2.112.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89b483f429c47342" version="1"
Unrestricted="true" />

OraProvCfg can also be used to remove these entries from the .config files when required. The following example illustrates this:

OraProvCfg.exe /action:unconfig  /product:odp  /component:oraclepermission
/frameworkversion:v2.0.50727
/providerpath:full_path_of_Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Configuring OraclePermission for Windows Applications Running in a Partial Trust Environment

For Windows applications operating in a partial trust environment, the OraclePermission entry should be specified under the appropriate permission set in the security.config file. The security.config file is available in the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\{version}\CONFIG folder.

The following example specifies the OraclePermission entry for a .NET 2.0 Windows application:

<IPermission class="Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OraclePermission, Oracle.DataAccess,
Version=2.112.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89b483f429c47342" version="1"
Unrestricted="true" />

Connecting to Oracle Database

Oracle Data Provider for .NET can connect to Oracle Database in a number of ways, such as using a user name and password, Windows Native Authentication, Kerberos, and Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer. This section describes OracleConnection provider-specific features, including:

- Connection String Attributes

- Connection String Builder

- Specifying the Data Source Attribute

- Schema Discovery

- Connection Pooling

- Connection Pool Management

- Connection Pool Performance Counters

- Pluggable Databases

- Edition-Based Redefinition

- Operating System Authentication

- Privileged Connections

- Password Expiration

- Proxy Authentication

- Dynamic Distributed Transaction Enlistment

- Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing

- Transparent Application Failover (TAF) Callback Support

Connection String Attributes

Table 3-2 lists the supported connection string attributes.

Table 3-2 Supported Connection String Attributes

Connection String Attribute

Description

Default Value

Connection Lifetime

Minimum life time (in seconds) of the connection.

0

Connection Timeout

Minimum time (in seconds) to wait for a free connection from the pool.

15

Context Connection

Returns an implicit database connection if set to true.

Supported in a .NET stored procedure only

false

Data Source

Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect.

empty string

DBA Privilege

Administrative privileges: SYSDBA or SYSOPER.

empty string

Decr Pool Size

Number of connections that are closed when an excessive amount of established connections are unused.

1

Enlist

Controls the enlistment behavior and capabilities of a connection in context of COM+ transactions or System.Transactions.

true

HA Events

Enables ODP.NET connection pool to proactively remove connections from the pool when an Oracle database service, service member, instance, or node goes down. Works with Oracle Global Data Services, including Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and some single instance deployments.

false

Load Balancing

Enables ODP.NET connection pool to balance work requests across Oracle database instances based on the load balancing advisory and service goal. Works with Oracle Global Data Services, including Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, and GoldenGate.

false

Incr Pool Size

Number of new connections to be created when all connections in the pool are in use.

5

Max Pool Size

Maximum number of connections in a pool.

100

Metadata Pooling

Caches metadata information.

True

Min Pool Size

Minimum number of connections in a pool.

1

Password

Password for the user specified by User Id.

empty string

Persist Security Info

Retrieval of the password in the connection string.

false

Pooling

Connection pooling.

true

Promotable Transaction

Indicates whether or not a transaction is local or distributed throughout its lifetime.

promotable

Proxy User Id

User name of the proxy user.

empty string

Proxy Password

Password of the proxy user.

empty string

Self Tuning

Enables or disables self-tuning for a connection.

true

Statement Cache Purge

Statement cache purged when the connection goes back to the pool.

false

Statement Cache Size

Statement cache enabled and cache size, that is, the maximum number of statements that can be cached.

0

User Id

Oracle user name.

empty string

Validate Connection

Validation of connections coming from the pool.

false

The following example uses connection string attributes to connect to Oracle Database:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ConnectionSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

//using connection string attributes to connect to Oracle Database
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}

See Also:

- "OracleConnection Properties" for detailed information on connection attributes

- "OracleCommand Object" for detailed information on statement caching

Connection String Builder

The OracleConnectionStringBuilder class makes creating connection strings less error-prone and easier to manage.

Using this class, developers can employ a configuration file to provide the connection string and/or dynamically set the values though the key/value pairs. One example of a configuration file entry follows:

<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="Publications" providerName="Oracle.DataAccess.Client"
connectionString="User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=inst1" />
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>

Connection string information can be retrieved by specifying the connection string name, in this example, Publications. Then, based on the providerName, the appropriate factory for that provider can be obtained. This makes managing and modifying the connection string easier. In addition, this provides better security against string injection into a connection string.

See Also:
OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

Specifying the Data Source Attribute

This section describes different ways of specifying the data source attribute.

The following example shows a connect descriptor mapped to a TNS alias called sales in the tnsnames.ora file:

sales=
(DESCRIPTION=
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=sales-server)(PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=
(SERVICE_NAME=sales.us.acme.com)))

The connection pool will maintain the full descriptor of an alias so that subsequent connection requests with the same connection string will not need to resolve the alias again. This applies to tnsnames.ora, .NET config data sources, and LDAP aliases. To flush out the cached full descriptor maintained by the connection pool, invoke OracleDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources() followed by OracleConnection.ClearPool() or OracleConnection.ClearAllPools().

If connection pooling is not used, the alias will need to be resolved to the full descriptor for each request. In the case of LDAP, the LDAP server is contacted for each connection request.

Using the TNS Alias

To connect as scott/tiger using the TNS Alias, a valid connection appears as follows:

"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=sales";

Using the Connect Descriptor

ODP.NET also allows applications to connect without the use of the tnsnames.ora file. To do so, the entire connect descriptor can be used as the "data source".

The connection string appears as follows:

"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=" +
"(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)" +
"(HOST=sales-server)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA="+
"(SERVICE_NAME=sales.us.acme.com)))"

Using Easy Connect Naming Method

The easy connect naming method enables clients to connect to a database without any configuration.

Prior to using the easy connect naming method, make sure that EZCONNECT is specified by the NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH parameter in the sqlnet.ora file as follows:

NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)

With this enabled, ODP.NET allows applications to specify the "Data Source" attribute in the form of:

//host:[port]/[service_name]

Using the same example, some valid connection strings follow:

"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=//sales-server:1521/sales.us.acme.com"
"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=//sales-server/sales.us.acme.com"
"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=sales-server/sales.us.acme.com"

If the port number is not specified, 1521 is used by default.

See Also:
Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide for details and requirements in the section Using Easy Connect Naming Method

Using LDAP

ODP.NET can connect with connect identifiers mapped to connect descriptors in an LDAP-compliant directory server, such as Oracle Internet Directory and Microsoft Active Directory.

To configure LDAP for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver, follow these Oracle documentation instructions in Configuring the Directory Naming Method in Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide.

To configure LDAP for ODP.NET, Managed Driver, follow the instructions in "settings section" and "LDAPsettings section."

See Also:
Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide and Oracle Database Security Guide for details and requirements in the section Using LDAP

Data Source Enumerator

The data source enumerator enables the application to generically obtain a collection of the Oracle data sources that the application can connect to.

See Also:
"OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class"

Using Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer

Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are industry standard protocols for securing network connections. Both managed and unmanaged ODP.NET support SSL for database and transport authentication.

See Also:
Enabling Secure Sockets Layer in Oracle Database Security Guide for more information about TLS/SSL and configuration with Oracle database.

Using Kerberos

Kerberos is a network authentication service for security in distributed environments. ODP.NET applications can use Kerberos for single sign-on and centralized user authentication. ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver supports Kerberos for single sign-on and authentication. ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support Kerberos.

See Also:
Configuring Kerberos Authentication in Oracle Database Security Guide for more information about Kerberos and configuration with Oracle database.

Schema Discovery

ADO.NET exposes five different types of metadata collections through the OracleConnection.GetSchema API. This permits application developers to customize metadata retrieval on an individual-application basis, for any Oracle data source. Thus, developers can build a generic set of code to manage metadata from multiple data sources.

The following types of metadata are exposed:

- MetaDataCollections
A list of metadata collections that is available from the data source, such as tables, columns, indexes, and stored procedures.

- Restrictions
The restrictions that apply to each metadata collection, restricting the scope of the requested schema information.

- DataSourceInformation
Information about the instance of the database that is currently being used, such as product name and version.

- DataTypes
A set of information about each data type that the database supports.

- ReservedWords
Reserved words for the Oracle query language.

See Also:
Appendix A, "Oracle Schema Collections"

User Customization of Metadata

ODP.NET provides a comprehensive set of database schema information. Developers can extend or customize the metadata that is returned by the GetSchema method on an individual application basis.

To do this, developers must create a customized metadata file and provide the file name to the application as follows:

1. Create a customized metadata file and put it in the CONFIG subdirectory where the .NET framework is installed. This is the directory that contains machine.config and the security configuration settings.
This file must contain the entire set of schema configuration information, not just the changes. Developers provide changes that modify the behavior of the schema retrieval to user-specific requirements. For instance, a developer can filter out internal database tables and just retrieve user-specific tables

2. Add an entry in the app.config file of the application, similar to the following, to provide the name of the metadata file, in name-value pair format.

<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="MetaDataXml" value="CustomMetaData.xml" />
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>

When the GetSchema method is called, ODP.NET checks the app.config file for the name of the customized metadata XML file. First, the GetSchema method searches for an entry in the file with a element named after the provider, in this example, oracle.dataaccess.client. In this XML element, the value that corresponds to the name MetaDataXml is the name of the customized XML file, in this example, CustomMetaData.xml.

If the metadata file is not in the correct directory, then the application loads the default metadata XML file, which is part of ODP.NET.

See Also:
"GetSchema"

Connection Pooling

ODP.NET connection pooling is enabled and disabled using the Pooling connection string attribute. By default, connection pooling is enabled. The following are ConnectionString attributes that control the behavior of the connection pooling service:

- Connection Lifetime

- Connection Timeout

- Decr Pool Size

- HA Events

- Incr Pool Size

- Load Balancing

- Max Pool Size

- Min Pool Size

- Pooling

- Validate Connection

Connection Pooling Example

The following example opens a connection using ConnectionString attributes related to connection pooling.

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ConnectionPoolingSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

//Open a connection using ConnectionString attributes
//related to connection pooling.
con.ConnectionString =
"User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;" +
"Min Pool Size=10;Connection Lifetime=100000;Connection Timeout=60;" +
"Incr Pool Size=5; Decr Pool Size=2";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connection pool successfully created");

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Connection is placed back into the pool.");
}
}

Using Connection Pooling

When connection pooling is enabled (the default), the Open and Close methods of the OracleConnection object implicitly use the connection pooling service, which is responsible for pooling and returning connections to the application.

The connection pooling service creates connection pools by using the ConnectionString property as a signature, to uniquely identify a pool.

When a new connection is opened, if the connection string is not an exact match to an existing pool, then a new pool is created. Prior to ODP.NET 12.1.0.2, only connection string attribute values had to match. Now, connection strings themselves must be an exact match. Keywords supplied in a different order for the same connection will be pooled separately. If a pool already exists with the requested signature, a connection is returned to the application from that pool.

When a connection pool is created, the connection pooling service initially creates the number of connections defined by the Min Pool Size attribute of the ConnectionString property. This number of connections is always maintained by the connection pooling service for the connection pool.

At any given time, these connections are in use by the application or are available in the pool.

The Incr Pool Size attribute of the ConnectionString property defines the number of new connections to be created by the connection pooling service when more connections are needed in the connection pool.

When the application closes a connection, the connection pooling service determines whether or not the connection lifetime has exceeded the value of the Connection Lifetime attribute. If so, the connection pooling service closes the connection; otherwise, the connection goes back to the connection pool. The connection pooling service enforces the Connection Lifetime only when a connection is going back to the connection pool.

The Max Pool Size attribute of the ConnectionString property sets the maximum number of connections for a connection pool. If a new connection is requested, but no connections are available and the limit for Max Pool Size has been reached, then the connection pooling service waits for the time defined by the Connection Timeout attribute. If the Connection Timeout time has been reached, and there are still no connections available in the pool, the connection pooling service raises an exception indicating that the connection pool request has timed-out. Upon a connection timeout, ODP.NET distinguishes whether the timeout occurred due to the database server failing to deliver a connection in the allotted time or no connection being available in the pool due to the maximum pool size having been reached. The exception text returned will either be "Connection request timed out" in the case of the former or "Pooled connection request timed out" in the case of the latter.

The Validate Connection attribute validates connections coming out of the pool. This attribute should be used only when absolutely necessary, because it causes a round-trip to the database to validate each connection immediately before it is provided to the application. If invalid connections are uncommon, developers can create their own event handler to retrieve and validate a new connection, rather than using the Validate Connection attribute. This generally provides better performance.

The connection pooling service closes connections when they are not used; connections are closed every 3 minutes. The Decr Pool Size attribute of the ConnectionString property provides connection pooling service for the maximum number of connections that can be closed every 3 minutes.

Beginning with Oracle Data Provider for .NET release 11.1.0.6.20, enabling connection pooling by setting "pooling=true" in the connection string (which is the case by default) will also pool operating system authenticated connections.

Connection Pool Management

ODP.NET connection pool management provides explicit connection pool control to ODP.NET applications. Applications can explicitly clear connections in a connection pool.

Using connection pool management, applications can do the following:

Note:
These APIs are not supported in a .NET stored procedure.

- Clear connections from connection pools using the ClearPool method.

- Clear connections in all the connection pools in an application domain, using the ClearAllPools method.

See Also:

- "ClearPool"

- "ClearAllPools"

Connection Pool Performance Counters

Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET creates a set of performance counters on the target system. These performance counters are published by ODP.NET for each ODP.NET client application. These performance counters can be viewed using Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon).

In Perfmon, administrators can add ODP.NET counters to the performance monitor graph. ODP.NET performance counters are published under the following Category Name: Oracle Data Provider for .NET. Administrators can choose the ODP.NET counters to monitor after selecting the Oracle Data Provider for .NET category.

As ODP.NET performance counters are not enabled by default, administrators must enable the specific counters of interest before attempting to monitor them. In addition, at least one ODP.NET instance must be actively running when attempting to monitor using Perfmon.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET enables or disables publishing performance counters for connection pooling, using registry entries.

Table 3-3 lists the performance counters used for connection pooling with their valid registry values.

Table 3-3 Performance Counters for Connection Pooling

Performance Counter

Valid Values

Description

None

0

Not enabled (Default)

HardConnectsPerSecond

1

Number of sessions being established with the Oracle Database every second.

HardDisconnectsPerSecond

2

Number of sessions being severed from the Oracle Database every second.

SoftConnectsPerSecond

4

Number of active connections originating from connection pools every second.

SoftDisconnectsPerSecond

8

Number of active connections going back to the connection pool every second.

NumberOfActiveConnectionPools

16

Total number of active connection pools.

NumberOfInactiveConnectionPools

32

Number of inactive connection pools.

NumberOfActiveConnections

64

Total number of connections in use.

NumberOfFreeConnections

128

Total number of connections available for use in all the connection pools.

NumberOfPooledConnections

256

Number of pooled active connections.

NumberOfNonPooledConnections

512

Number of non-pooled active connections.

NumberOfReclaimedConnections

1024

Number of connections which were garbage-collected implicitly.

NumberOfStasisConnections

2048

Number of connections that will be soon available in the pool. User has closed these connections, but they are currently awaiting actions such transaction completion before they can be placed back into the pool as free connections.

Publishing Performance Counters

Publication of individual performance counters is enabled or disabled using the registry value PerformanceCounters of type REG_SZ or a .NET configuration file. This registry value is under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ODP.NET\Assembly_Version

where Assembly_Version is the full assembly version number of Oracle.DataAccess.dll.

Multiple performance counters can be obtained by adding the valid values. For example, if PerformanceCounters is set to 3, both HardConnectsPerSecond and HardDisconnectsPerSecond are enabled.

Setting Performance Counters Using .NET Configuration Entry

Performance counters can be set using an .NET configuration entry. Since .NET configuration entries take precedence over the registry value setting, they can be used for a specific application.

An .NET configuration entry uses name/value pairs as in the following example:

<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="PerformanceCounters"
value="3"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Instance Names of Performance Counters

Performance counters can now monitor at the application domain, pool, or database instance level. Database instance level monitoring only applies if load balancing or Fast Connection Failover features are enabled.

The instance name format is as follows:

<Application Domain Name> [<Process Id>, <Application Domain Id>][<Connection String/Pool Name>][<Instance Name>]. The entry is limited to 127 characters. There is a restriction length on every field in the instance name. The following table shows the maximum number of characters allocated for each field:

Field Name

Maximum Number of Characters

Application Domain

40

Pool Name/Connection String

70

Database Instance Name

16

When the length of a field value exceeds the length limit, the string is truncated and appended with "..." to fit within the length limit and indicate the continuation. For example, for a given application called Program.exe with a connection string user id=scott;Password=tiger;data source=inst1;max pool size=125, one may see the following similar to the following for a process that has two application domains:

- Program.exe [123, 1]

- Program.exe [123, 1][ user id=scott;data source=inst1;max pool siz...]

- Program.exe [123, 1][ user id=scott;data source=inst1;max pool siz...] [instA]

- Domain 2[123, 2]

- Domain 2[123, 2][ user id=scott;data source=inst1;max pool siz...]

- Domain 2[123, 2][ user id=scott;data source=inst1;max pool siz...] [instB]

- Domain 2[123, 2][ user id=scott;data source=inst1;max pool siz...] [instC]

Since connection pool attributes can be similar in their first 70 characters, applications can set a Pool Name to uniquely identify each one in the monitoring tool. The .NET config file can set the Pool Name attribute:

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
.
.
<add name="[connection string without password]" value="connectionPool   name='[Pool Name]'"/>
.
.
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

<oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
<version number="*">
<connectionPools>
.
.
<connectionPool connectionString="[connection string without password]" " poolName="[Pool Name]">   </connectionPool>
.
.
</connectionPools>
</version>
</oracle.manageddataaccess.client>

The behavior of two of the performance counters has now changed in the 12c release:

- NumberOfPooledConnections -- Sum of the active connections and free connections. Previously, this value was equal to just the number of active connections.

- NumberOfStasisConnections -- No longer supported.

Pluggable Databases

Oracle Database 12c introduced a new feature, Pluggable Databases, which enable an Oracle database to contain a portable collection of schemas, schema objects, and nonschema objects that appears to ODP.NET as a separate database. This self-contained collection is called a pluggable database (PDB).

ODP.NET 12c and higher can connect to PDBs, which clients access through database services. Database services have an optional PDB property. When a PDB is created, a new default database service is created automatically. The service has the same name as the PDB and can be used to access the PDB using the easy connect syntax or the net service name. This service is intended primarily for performing administrative tasks. It is recommended that you create additional services for use in your applications.

All ODP.NET features can be used with PDBs with the following exceptions:

- Continuous Query Notification

- Client Result Cache

- Fast Application Notification events using Oracle Notification Service

- Switching from one PDB to another PDB using the ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER statement

See Also:
Managing Pluggable Databases in Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

Edition-Based Redefinition

Edition-based redefinition enables you to upgrade the database component of an application even while the application is being used. This minimizes or eliminates downtime for the application.

See Also:
For more information on Editions refer to the Oracle Database Administrator's Guide and Oracle Database Development Guide

ODP.NET 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1), and higher, supports specifying an Edition at deployment time when used with Oracle Database 11.2 or later. Applications can specify an Edition at deployment time using the registry or configuration file.

An application can create the following registry entry of type REG_SZ:

HKLM\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\Edition

Here version is the version of ODP.NET, and Edition is a valid Edition string value.

An application can alternatively use the web.config or application.config configuration file to specify the Edition at deployment time. The machine.config configuration file can be used to specify the Edition for all applications that use a particular version of the .NET framework.

The following example sets the Edition to E1 in a .NET configuration file for ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="Edition" value="E1"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Note:

- ODP.NET only supports deployment-time configuration of Edition.

- ODP.NET does not support usage of the "ALTER SESSION" statement to modify the Edition during the lifetime of a process.

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support Edition-Based Redefinition.

Operating System Authentication

Oracle Database can use Windows user login credentials to authenticate database users. To open a connection using Windows user login credentials, the User Id connection string attribute must be set to a slash (/). If the Password attribute is provided, it is ignored.

Note:
Operating System Authentication is not supported in a .NET stored procedure.

Beginning with Oracle Data Provider for .NET release 11.1.0.6.20, all connections, including those using operating system authentication, can be pooled. Connections are pooled by default, and no configuration is required, as long as pooling is enabled.

The following example shows the use of operating system authentication:

/* Create an OS-authenticated user in the database
Assume init.ora has OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX set to "" and <OS_USER>
is any valid OS or DOMAIN user.

create user <OS_USER> identified externally;
grant connect, resource to <OS_USER>;

Login through OS Authentication and execute the sample.  See Oracle
documentation for details on how to configure an OS-Authenticated user
*/

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OSAuthenticationSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

//Establish connection using OS Authentication
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=/;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}

See Also:
Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows for information on how to set up Oracle Database to authenticate database users using Windows user login credentials

Privileged Connections

Oracle allows database administrators to connect to Oracle Database with either SYSDBA or SYSOPER privileges. This is done through the DBA Privilege attribute of the ConnectionString property.

The following example connects scott/tiger as SYSDBA:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class PrivilegedConnectionSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

//Connect scott/tiger as SYSDBA
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;" +
"DBA Privilege=SYSDBA;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}

See Also:
DBA Privilege "Supported Connection String Attributes" for further information on privileged connections in the database

Password Expiration

Oracle allows users passwords to expire. ODP.NET lets applications handle the password expiration by providing a new method, OpenWithNewPassword, that opens the connection with a new password.

The following example uses the OracleConnection OpenWithNewPassword method to connect with a new password of panther:

/* Database Setup
connect / as sysdba;
drop user testexpire cascade;
-- create user "testexpire" with password "testexpire"
grant connect , resource to testexpire identified by testexpire;
alter user testexpire password expire;
*/

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class PasswordExpirationSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

try
{
con.ConnectionString =
"User Id=testexpire;Password=testexpire;Data Source=oracle";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

//check the error number
//ORA-28001 : the password has expired
if (ex.Number == 28001)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nChanging password to panther");
con.OpenWithNewPassword("panther");
Console.WriteLine("Connected with new password.");
}
}
finally
{
// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}
}

Note:

- The OpenWithNewPassword method should be used only when the user password has expired, not for changing the password.

- If connection pooling is enabled, then invoking the OpenWithNewPassword method also clears the connection pool. This closes all idle connections created with the old password.

See Also:
"OpenWithNewPassword"

Proxy Authentication

With proper setup in the database, proxy authentication enables middle-tier applications to control the security by preserving database user identities and privileges, and auditing actions taken on behalf of these users. This is accomplished by creating and using a proxy database user that connects and authenticates against the database on behalf of a database user (that is, the real user) or database users.

Proxy authentication can then be used to provide better scalability with connection pooling. When connection pooling is used in conjunction with proxy authentication, the proxy authenticated connections can be shared among different real users. This is because only the connection and session established for the proxy is cached. An additional session is created for the real user when a proxy authenticated connection is requested, but it will be destroyed appropriately when the proxy authenticated connection is placed back into the pool. This design enables the application to scale well without sacrificing security.

ODP.NET applications can use proxy authentication by setting the "Proxy User Id" and "Proxy Password" attributes in the connection string. The real user is specified by the "User Id" attribute. Optionally, to enforce greater security, the real user's password can be provided through the "Password" connection string attribute. When using distributed transactions in conjunction with proxy authentication, the real user's password is no longer optional, and it must be supplied.

The following example illustrates the use of ODP.NET proxy authentication:

/*  Log on as DBA (SYS or SYSTEM) that has CREATE USER privilege.
Create a proxy user and modified scott to allow proxy connection.

create user appserver identified by eagle;
grant connect, resource to appserver;
alter user scott grant connect through appserver;
*/

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ProxyAuthenticationSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

// Connecting using proxy authentication
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;" +
"Data Source=oracle;Proxy User Id=appserver;Proxy Password=eagle; ";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}

See Also:

- Oracle Database Development Guide for details on designing a middle-tier server using proxy users

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for the description and syntax of the proxy clause for the ALTER USER statement

- Oracle Database Security Guide section "Standard Auditing in a Multitier Environment"

Dynamic Distributed Transaction Enlistment

For those applications that dynamically enlist in distributed transactions through the EnlistDistributedTransaction of the OracleConnection object, the "enlist" connection string attribute must be set to a value of either "dynamic" or "true". If "enlist=true", the connection enlists in a transaction when the Open method is called on the OracleConnection object, if it is within the context of a COM+ transaction or a System.Transactions. If not, the OracleConnection object does not enlist in a distributed transaction, but it can later enlist explicitly using the EnlistDistributedTransaction or the EnlistTransaction method. If "enlist=false", the connection cannot enlist in the transaction.

For applications that cannot be rebuilt using "Enlist=dynamic", a registry string value, named DynamicEnlistment, of type REG_SZ, should be created and set to 1 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ODP.NET\Assembly_Version where Assembly_Version is the full assembly version number of Oracle.DataAccess.dll.If ODP.NET is properly installed, there should already be registry string values such as StatementCacheSize, TraceFileName, and so forth, under the same ODP.NET key. Dynamic Enlistment can also be configured through an XML configuration file. For details, see "Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET".If the DynamicEnlistment registry key is set to 0 (or if the registry entry does not exist), it does not affect the application in any way. However, if DynamicEnlistment is set to 1, "Enlist=false" is treated the same as "Enlist=dynamic", enabling applications to enlist successfully through the EnlistDistributedTransaction method without any code change. Having DynamicEnlistment set to 1 does not affect OracleConnection objects that have "Enlist=true" or "Enlist=dynamic" in the connection string.

See Also:

- "Connection String Attributes"

- "EnlistDistributedTransaction"

Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing

The client identifier is a predefined attribute from the Oracle application context namespace USERENV. It is similar to proxy authentication because it can enable tracking of user identities. However, client identifier does not require the creation of two sessions (one for the proxy user and another for the end user) as proxy authentication does. In addition, the client identifier does not have to be a database user. It can be set to any string. But most importantly, by using client identifier, ODP.NET developers can use application context and Oracle Label Security, and configure Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD) more easily. To set the client identifier, ODP.NET applications can set the ClientId property on the OracleConnection object after opening a connection. If connection pooling is enabled, the ClientId is reset to null whenever a connection is placed back into the pool.

The client identifier can also be used for end-to-end application tracing. End-to-end tracing simplifies the process of diagnosing performance problems in multitier environments. In multitier environments, a request from an end client is routed to different database sessions by the middle tier making it difficult to track a client across different database sessions. End-to-end tracing uses the client identifier to uniquely trace a specific end-client through all tiers to the database server.

ODP.NET exposes the ActionName, ClientId, ClientInfo, and ModuleName write-only properties on the OracleConnection object. These properties correspond to the following end-to-end tracing attributes:

- Action - Specifies an action, such as an INSERT or UPDATE operation, in a module

- ClientId - Specifies an end user based on the logon ID, such as HR.HR

- Client info - Specifies user session information

- Module - Specifies a functional block, such as Accounts Receivable or General Ledger, of an application

See Also:

- "OracleConnection Properties"

- "End-to-End Application Tracing" in the Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide

- Oracle Database Security Guide

Transparent Application Failover (TAF) Callback Support

Transparent Application Failover (TAF) is a feature in Oracle Database that provides high availability.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support TAF nor TAF callbacks.

TAF enables an application connection to automatically reconnect to another database instance if the connection gets severed. Active transactions roll back, but the new database connection, made by way of a different node, is identical to the original. This is true regardless of how the connection fails.

With TAF, a client notices no loss of connection as long as there is one instance left serving the application. The database administrator controls which applications run on which instances, and also creates a failover order for each application.

When a session fails over to another database, the NLS settings that were initially set on the original session are not carried over to the new session. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the application to set these NLS settings on the new session.

TAF Notification

Given the delays that failovers can cause, applications may wish to be notified by a TAF callback. ODP.NET supports the TAF callback function through the Failover event of the OracleConnection object, which allows applications to be notified whenever a failover occurs. To receive TAF callbacks, an event handler function must be registered with the Failover event.

When Failover Occurs

When a failover occurs, the Failover event is raised and the registered event handler is invoked several times during the course of reestablishing the connection to another Oracle instance.

The first call to the event handler occurs when Oracle Database First detects an instance connection loss. This allows the application to act accordingly for the upcoming delay for the failover.

If the failover is successful, the Failover event is raised again when the connection is reestablished and usable. At this time, the application can resynchronize the OracleGlobalization session setting and inform the application user that a failover has occurred.

If failover is unsuccessful, the Failover event is raised to inform the application that a failover did not take place.

The application can determine whether or not the failover is successful by checking the OracleFailoverEventArgs object that is passed to the event handler.

Registering an Event Handler for Failover

The following example registers an event handler method called OnFailover:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class TAFCallBackSample
{
public static FailoverReturnCode OnFailover(object sender,
OracleFailoverEventArgs eventArgs)
{
switch (eventArgs.FailoverEvent)
{
case FailoverEvent.Begin :
Console.WriteLine(
" \nFailover Begin - Failing Over ... Please standby \n");
Console.WriteLine(
" Failover type was found to be " + eventArgs.FailoverType);
break;

case FailoverEvent.Abort :
Console.WriteLine(" Failover aborted. Failover will not take place.\n");
break;

case FailoverEvent.End :
Console.WriteLine(" Failover ended ...resuming services\n");
break;

case FailoverEvent.Reauth :
Console.WriteLine(" Failed over user. Resuming services\n");
break;

case FailoverEvent.Error :
Console.WriteLine(" Failover error gotten. Sleeping...\n");
return FailoverReturnCode.Retry;

default :
Console.WriteLine("Bad Failover Event: %d.\n", eventArgs.FailoverEvent);
break;
}
return FailoverReturnCode.Success;
} /* OnFailover */

static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();
con.Failover += new OracleFailoverEventHandler(OnFailover);
Console.WriteLine("Event Handler is successfully registered");

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

The Failover event invokes only one event handler. If multiple Failover event handlers are registered with the Failover event, only the event handler registered last is invoked.

Note:
Distributed transactions are not supported in an environment where failover is enabled.

See Also:

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

- "OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate"

- "OracleFailoverEventArgs Class"

Real Application Clusters and Global Data Services

This section discusses optimizations for the following products:

- Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) is a cluster database with a shared cache architecture that overcomes the limitations of traditional shared-nothing and shared-disk approaches to provide highly scalable and available database solutions for business applications. See Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide.

- Oracle Data Guard provides one or more standby databases to protect Oracle data from failures, disasters, human error, and data corruptions for high availability in mission critical applications. See Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration.

- Oracle GoldenGate replicates data among heterogeneous data environments. It enables high availability solutions, real-time data integration, transactional change data capture, data replication, transformations, and verification between operational and analytical enterprise systems. See Oracle Database High Availability Overview.

- Global Data Services (GDS), new in Oracle Database 12c, provides database workload management features across replicated databases, such as Data Guard and GoldenGate.

ODP.NET supports Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC), Data Guard, and GoldenGate transparently, meaning you do not need to change ODP.NET code to use these Oracle components. To further take advantage of these technologies, ODP.NET offers connection pooling optimization features for achieving better application high availability and performance. You can do this through configuring ODP.NET to receive, respond, and send database status messages to .NET applications.

These optimization configurations include the use of features such as Fast Application Notification (FAN), Runtime Connection Load Balancing, and Fast Connection Failover (FCF).

These connection pooling optimizations can improve high availability and performance for Oracle Real Application Clusters and Global Data Services products:

- Fast Application Notification

- Runtime Connection Load Balancing

- Fast Connection Failover (FCF)

Fast Application Notification

Fast Application Notification (FAN) is a high availability and load balancing notification mechanism that Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate use to notify ODP.NET applications about cluster configuration and service-level information, including status changes such as UP or DOWN events and server load. FAN UP and DOWN events can apply to instances, services, and nodes. Based on information received, ODP.NET can adjust its connection pool accordingly to improve application availability and performance. See Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide for more information about FAN.

With FAN, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate use one of two Oracle messaging infrastructures to send notifications to ODP.NET applications:

- Oracle Notification Service (ONS)

- Oracle Streams Advanced Queueing (AQ).

Table 3-4 describes when each messaging system is used and the ODP.NET-related client configuration.

Table 3-4 Configurations for ODP.NET Driver Types

ODP.NET Driver Type

Database Server Version

FAN Infrastructure

Configuration

Manual ONS Configuration Locations

managed

12.1 and later

ONS

Automatic or Manual

Either of these two files:

- .NET configuration file

- ONS configuration file

managed

11.2 and earlier

ONS

Manual

Either of these two files:

- .NET configuration file

- ONS configuration file

unmanaged

12.1 and later

ONS

Automatic or Manual

oraaccess.xml file

unmanaged

11.2 and earlier

AQ

Automatic

N/A

To configure the .NET configuration file, see "onsConfig section". To configure the ONS configuration file, see "Client Side ONS Daemon Configuration". To configure oraaccess.xml, see Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide."

See "Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications" for more information on AQ configuration for FAN.

For automatic ONS configuration, developers can add more nodes and ports for ODP.NET to listen to, in addition to the nodes and ports that ODP.NET obtains from the database automatically.

ODP.NET applications do not require code changes to migrate from the AQ to ONS FAN infrastructure. However, some ODP.NET client configuration changes may be necessary when migrating to ONS, a newer database server version, or from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver to the managed driver, as documented above.

On the database server side, FAN must be set up and configured.

Using FAN Messages from the database, ODP.NET can do the following:

- With Runtime Connection Load Balancing, ODP.NET load balances connections among Oracle RAC nodes, services, and service members and GDS resources. This feature improves ODP.NET response time and ensures better resource allocation of server resources. See "Runtime Connection Load Balancing".

- With the Fast Connection Failover (FCF) feature, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate can inform the ODP.NET connection pool if database nodes, services, service members, or the databases have gone down. These DOWN messages indicate which connections in the pool are invalid and must be removed. See Oracle Database Development Guide.

Runtime Connection Load Balancing

With Runtime Connection Load Balancing, Oracle Data Provider for .NET balances work requests across Oracle RAC instances based on the load balancing advisory and service goal. Because workloads can constantly change, load balancing occurs when the application requests a new connection. Thus, ODP.NET optimizes service levels by connecting users to the least loaded nodes in real-time.

In Oracle Database 12c, Runtime Connection Load Balancing has been extended to Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate so that ODP.NET 12c connections can be load balanced with these two database services as part of Global Data Services. No ODP.NET applications require code changes to use Global Data Services if they are already using Runtime Connection Load Balancing.

When Runtime Connection Load Balancing is enabled:

- The ODP.NET connection pool dispenses connections based on the load balancing advisory and service goal.

- The ODP.NET connection pool also balances the number of connections to each service member providing the service, based on the load balancing advisory and service goal.

By default, this feature is disabled. To enable runtime connection load balancing, include "Load Balancing=true" in the connection string. This feature can only be used if "pooling=true". If "Load Balancing=true" is set and the connection attempts to connect to a single-instance database, an OracleException is thrown with an error of "ORA-1031: insufficient privileges." In order to use Runtime Connection Load Balancing, specific Oracle server configurations must be set.

The following connection string example enables Runtime Connection Load Balancing:

"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=erp;load balancing=true;"

See Also:

- Table 3-2, "Supported Connection String Attributes"

- "Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications"

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide to set up the Oracle Net configuration that Runtime Connection Load Balancing requires

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide for the required Oracle RAC configuration

- Oracle Database Global Data Services Concepts and Administration Guide

Fast Connection Failover (FCF)

When an Oracle RAC service, service member, node, or a Data Guard database fails, the severed ODP.NET connection objects may continue to exist in the application. If users attempt to use these invalid connections, they will encounter errors. FCF enables ODP.NET to free these severed connections proactively and quickly. Users then will be able to use the application after a server side failure without manual intervention from an administrator.

In Oracle Database 12c, FCF has been extended to Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate for ODP.NET 12c connections through Global Data Services. No ODP.NET applications require code changes to use Global Data Services if they already use FCF.

ODP.NET applications can enable FCF through the High Availability Events, "HA Events", connection string attribute. When HA Events are enabled:

- ODP.NET connection pool proactively removes connections from the pool when a Global Data Service or Oracle RAC service, service member, node, or database goes down.

- ODP.NET proactively forces threads waiting for responses from the downed database to exit out from the existing call to avoid any hangs. When such a connection is then returned to the pool, any resource associated with that connection is freed.

- ODP.NET establishes connections to existing Oracle instances if the removal of severed connections brings the total number of connections below the "min pool size", upon the next connection request.

By default this feature is disabled. To enable HA events, include "HA Events=true" and "pooling=true" in the connection string.

The following connection string example enables HA Events:

"user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=erp;HA events=true;"

See Also:

- Table 3-2, "Supported Connection String Attributes"

- "Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications"

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide to set up the Oracle Net configuration that FCF requires

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide for the required Oracle RAC configuration

- Oracle Database Global Data Services Concepts and Administration Guide

Using FCF Planned Outage to Minimize Service Disruption

FCF not only provides high availability services for unplanned outages, such as node failures, but also for planned outages, such as server repairs, upgrades, and changes, to minimize service disruption to ODP.NET application users.

When a database service is set to be stopped or relocated, a FAN message is published with a planned reason code. A FCF-aware ODP.NET connection pool ("HA Events=true") receives the notification and commences to close idle connections, no longer allowing new connections to that specific database service. Active connections to that specific database service remain until users complete their tasks and the connection is returned to the pool. Thus, no users must stop work mid-stream due to a planned outage.

Eventually, all users complete their tasks and no connections remain to that database service. The database administrator can then stop the service for the planned outage task. This feature allows the database service to be stopped as quickly as possible without end user disruption.

A typical planned outage scenario is as follows:

1. There is a need to upgrade, patch, or repair a software or hardware issue on a database server. Relocate the service from the instance, then shut down the service on the instance.

2. The FAN planned DOWN event clears idle sessions from the ODP.NET connection pool immediately and marks active sessions to be released at the next check-in. These FAN actions drain the sessions from this instance without disrupting the users.
Existing connections on other instances remain usable, and new connections can be opened to these other instances.

3. Not all sessions, in all cases, will check their connections into the pool. It is best practice to have a timeout period after which the instance is forcibly shut down, evicting any remaining client connections.

4. Once the upgrade, patch, or repair is complete, restart the instance and the service on the original node. ODP.NET can now use the instance again.

Pool Size Attributes in an Oracle RAC Database

When connection pools are created for a single-instance database, pool size attributes are applied to the single service. Similarly, when connection pools are created for an Oracle RAC database, the pool size attributes are applied to a service and not to service members. For example, if "Min Pool Size" is set to N, ODP.NET does not create N connections for each service member. Instead, it creates, at minimum, N connections for the entire service, where N connections are distributed among the service members.

The following pool size connection string attributes are applied to a service.

- Min Pool Size

- Max Pool Size

- Incr Pool Size

- Decr Pool Size

Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption

Transaction Guard allows ODP.NET applications to use at-most-once execution in case of planned and unplanned outages and repeated submissions.

ODP.NET returns a logical transaction object, OracleLogicalTransaction, which is used to determine the outcome of the last open transaction in a database session following an outage. Without Transaction Guard, applications that attempt to retry operations following outages can cause logical corruption by committing duplicate transactions.

After an outage, one of the traditional problems for recovering applications had been the non-durable commit message sent back to the client. If there is a break between the client and the server, the client sees an error message indicating that the communication failed (also known as a recoverable error). This error does not inform the application if the submission executed any commit operations, or if a procedural call ran to completion while executing all expected commits. The error also does not indicate session state changes or intermittent failures. The client is left wondering if the transaction committed and if it fully completed.

These recoverable errors can cause end users or applications to attempt replay by issuing duplicate transaction submissions or other forms of logical corruption. The transaction cannot be validly resubmitted if the non-transactional state is incorrect or if it is committed. Continuing to process a committed but not completed call can result in the application using a database session that is in the wrong state.

Transaction Guard allows ODP.NET to eliminate duplicate transactions automatically and transparently, and in a manner that scales. ODP.NET uses the logical transaction object to identify the last open transaction. At runtime, Oracle retains the transaction status automatically. At commit, the logical transaction object persists. The database maintains the logical transaction status post-commit for as long as the administrator has set the retention period. ODP.NET can then use the logical transaction object to track the next transaction.

When a failure occurs, such as a node, network, or database failure, ODP.NET applications can deterministically conclude whether the transaction committed by querying its status using the logical transaction object. If not committed, the ODP.NET application can learn what state the transaction is in and whether it is recoverable and can be retried through the returned OracleException. ODP.NET applications can then take the appropriate action, such as resubmitting the transaction if it is not committed.

Note:

- ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver supports Transaction Guard and recoverable error detection. ODP.NET, Managed Driver currently does not support either.

- Transaction Guard supports only local transactions. It does not support distributed transactions.

The Transaction Guard feature is enabled or disabled through the Oracle service-level configuration through the COMMIT_OUTCOME setting. By default, it is not enabled. This setting can be changed without bringing down the database. Only new connections created against the service will use the new setting.

The following is an example ODP.NET Transaction Guard application scenario:

An ODP.NET application receives a FAN down event or error. FAN automatically aborts the dead session and the application receives an OracleException. A Transaction Guard application built to handle errors transparently would do the following:

1. Check the value of the OracleException.IsRecoverable property. If the value is true, that application can chose to re-submit the existing transaction based on the current transaction status as described in the following steps. If the value is false, the application should roll-back, re-execute, and re-submit the current transaction.

2. The application retrieves the last logical transaction from the failed session.
OracleConnection.OracleLogicalTransaction

3. The application retrieves the transaction status, OracleLogicalTransaction.GetOutcome().

Note:
Grant the EXECUTE privilege on the DBMS_APP_CONT package to the database users that retrieve the transaction status.

4. The transaction status indicates two aspects of the outcome:

- Did it commit successfully? OracleLogicalTransaction.Committed

- Did it complete successfully? OracleLogicalTransaction.UserCallCompleted

Committed Value

UserCallCompleted Value

Outcome

True

True

The transaction was successful. The result can be returned to the application.

False

False

The transaction was not successful. The application can resubmit the transaction again.

True

False

The transaction committed, but there may be additional state, such as row counts or nested PL/SQL logic, that prevents the application from continuing as expected.

Sample Code

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class Test
{
static void Main()
{
bool bReadyToCommit = false;
string constr = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=inst1";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
OracleTransaction txn = null;
OracleCommand cmd = null;

try
{
con.Open();
txn = con.BeginTransaction();
cmd = new OracleCommand(con, "update emp set dept=10 where empno=7654");
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
bReadyToCommit = true;
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}

try
{
if (bReadyToCommit)
txn.Commit();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
if (ex.IsRecoverable)
{
OracleLogicalTransaction olt = con.OracleLogicalTransaction;
olt.GetOutcome(); // or olt.GetOutcome("scott", "tiger", "inst1");

if (!olt.Committed && !olt.UserCallCompleted)
{
// any chosen processing here if a retry is desired.
}
else
{
// transaction committed, but was not full completed
}
}
else
{
// Not recoverable transaction. Rollback (and re-execute).
}
}
finally
{
txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}
}

See Also:

- "OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class"

- "GetLogicalTransactionStatus"

- "LogicalTransactionId"

- "IsRecoverable"

- Oracle Database Development Guide for more information on Transaction Guard

OracleCommand Object

The OracleCommand object represents SQL statements or stored procedures executed on Oracle Database.

Note:
Optimizer hint syntax in the form --+ ... is not supported. ODP.NET supports this syntax: /*+ ... */.

This section includes the following topics:

- Transactions

- System.Transactions and Promotable Transactions

- Parameter Binding

- Batch Processing

- Statement Caching

- Self-Tuning

Transactions

Oracle Database starts a transaction only in the context of a connection. Once a transaction starts, all the successive command execution on that connection run in the context of that transaction. Transactions can be started only on an OracleConnection object, and the read-only Transaction property on the OracleCommand object is implicitly set by the OracleConnection object. Therefore, the application cannot set the Transaction property, nor does it need to.

Note:
Transactions are not supported in a .NET stored procedure.

Explicit transactions are required with SQL statements containing "FOR UPDATE" and "RETURNING" clauses. This is not necessary if global transactions are used.

System.Transactions and Promotable Transactions

ODP.NET supports System.Transactions. A local transaction is created for the first connection opened in the System.Transactions scope to Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1), or higher. When a second connection is opened, this transaction is automatically promoted to a distributed transaction. This functionality provides enhanced performance and scalability.

Connections created within a transaction context, such as TransactionScope or ServicedComponent, can be established to different versions of Oracle Database. However, in order to enable the local transaction to be promotable, the following must be true:

- The first connection in the transaction context must be established to an Oracle Database 11g release 1(11.1) instance or higher.

- All connections opened within the transaction context must have the "Promotable Transaction" setting set to "promotable". If you try to open a subsequent connection in the same transaction context with the "Promotable Transaction" setting set to "local", an exception is thrown.

- Promoting local transactions requires Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server 11.1.0.7.20, or higher. If this requirement is not met, then a second connection request in the same transaction context throws an exception.

Transaction promotion will throw an ORA-24797 error when the database transaction is already distributed due to the use of database links.

Setting "local" as the value of "PromotableTransaction" in the registry, configuration file (machine/Web/application), or the "Promotable Transaction" connection string attribute allows only one connection to be opened in the transaction context, which is associated with a local transaction. Such local transactions cannot be promoted. Starting with ODP.NET 12.1.0.2, connections with the Promotable Transaction setting set to local will begin as and remain a local transaction. If a second connection attempts to join the transaction, an exception will be thrown.

For applications connecting to a pre-Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1) instance, refer to "Local Transaction Support for Older Databases". This section describes how ODP.NET behavior can be controlled using the "Promotable Transaction" setting.

If applications use System.Transactions, it is required that the enlist connection string attribute is set to either true (default) or dynamic. However, enlist=dynamic cannot be used with TransactionScope because auto-enlistment requires enlist=true.

ODP.NET supports the following System.Transactions programming models for applications using distributed transactions.

- Implicit Transaction Enlistment Using TransactionScope

- Explicit Transaction Enlistment Using CommittableTransaction.

- Local Transaction Support for Older Databases

Implicit Transaction Enlistment Using TransactionScope

The TransactionScope class provides a mechanism to write transactional applications where the applications do not need to explicitly enlist in transactions.To accomplish this, the application uses the TransactionScope object to define the transactional code. Connections created within this transactional scope will enlist in a local transaction that can be promoted to a distributed transaction.

Note:

If the first connection is opened to a pre-Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1) instance, then the connection enlists as a distributed transaction, by default.

You can optionally create the transaction as a local transaction by using the procedure described in "Local Transaction Support for Older Databases". However, these transactions cannot be promoted to distributed transactions.

Note that the application must call the Complete method on the TransactionScope object to commit the changes. Otherwise, the transaction is aborted by default.

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.Transactions;

class psfTxnScope
{
static void Main()
{
int retVal = 0;
string providerName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";
string constr =
@"User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;enlist=true";

// Get the provider factory.
DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(providerName);

try
{
// Create a TransactionScope object, (It will start an ambient
// transaction automatically).
using (TransactionScope scope = new TransactionScope())
{
// Create first connection object.
using (DbConnection conn1 = factory.CreateConnection())
{
// Set connection string and open the connection. this connection
// will be automatically enlisted in a promotable local transaction.
conn1.ConnectionString = constr;
conn1.Open();

// Create a command to execute the sql statement.
DbCommand  cmd1 = factory.CreateCommand();
cmd1.Connection = conn1;
cmd1.CommandText = @"insert into emp (empno, ename, job) values
(1234, 'emp1', 'dev1')";

// Execute the SQL statement to insert one row in DB.
retVal = cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Rows to be affected by cmd1: {0}", retVal);

// Close the connection and dispose the command object.
conn1.Close();
conn1.Dispose();
cmd1.Dispose();
}

// The Complete method commits the transaction. If an exception has
// been thrown or Complete is not called then the transaction is
// rolled back.
scope.Complete();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}

Explicit Transaction Enlistment Using CommittableTransaction

The instantiation of the CommittableTransaction object and the EnlistTransaction method provides an explicit way to create and enlist in a transaction. Note that the application must call Commit or Rollback on the CommittableTransaction object.

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.Transactions;

class psfEnlistTransaction
{
static void Main()
{
int retVal = 0;
string providerName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";
string constr =
@"User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;enlist=dynamic";

// Get the provider factory.
DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(providerName);

try
{
// Create a committable transaction object.
CommittableTransaction cmtTx = new CommittableTransaction();

// Open a connection to the DB.
DbConnection conn1 = factory.CreateConnection();
conn1.ConnectionString = constr;
conn1.Open();

// enlist the connection with the commitable transaction.
conn1.EnlistTransaction(cmtTx);

// Create a command to execute the sql statement.
DbCommand cmd1 = factory.CreateCommand();
cmd1.Connection = conn1;
cmd1.CommandText = @"insert into emp (empno, ename, job) values
(1234, 'emp1', 'dev1')";

// Execute the SQL statement to insert one row in DB.
retVal = cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Rows to be affected by cmd1: {0}", retVal);

// commit/rollback the transaction.
cmtTx.Commit();   // commits the txn.
//cmtTx.Rollback(); // rolls back the txn.

// close and dispose the connection
conn1.Close();
conn1.Dispose();
cmd1.Dispose();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}

See Also:
"EnlistTransaction"

Local Transaction Support for Older Databases

If the first connection in a TransactionScope is opened to a pre-Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1) instance, then the connection creates a distributed transaction, by default. You can optionally have the first connection create a local transaction by using the procedure described in this section.

To create local transactions in a System.Transactions scope, either the PromotableTransaction setting in the registry, machine/Web/application configuration file, or the "Promotable Transaction" connection string attribute must be set to "local".

If "local" is specified, the first connection opened in the TransactionScope uses a local transaction. If any subsequent connections are opened within the same TransactionScope, an exception is thrown. If there are connections already opened in the TransactionScope, and an OracleConnection with "Promotable Transaction=local" attempts to open within the same TransactionScope, an exception is thrown.

If "promotable" is specified, the first and all subsequent connections opened in the same TransactionScope enlist in the same distributed transaction.

If both the registry and the connection string attribute are used and set to different values, the connection string attribute overrides the registry entry value. If neither are set, "promotable" is used. This is the default value and is equivalent to previous versions of ODP.NET which only supported distributed transactions.

The registry entry for a particular version of ODP.NET applies for all applications using that version of ODP.NET.

Parameter Binding

When the DbType property of an OracleParameter object is set, the OracleDbType property of the OracleParameter object changes accordingly, or vice versa. The parameter set last prevails.An application can bind the data and have ODP.NET infer both the DbType and OracleDbType properties from the .NET type of the parameter value.ODP.NET allows applications to obtain an output parameter as either a .NET Framework type or an ODP.NET type. The application can specify which type to return for an output parameter by setting the DbType property of the output parameter (.NET type) or the OracleDbType property (ODP.NET type) of the OracleParameter object. For example, if the output parameter is set as a DbType.String type by setting the DbType property, the output data is returned as a .NET String type. On the other hand, if the parameter is set as an OracleDbType.Char type by setting the OracleDbType property, the output data is returned as an OracleString type. If both DbType and OracleDbType properties are set before the command execution, the last setting takes affect.

ODP.NET populates InputOutput, Output, and ReturnValue parameters with the Oracle data, through the execution of the following OracleCommand methods:

- ExecuteReader

- ExecuteNonQuery

- ExecuteScalar

An application should not bind a value for output parameters; it is the responsibility of ODP.NET to create the value object and populate the OracleParameter Value property with the object.

When binding by position (default) to a function, ODP.NET expects the return value to be bound first, before any other parameters.

This section describes the following:

- OracleDbType Enumeration Type

- Inference of DbType, OracleDbType, and .NET Types

- PL/SQL Associative Array Binding

- Array Binding

See Also:
"OracleDbType Enumeration"

OracleDbType Enumeration Type

OracleDbType enumerated values are used to explicitly specify the OracleDbType value of an OracleParameter object.

Table 3-5 lists all the OracleDbType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 3-5 OracleDbType Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Array

Oracle Collection (VArray or Nested Table)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

BFile

Oracle BFILE type

BinaryFloat

Oracle BINARY_FLOAT type

BinaryDouble

Oracle BINARY_DOUBLE type

Blob

Oracle BLOB type

Boolean

Oracle BOOLEAN type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Byte

byte type

Char

Oracle CHAR type

Clob

Oracle CLOB type

Date

Oracle DATE type

Decimal

Oracle NUMBER type

Double

8-byte FLOAT type

Int16

2-byte INTEGER type

Int32

4-byte INTEGER type

Int64

8-byte INTEGER type

IntervalDS

Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND type

IntervalYM

Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH type

Long

Oracle LONG type

LongRaw

Oracle LONG RAW type

NChar

Oracle NCHAR type

Object

Oracle Object type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

NClob

Oracle NCLOB type

NVarchar2

Oracle NVARCHAR2 type

Raw

Oracle RAW type

Ref

Oracle REF type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

RefCursor

Oracle REF CURSOR type

Single

4-byte FLOAT type

TimeStamp

Oracle TIMESTAMP type

TimeStampLTZ

Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE type

TimeStampTZ

Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE type

Varchar2

Oracle VARCHAR2 type

XmlType

Oracle XMLType type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Note:
PL/SQL LONG, LONG RAW, RAW, and VARCHAR data types can be bound with a size up to 32512 bytes.

Inference of DbType, OracleDbType, and .NET Types

This section explains the inference from the System.Data.DbType, OracleDbType, and Value properties in the OracleParameter class.

In the OracleParameter class, DbType, OracleDbType, and Value properties are linked. Specifying the value of any of these properties infers the value of one or more of the other properties.

Inference of DbType from OracleDbType

In the OracleParameter class, specifying the value of OracleDbType infers the value of DbType as shown in Table 3-6.

Table 3-6 Inference of System.Data.DbType from OracleDbType

OracleDbType

System.Data.DbType

Array

Object

BFile

Object

Blob

Object

BinaryFloat

Single

BinaryDouble

Double

Boolean

Boolean

Byte

Byte

Char

StringFixedLength

Clob

Object

Date

Date

Decimal

Decimal

Double

Double

Int16

Int16

Int32

Int32

Int64

Int64

IntervalDS

Object

IntervalYM

Int64

Long

String

LongRaw

Binary

NChar

StringFixedLength

NClob

Object

NVarchar2

String

Object

Object

Raw

Binary

Ref

Object

RefCursor

Object

Single

Single

TimeStamp

DateTime

TimeStampLTZ

DateTime

TimeStampTZ

DateTime

Varchar2

String

XmlType

String

Inference of OracleDbType from DbType

In the OracleParameter class, specifying the value of DbType infers the value of OracleDbType as shown in Table 3-7.

Table 3-7 Inference of OracleDbType from DbType

System.Data.DbType

OracleDbType

Binary

Raw

Boolean

Boolean

Byte

Byte

Currency

Not Supported

Date

Date

DateTime

TimeStamp

Decimal

Decimal

Double

Double

Guid

Not Supported

Int16

Int16

Int32

Int32

Int64

Int64

Object

Object

Sbyte

Not Supported

Single

Single

String

Varchar2

StringFixedLength

Char

Time

TimeStamp

UInt16

Not Supported

UInt32

Not Supported

Uint64

Not Supported

VarNumeric

Not Supported

Inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value

In the OracleParameter class, Value is an object type that can be of any .NET Framework data type or ODP.NET type. If the OracleDbType and DbType properties of the OracleParameter class are not specified, the OracleDbType property is inferred from the type of the Value property.

Table 3-8 shows the inference of DbType and OracleDbType properties from the Value property when the type of Value is one of the .NET Framework data types.

Table 3-8 Inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value (.NET Datatypes)

Value (.NET Datatypes)

System.Data.DbType

OracleDbType

Boolean

Boolean

Boolean

Byte

Byte

Byte

Byte[]

Binary

Raw

Char / Char []

String

Varchar2

DateTime

DateTime

TimeStamp

Decimal

Decimal

Decimal

Double

Double

Double

Float

Single

Single

Int16

Int16

Int16

Int32

Int32

Int32

Int64

Int64

Int64

IOracleCustomType

Object

Object

Single

Single

Single

String

String

Varchar2

TimeSpan

Object

IntervalDS

Note:
Using other .NET Framework data types as values for the OracleParameter class without specifying either the DbType or the OracleDbType properties raises an exception because inferring DbType and OracleDbType properties from other .NET Framework data types is not supported.

Table 3-9 shows the inference of DbType and OracleDbType properties from the Value property when type of Value is one of Oracle.DataAccess.Types.

Table 3-9 Inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value (ODP.NET Types)

Value (Oracle.DataAccess.Types)

System.Data.DbType

OracleDbType

OracleBFile

Object

BFile

OracleBinary

Binary

Raw

OracleBlob

Object

Blob

OracleBoolean

Boolean

Boolean

OracleClob

Object

Clob

OracleDate

Date

Date

OracleDecimal

Decimal

Decimal

OracleIntervalDS

Object

IntervalDS

OracleIntervalYM

Int64

IntervalYM

OracleRef

Object

Ref

OracleRefCursor

Object

RefCursor

OracleString

String

Varchar2

OracleTimeStamp

DateTime

TimeStamp

OracleTimeStampLTZ

DateTime

TimeStampLTZ

OracleTimeStampTZ

DateTime

TimeStampTZ

OracleXmlType

String

XmlType

PL/SQL Associative Array Binding

ODP.NET supports PL/SQL Associative Arrays (formerly known as PL/SQL Index-By Tables) binding.

An application can bind an OracleParameter object, as a PL/SQL Associative Array, to a PL/SQL stored procedure. The following OracleParameter properties are used for this feature:

- CollectionType
This property must be set to OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray to bind a PL/SQL Associative Array.

- ArrayBindSize
This property is ignored for the fixed-length element types (such as Int32).

For variable-length element types (such as Varchar2), each element in the ArrayBindSize property specifies the size of the corresponding element in the Value property.

For Output parameters, InputOutput parameters, and return values, this property must be set for variable-length variables.

Each ODP.NET array element can store up to 2 GB of characters per element or 4 GB of binary data per element

- ArrayBindStatus
This property specifies the execution status of each element in the OracleParameter.Value property.

- Size
This property specifies the maximum number of elements to be bound in the PL/SQL Associative Array.

- Value
This property must be set to an array of values, null, or the DBNull.Value property.

ODP.NET supports binding parameters of PL/SQL Associative Arrays which contain the following data types.

- BINARY_FLOAT

- CHAR

- DATE

- NCHAR

- NUMBER

- NVARCHAR2

- RAW

- ROWID

- UROWID

- VARCHAR2

Using unsupported data types with associative arrays can cause an ORA-600 error.

Example of PL/SQL Associative Arrays

This example binds three OracleParameter objects as PL/SQL Associative Arrays: Param1 as an In parameter, Param2 as an InputOutput parameter, and Param3 as an Output parameter.

PL/SQL Package: MYPACK

/* Setup the tables and required PL/SQL:

connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE TABLE T1(COL1 number, COL2 varchar2(20));

CREATE or replace PACKAGE MYPACK AS
TYPE AssocArrayVarchar2_t is table of VARCHAR(20) index by BINARY_INTEGER;
PROCEDURE TestVarchar2(
Param1 IN     AssocArrayVarchar2_t,
Param2 IN OUT AssocArrayVarchar2_t,
Param3    OUT AssocArrayVarchar2_t);
END MYPACK;
/

CREATE or REPLACE package body MYPACK as
PROCEDURE TestVarchar2(
Param1 IN     AssocArrayVarchar2_t,
Param2 IN OUT AssocArrayVarchar2_t,
Param3    OUT AssocArrayVarchar2_t)
IS
i integer;
BEGIN
-- copy a few elements from Param2 to Param1\n
Param3(1) := Param2(1);
Param3(2) := NULL;
Param3(3) := Param2(3);
-- copy all elements from Param1 to Param2\n
Param2(1) := Param1(1);
Param2(2) := Param1(2);
Param2(3) := Param1(3);
-- insert some values to db\n
FOR i IN 1..3 LOOP
insert into T1 values(i,Param2(i));
END LOOP;
END TestVarchar2;
END MYPACK;
/
*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class AssociativeArraySample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected to Oracle" + con.ServerVersion);

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(
"begin MyPack.TestVarchar2(:1, :2, :3); end;", con);

OracleParameter Param1 = cmd.Parameters.Add("1", OracleDbType.Varchar2);
OracleParameter Param2 = cmd.Parameters.Add("2", OracleDbType.Varchar2);
OracleParameter Param3 = cmd.Parameters.Add("3", OracleDbType.Varchar2);

Param1.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
Param2.Direction = ParameterDirection.InputOutput;
Param3.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

// Specify that we are binding PL/SQL Associative Array
Param1.CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;
Param2.CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;
Param3.CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;

// Setup the values for PL/SQL Associative Array
Param1.Value = new string[3] {
"First Element", "Second Element ", "Third Element "
};
Param2.Value = new string[3] {
"First Element", "Second Element ", "Third Element "
};
Param3.Value = null;

// Specify the maximum number of elements in the PL/SQL Associative Array
Param1.Size = 3;
Param2.Size = 3;
Param3.Size = 3;

// Setup the ArrayBindSize for Param1
Param1.ArrayBindSize = new int[3] { 13, 14, 13 };

// Setup the ArrayBindStatus for Param1
Param1.ArrayBindStatus = new OracleParameterStatus[3] {
OracleParameterStatus.Success, OracleParameterStatus.Success,
OracleParameterStatus.Success};

// Setup the ArrayBindSize for Param2
Param2.ArrayBindSize = new int[3] { 20, 20, 20 };

// Setup the ArrayBindSize for Param3
Param3.ArrayBindSize = new int[3] { 20, 20, 20 };

// execute the cmd
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

//print out the parameter's values
Console.WriteLine("parameter values after executing the PL/SQL block");
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
Console.WriteLine("Param2[{0}] = {1} ", i,
(cmd.Parameters[1].Value as Array).GetValue(i));

for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
Console.WriteLine("Param3[{0}] = {1} ", i,
(cmd.Parameters[2].Value as Array).GetValue(i));

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Disconnected");
}
}

Array Binding

The array bind feature enables applications to bind arrays of a type using the OracleParameter class. Using the array bind feature, an application can insert multiple rows into a table in a single database round-trip.

The following example inserts three rows into the Dept table with a single database round-trip. The OracleCommand ArrayBindCount property defines the number of elements of the array to use when executing the statement.

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ArrayBindSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected successfully");

int[] myArrayDeptNo = new int[3] { 10, 20, 30 };
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Set the command text on an OracleCommand object
cmd.CommandText = "insert into dept(deptno) values (:deptno)";
cmd.Connection = con;

// Set the ArrayBindCount to indicate the number of values
cmd.ArrayBindCount = 3;

// Create a parameter for the array operations
OracleParameter prm = new OracleParameter("deptno", OracleDbType.Int32);

prm.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
prm.Value = myArrayDeptNo;

// Add the parameter to the parameter collection
cmd.Parameters.Add(prm);

// Execute the command
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Insert Completed Successfully");

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:
"Value" for more information

OracleParameter Array Bind Properties

The OracleParameter class provides two properties for granular control when using the array bind feature:

- ArrayBindSize
The ArrayBindSize property is an array of integers specifying the maximum size for each corresponding value in an array. The ArrayBindSize property is similar to the Size property of an OracleParameter object, except the ArrayBindSize property specifies the size for each value in an array.

Before the execution, the application must populate the ArrayBindSize property; after the execution, ODP.NET populates it.

The ArrayBindSize property is used only for parameter types that have variable length such as Clob, Blob, and Varchar2. The size is represented in bytes for binary data types, and characters for the Unicode string types. The count for string types does not include the terminating character. The size is inferred from the actual size of the value, if it is not explicitly set. For an output parameter, the size of each value is set by ODP.NET. The ArrayBindSize property is ignored for fixed-length data types.

- ArrayBindStatus
The ArrayBindStatus property is an array of OracleParameterStatus values that specify the status of each corresponding value in an array for a parameter. This property is similar to the Status property of the OracleParameter object, except that the ArrayBindStatus property specifies the status for each array value.

Before the execution, the application must populate the ArrayBindStatus property. After the execution, ODP.NET populates the property. Before the execution, an application using the ArrayBindStatus property can specify a NULL value for the corresponding element in the array for a parameter. After the execution, ODP.NET populates the ArrayBindStatus property, indicating whether the corresponding element in the array has a null value, or if data truncation occurred when the value was fetched.

Error Handling for Array Binding

If an error occurs during an array bind execution, it can be difficult to determine which element in the Value property caused the error. ODP.NET provides a way to determine the row where the error occurred, making it easier to find the element in the row that caused the error.

When an OracleException object is thrown during an array bind execution, the OracleErrorCollection object contains one or more OracleError objects. Each of these OracleError objects represents an individual error that occurred during the execution, and contains a provider-specific property, ArrayBindIndex, which indicates the row number at which the error occurred.

The following example demonstrates error handling for array binding:

/* Database Setup
connect scott/tiger@oracle
drop table depttest;
create table depttest(deptno number(2));
*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ArrayBindExceptionSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();
con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

try
{
int[] myArrayDeptNo = new int[3] { 10, 200000, 30 };
// int[] myArrayDeptNo = new int[3]{ 10,20,30};

// Set the command text on an OracleCommand object
cmd.CommandText = "insert into depttest(deptno) values (:deptno)";
cmd.Connection = con;

// Set the ArrayBindCount to indicate the number of values
cmd.ArrayBindCount = 3;

// Create a parameter for the array operations
OracleParameter prm = new OracleParameter("deptno", OracleDbType.Int32);

prm.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
prm.Value = myArrayDeptNo;

// Add the parameter to the parameter collection
cmd.Parameters.Add(prm);

// Execute the command
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (OracleException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("OracleException {0} occured", e.Message);
if (e.Number == 24381)
for (int i = 0; i < e.Errors.Count; i++)
Console.WriteLine("Array Bind Error {0} occured at Row Number {1}",
e.Errors[i].Message, e.Errors[i].ArrayBindIndex);

txn.Commit();
}
cmd.Parameters.Clear();
cmd.CommandText = "select count(*) from depttest";

decimal rows = (decimal)cmd.ExecuteScalar();

Console.WriteLine("{0} row have been inserted", rows);
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:
"ArrayBindIndex" for more information

OracleParameterStatus Enumeration Types

Table 3-10 lists OracleParameterStatus enumeration values.

Table 3-10 OracleParameterStatus Members

Member Names

Description

Success

For input parameters, indicates that the input value has been assigned to the column.

For output parameters, indicates that the provider assigned an intact value to the parameter.

NullFetched

Indicates that a NULL value has been fetched from a column or an OUT parameter.

NullInsert

Indicates that a NULL value is to be inserted into a column.

Truncation

Indicates that truncation has occurred when fetching the data from the column.

Batch Processing

The OracleDataAdapter UpdateBatchSize property enables batch processing when the OracleDataAdapter.Update method is called. UpdateBatchSize is a numeric property that indicates how many DataSet rows to update the Oracle database for each round-trip.

This enables the developer to reduce the number of round-trips to the database.

See Also:
"UpdateBatchSize"

Statement Caching

Statement caching eliminates the need to parse each SQL or PL/SQL statement before execution by caching server cursors created during the initial statement execution. Subsequent executions of the same statement can reuse the parsed information from the cursor, and then execute the statement without reparsing, for better performance.

In order to see performance gains from statement caching, Oracle recommends caching only those statements that will be repeatedly executed. Furthermore, SQL or PL/SQL statements should use parameters rather than literal values. Doing so takes full advantage of statement caching, because parsed information from parameterized statements can be reused even if the parameter values change in subsequent executions. However, if the literal values in the statements are different, the parsed information cannot be reused unless the subsequent statements also have the same literal values.

Statement Caching Connection String Attributes

The following connection string attributes control the behavior of the ODP.NET statement caching feature:

- Statement Cache Size
This attribute enables or disables ODP.NET statement caching. By default, this attribute is set to 0 (disabled). If it is set to a value greater than 0, ODP.NET statement caching is enabled and the value specifies the maximum number of statements that can be cached for a connection. Once a connection has cached up to the specified maximum cache size, the least recently used cursor is freed to make room to cache the newly created cursor.

If self tuning is enabled, then statement caching is enabled as well. The Statement Cache Size is configured automatically in such cases.

- Statement Cache Purge
This attribute provides a way for connections to purge all statements that are cached when a connection is closed or placed back into the connection pool. By default, this attribute is set to false, which means that cursors are not freed when connections are placed back into the pool.

Enabling Statement Caching through the Registry

To enable statement caching by default for all ODP.NET applications running in a system, without changing the application, set the registry key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ODP.NET\Assembly_Version \StatementCacheSize to a value greater than 0. This value specifies the number of cursors that are to be cached on the server.

The default value for the system can be overridden at the connection pool level. The Statement Cache Size attribute can be set to a different size than the registry value or it can be turned off. The Statement Cache Size can also be configured through an XML configuration file. For details, see "Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET".

Statement Caching Methods and Properties

The following property and method are relevant only when statement caching is enabled:

- OracleCommand.AddToStatementCache property
If statement caching is enabled, having this property set to true (default) adds statements to the cache when they are executed. If statement caching is disabled or if this property is set to false, the executed statement is not cached.

- OracleConnection.PurgeStatementCache method
This method purges all the cached statements by closing all open cursors on the database that are associated with the particular connection. Note that statement caching remains enabled after this call.

Connections and Statement Caching

Statement caching is managed separately for each connection. Therefore, executing the same statement on different connections requires parsing once for each connection and caching a separate cursor for each connection.

Pooling and Statement Caching

Pooling and statement caching can be used in conjunction. If connection pooling is enabled and the Statement Cache Purge attribute is set to false, statements executed on each separate connection are cached throughout the lifetime of the pooled connection.

If the Statement Cache Purge attribute is set to true, all the cached cursors are freed when the connection is placed back into the pool. When connection pooling is disabled, cursors are cached during the lifetime of the connection, but the cursors are closed when the OracleConnection object is closed or disposed of.

Self-Tuning

ODP.NET applications can be self-tuned for performance optimization. ODP.NET dynamically monitors application queries during runtime.

Note:
Self-tuning for applications does not take place if the Pooling connection string attribute is set to false. Self-tuning is also not supported inside .NET stored procedures.

The statement cache size (StatementCacheSize) is tuned automatically by monitoring the statements that are executed by the application. The following sections discuss self-tuning in applications:

- Self-Tuning Statement Caching

- Enabling or Disabling Self-Tuning for Applications

- Tracing Optimization Changes

Self-Tuning Statement Caching

Statement caching helps improve performance by eliminating the need to re-parse each SQL or PL/SQL statement before execution.

If self-tuning is enabled for an application, then ODP.NET continuously monitors application behavior in order to determine the optimum value for the statement cache size. Any statement cache size value specified in the connection string, configuration file, or registry is ignored.

When the application first initializes, it uses the default value of statement cache size. As the application executes statements, ODP.NET collects statistics that are used to self-tune the value of statement cache size. Self-tuning of statement cache size results in increased performance.

Note:
To take full advantage of statement caching, you should not dynamically generate statements, with different inline values, for every statement execution. Instead, use parameterized commands to minimize the number of unique statements that need to be executed and cached. This is because only one statement needs to be cached for every unique command text, regardless of the parameter values and the number of times that the statement is executed.

The maximum number of statements that can be cached per connection is determined by the MaxStatementCacheSize configuration attribute. The MaxStatementCacheSize value can be specified in the Windows registry or XML configuration file.

The MaxStatementCacheSize setting is useful in limiting the number of cached statements, as well as the number of open cursors. This is because a cached statement equates to a cursor being opened on the server. For this reason, you should not set MaxStatementCacheSize to a value that is greater than the database MAX_OPEN_CURSORS setting.

The following Windows registry key is used to configure the MaxStatementCacheSize configuration attribute:

HKLM\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\MaxStatementCacheSize

The MaxStatementCacheSize key is of type REG_SZ. It can be set to an integer value between 0 and System.Int32.MaxValue.

The following example sets the MaxStatementCacheSize property in an ADO.NET 2.0, or above, configuration file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="MaxStatementCacheSize" value="300"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

If self-tuning is disabled for an application, then the value of statement cache size is determined by the settings in the connection string, configuration file, or the registry. If statement cache size is not specified in any of these sources, then the default value of statement cache size is set to 0. To have ODP.NET configured with the same default settings as previous releases of ODP.NET, disable self-tuning and set the StatementCacheSize value to 10.

See Also:
"Statement Caching"

Enabling or Disabling Self-Tuning for Applications

Self-tuning for ODP.NET applications is enabled by default. An application can enable or disable self-tuning using one of the following methods:

- Self-Tuning Connection String Attribute
An application can modify the Self Tuning connection string attribute to enable or disable self-tuning for a particular connection pool. The default value for Self Tuning is true.

- Windows Registry
An application can enable or disable self-tuning for a particular version of ODP.NET by modifying the following registry entry:

HKLM\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\version\SelfTuning

The SelfTuning key is of type REG_SZ. It can be set to either 1 (enabled) or 0 (disabled).

- Configuration File
An ODP.NET application can modify the application configuration file (app.config) or Web configuration file (web.config) to enable or disable self-tuning.

The following example shows how to enable self-tuning in an ADO.NET 2.0 application configuration file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="SelfTuning" value="1"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Note:
If the optimal statement cache size is known for an application, then you can disable self-tuning and set StatementCacheSize to its optimum value in the registry, configuration file, or the application. If self-tuning is disabled and StatementCacheSize is not set at all, then the default value of 0 is used for StatementCacheSize.

Tracing Optimization Changes

Applications can trace optimization changes made by self-tuning. All changes to StatementCacheSize are traced. Errors, if any, are also traced.

The TraceLevel used for tracing self-tuning is 64.

See Also:
Table 2-1, "Configuration Attributes" for details on TraceLevel values

ODP.NET Types Overview

ODP.NET types represent Oracle native data types and PL/SQL data types as a structure or as a class. ODP.NET type structures follow value semantics, while ODP.NET type classes follow reference semantics. ODP.NET types provide safer and more efficient ways of obtaining Oracle native data and PL/SQL data types in a .NET application than .NET types. For example, an OracleDecimal structure holds up to 38 digits of precision, while a .NET Decimal only holds up to 28.

Table 3-11 lists data types supported by ODP.NET and their corresponding ODP.NET types: data types in the first column refer to both Oracle native data types and PL/SQL data types of that name. Those data types that exist only in PL/SQL are indicated by (PL/SQL only) after the data type name. The entries for the PL/SQL data types also represent the subtypes of the data types, if any. The third column lists the .NET Framework data type that corresponds to the Value property of each ODP.NET type.

Table 3-11 Value Property Type of ODP.NET Type

Oracle Native Data Type or PL/SQL Data Type

ODP.NET Type

.NET Framework Data Types

BFILE

OracleBFile class

System.Byte[]

BINARY_DOUBLE

OracleDecimal structure

System.Decimal

BINARY_FLOAT

OracleDecimal structure

System.Decimal

BINARY_INTEGER (PL/SQL only)

OracleDecimal structure

System.Decimal

BLOB

OracleBlob class

System.Byte[]

BOOLEAN (PL/SQL only)

OracleBoolean structure

System.Boolean

CHAR

OracleString structure

System.String

CLOB

OracleClob class

System.String

DATE

OracleDate structure

System.DateTime

INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

OracleIntervalDS structure

System.TimeSpan

INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

OracleIntervalYM structure

System.Int64

LONG

OracleString structure

System.String

LONG RAW

OracleBinary structure

System.Byte[]

NCHAR

OracleString structure

System.String

NCLOB

OracleClob class

System.String

NUMBER

OracleDecimal structure

System.Decimal

NVARCHAR2

OracleString structure

System.String

PLS_INTEGER (PL/SQL only)

OracleDecimal Structure

System.Decimal

RAW

OracleBinary structure

System.Byte[]

REF

OracleRef class

System.String

REF CURSOR (PL/SQL only)

OracleRefCursor class

Not Applicable

ROWID

OracleString structure

System.String

TIMESTAMP

OracleTimeStamp structure

System.DateTime

TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

System.DateTime

TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE

OracleTimeStampTZ structure

System.DateTime

UROWID

OracleString structure

System.String

VARCHAR2

OracleString structure

System.String

XMLType

OracleXmlType class

System.String

Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object

The ExecuteReader method of the OracleCommand object returns an OracleDataReader object, which is a read-only, forward-only result set.

This section provides the following information about the OracleDataReader object:

- Typed OracleDataReader Accessors

- Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data

- Obtaining LOB Data

- Controlling the Number of Rows Fetched in One Database Round-Trip

Typed OracleDataReader Accessors

The OracleDataReader class provides two types of typed accessors:

- .NET Type Accessors

- ODP.NET Type Accessors

.NET Type Accessors

Table 3-12 lists all the Oracle native database types that ODP.NET supports, and the corresponding .NET types that can represent the Oracle native type. If more than one .NET type can be used to represent an Oracle native type, the first entry is the .NET type that best represents the Oracle native type. The third column indicates the valid typed accessor that can be invoked for an Oracle native type to be obtained as a .NET type. If an invalid typed accessor is used for a column, an InvalidCastException is thrown. Oracle native data types depend on the version of the database; therefore, some data types are not available in earlier versions of Oracle Database.

See Also:

- "OracleDataAdapter Class"

- "OracleDataReader Class"

Table 3-12 .NET Type Accessors

Oracle Native Data Type

.NET Type

Typed Accessor

BFILE

System.Byte[]

GetBytes

BINARY_DOUBLE

System.Double

GetDouble

BINARY_FLOAT

System.Single

GetFloat

BLOB

System.Byte[]

GetBytes

CHAR

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

CLOB

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

DATE

System.DateTime

GetDateTime

INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

System.Timespan

GetTimeSpan

INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

System.Int64

GetInt64

LONG

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

LONG RAW

System.Byte[]

GetBytes

NCHAR

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

NCLOB

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

NUMBER

System.Decimal

System.Byte

System.Int16

System.Int32

System.Int64

System.Single

System.Double

GetDecimal

GetByte

GetInt16

GetInt32

GetInt64

GetFloat

GetDouble

NVARCHAR2

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

RAW

System.Byte[]

GetBytes

REF

System.String

GetString

ROWID

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

TIMESTAMP

System.DateTime

GetDateTime

TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

System.DateTime

GetDateTime

TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE

System.DateTime

GetDateTime

UROWID

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

VARCHAR2

System.String

System.Char[]

GetString

GetChars

XMLType

System.String

System.Xml.XmlReader

GetString

GetXmlReader

Certain methods and properties of the OracleDataReader object require ODP.NET to map a NUMBER column to a .NET type based on the precision and scale of the column. These members are:

- Item property

- GetFieldType method

- GetValue method

- GetValues method

ODP.NET determines the appropriate .NET type by considering the following .NET types in order, and selecting the first .NET type from the list that can represent the entire range of values of the column:

- System.Byte

- System.Int16

- System.Int32

- System.Int64

- System.Single

- System.Double

- System.Decimal

If no .NET type exists that can represent the entire range of values of the column, then an attempt is made to represent the column values as a System.Decimal type. If the value in the column cannot be represented as System.Decimal, then an exception is raised.

For example, consider two columns defined as NUMBER(4,0) and NUMBER(10,2). The first .NET types from the previous list that can represent the entire range of values of the columns are System.Int16 and System.Double, respectively. However, consider a column defined as NUMBER(20,10). In this case, there is no .NET type that can represent the entire range of values on the column, so an attempt is made to return values in the column as a System.Decimal type. If a value in the column cannot be represented as a System.Decimal type, then an exception is raised.

The Fill method of the OracleDataAdapter class uses the OracleDataReader object to populate or refresh a DataTable or DataSet with .NET types. As a result, the .NET type used to represent a NUMBER column in the DataTable or DataSet also depends on the precision and scale of the column.

See Also:

- "OracleDataReader Class"

- "OracleDataAdapter Class"

- "Item"

- "GetFieldType"

- "GetValues"

- "GetValue"

ODP.NET Type Accessors

ODP.NET exposes provider-specific types that natively represent the data types in the database. In some cases, these ODP.NET types provide better performance and functioning than the corresponding .NET types. The ODP.NET types can be obtained from the OracleDataReader object by calling their respective typed accessor.

See Also:
"ODP.NET Types Overview" for a list of all ODP.NET types

Table 3-13 lists the valid type accessors that ODP.NET uses to obtain ODP.NET types for an Oracle native type.

Table 3-13 ODP.NET Type Accessors

Oracle Native Data Type

ODP.NET Type

Typed Accessor

BFILE

OracleBFile

GetOracleBFile

BINARY_DOUBLE

OracleDecimal

GetOracleDecimal

BINARY_FLOAT

OracleDecimal

GetOracleDecimal

BLOB

OracleBlob

OracleBlob

OracleBinary

GetOracleBlob

GetOracleBlobForUpdate

GetOracleBinary

CHAR

OracleString

GetOracleString

CLOB

OracleClob

OracleClob

OracleString

GetOracleClob

GetOracleClobForUpdate

GetOracleString

DATE

OracleDate

GetOracleDate

INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

OracleIntervalDS

GetOracleIntervalDS

INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

OracleIntervalYM

GetOracleIntervalYM

LONG

OracleString

GetOracleString

LONG RAW

OracleBinary

GetOracleBinary

NCHAR

OracleString

GetOracleString

NCLOB

OracleString

GetOracleString

NUMBER

OracleDecimal

GetOracleDecimal

NVARCHAR2

OracleString

GetOracleString

RAW

OracleBinary

GetOracleBinary

REF

OracleRef

GetOracleRef

ROWID

OracleString

GetOracleString

TIMESTAMP

OracleTimeStamp

GetOracleTimeStamp

TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

OracleTimeStampLTZ

GetOracleTimeStampLTZ

TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE

OracleTimeStampTZ

GetOracleTimeStampTZ

UROWID

OracleString

GetOracleString

VARCHAR2

OracleString

GetOracleString

XMLType

OracleString

OracleXmlType

GetOracleString

GetOracleXmlType

Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data

ODP.NET fetches and caches rows from the database during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. The amount of LONG and LONG RAW column data that is retrieved from this operation is determined by InitialLONGFetchSize. The different behaviors observed when InitialLONGFetchSize is set to 0, greater than 0, and -1 are explained in the following sections.

Note:
ODP.NET does not support the CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess enumeration value. Therefore, LONG and LONG RAW data can be fetched randomly.

Setting InitialLONGFetchSize to Zero or a Value Greater than Zero

The specified amount of InitialLONGFetchSize characters or bytes for LONG or LONG RAW column data is retrieved into the cache during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object.

By default, InitialLONGFetchSize is set to 0. In this case, ODP.NET does not fetch any LONG or LONG RAW column data during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. The LONG or LONG RAW data is fetched when the typed accessor method is explicitly invoked for the LONG or LONG RAW column, which incurs a database round-trip because no data is cached.

If InitialLONGFetchSize is set to a value greater than 0, that amount of specified data is cached by ODP.NET during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. If the application requests an amount of data less than or equal to the InitialLONGFetchSize through the typed accessor methods, no database round-trip is incurred. However, an additional database round-trip is required to fetch data beyond InitialLONGFetchSize.

To obtain data beyond the InitialLONGFetchSize characters or bytes, one of the following must be in the select list:

- Primary key

- ROWID

- Unique columns - (defined as a set of columns on which a unique constraint has been defined or a unique index has been created, where at least one of the columns in the set has a NOT NULL constraint defined on it)

To be able to fetch the entire LONG or LONG RAW data without having a primary key column, a ROWID, or unique columns in the select list, set the size of the InitialLONGFetchSize property on the OracleCommand object to equal or greater than the number of characters or bytes needed to be retrieved.

The LONG or LONG RAW data is returned when the appropriate typed accessor method (GetChars, GetOracleString, or GetString for LONG or GetOracleBinary or GetBytes for LONG RAW) is called on the OracleDataReader object.

Setting InitialLONGFetchSize to -1

By setting InitialLONGFetchSize to -1, it is possible to fetch the entire LONG or LONG RAW data from the database for a select query, without requiring a primary key, ROWID, or unique column in the select list.

When InitialLONGFetchSize is set to -1, the entire LONG or LONG RAW data is retrieved and cached during Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. Calls to GetString, GetOracleString, GetChars, GetBytes, or GetOracleBinary in the OracleDataReader return the entire column data.

Obtaining LOB Data

ODP.NET fetches and caches rows from the database during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. The amount of LOB column data that is retrieved from this operation is determined by InitialLOBFetchSize.

The following is a complete list of typed accessor methods that an application can call for the CLOB and BLOB columns, if InitialLOBFetchSize is set to 0, greater than 0, or -1:

- Methods callable for BLOB column

- GetBytes

- GetValue

- GetValues

- GetOracleBinary

- GetOracleBlob

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate

- GetOracleValue

- GetOracleValues

- Methods callable for CLOB column

- GetChars

- GetString

- GetValue

- GetValues

- GetOracleString

- GetOracleClob

- GetOracleClobForUpdate

- GetOracleValue

- GetOracleValues

The following sections explain the different behaviors observed when InitialLOBFetchSize is set to 0, greater than 0, and -1.

Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to Zero

By default, the InitialLOBFetchSize property is 0. This value dictates to ODP.NET that any LOBs selected will have their client LOB data fetches deferred until after the OracleDataReader Read, such as when using the an accessor. Each LOB value is retrieved only at the point it is individually accessed.

The advantage of using this retrieval strategy is that it conserves client memory and bandwidth. If the LOBs selected are either very large or not necessary to be immediately consumed by the end user, or both, then the application can perform better if LOBs are retrieved as needed, rather than all at once.

Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to a Value Greater than Zero

If InitialLOBFetchSize is set to a value greater than 0, ODP.NET caches LOB data up to InitialLOBFetchSize characters or bytes for each LOB selected during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. The maximum value is 2,147,483,647 (2GB). If the total size of a selected LOB is less than this number, the entire LOB data will be read.

By pre-fetching all LOB entries in one or more database round trips, applications can perform faster by reducing round trips. This approach is most advantageous when most LOBs are either small in size, or consumed by the end user almost immediately, or both. The down side of a large fetch size is higher memory consumption.

This section discusses the ways to fetch beyond the InitialLOBFetchSize characters or bytes that are cached.

The remaining LOB data is returned when a typed accessor is invoked, regardless of the value set to the InitialLOBFetchSize property. Primary key, ROWID, or unique columns are not required to be in the query select list to obtain data beyond the specified InitialLOBFetchSize.

The GetOracleBlob, GetOracleClob, GetOracleBlobForUpdate, and GetOracleClobForUpdate methods can now be invoked even if InitialLOBFetchSize is greater than 0.

Setting InitialLOBFetchSize to -1

To fetch all LOB data selected during the read operation and not be bound by a set limit per LOB, set InitialLOBFetchSize to -1. A new default behavior has been introduced for ODP.NET Release 12.1.0.2 and higher when InitialLobFetchSize is set to -1.

When LegacyEntireLOBFetch = 0, which is the default value, the following operations are invoked for a LOB column:

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleClob(): returns OracleClob object

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleBlob() : returns OracleBlob object

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleClobForUpdate(): returns OracleClob object

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleBlobForUpdate(): returns OracleBlob object

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleValue(): returns OracleClob object for a CLOB column

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleValue(): returns OracleBlob object for a BLOB column

- OracleDataAdapter.Fill() with ProviderSpecificTypes=true: populates DataTable with OracleClob for a CLOB column

- OracleDataAdapter.Fill() with ProviderSpecificTypes=true: populates DataTable with OracleBlob for a BLOB column

To use the old behavior, set LegacyEntireLobFetch = 1 in the ODP.NET configuration.

When LegacyEntireLobFetch = 1 and InitialLOBFetchSize = -1, GetOracleClob, GetOracleClobForUpdate, GetOracleBlob, and GetOracleBlobForUpdate methods are not supported. The following operations are invoked for a LOB column in this scenario:

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleClob(): throws InvalidCastException()

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleBlob(): throws InvalidCastException()

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleClobForUpdate(): throws InvalidCastException()

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleBlobForUpdate(): throws InvalidCastException()

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleValue(): returns OracleString object for a CLOB column

- OracleDataReader.GetOracleValue(): returns OracleBinary object for a BLOB column

- OracleDataAdapter.Fill() with ProviderSpecificTypes=true: populates DataTable with OracleString for a CLOB column

- OracleDataAdapter.Fill() with ProviderSpecificTypes=true: populates DataTable with OracleBinary for a BLOB column

For releases prior to ODP.NET 12.1.0.2, by setting InitialLOBFetchSize to -1, it is possible to fetch the entire LOB data from the database for a select query, without requiring a primary key, ROWID, or unique column in the select list. When InitialLOBFetchSize is set to -1, the entire LOB column data is fetched and cached during the Read method invocations on the OracleDataReader object. Calls to GetString, GetOracleString, GetChars, GetBytes, or GetOracleBinary in the OracleDataReader allow retrieving all data.

Methods Supported for InitialLOBFetchSize of -1 and LegacyEntireLobFetch of 1

This section lists supported and not supported methods for the CLOB and BLOB data types when the InitialLOBFetchSize property is set to -1 and LegacyEntireLobFetch property is set to 1.

Table 3-14 lists supported and not supported methods for the CLOB data types.

Table 3-14 OracleDataReader CLOB Methods

Supported

Not Supported

GetChars

GetOracleClob

GetString

GetOracleClobForUpdate

GetValue

GetValues

GetOracleString

GetOracleValue

GetOracleValues

Table 3-15 lists supported and not supported methods for the BLOB data types.

Table 3-15 OracleDataReader BLOB Methods

Supported

Not Supported

GetBytes

GetOracleBlob

GetValue

GetOracleBlobForUpdate

GetValues

GetOracleBinary

GetOracleValue

GetOracleValues

Performance Considerations Related to the InitialLOBFetchSize Property

This section discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various InitialLOBFetchSize property settings in different situations.

An application does not have to choose between performance and OracleBlob and OracleClob functionality. Setting the InitialLOBFetchSize property results in a performance boost and still gives the flexibility to use the OracleBlob and OracleClob objects.

If the size of the LOB data is unknown or if the LOB data size varies irregularly, then it is better to leave the InitialLOBFetchSize property to its default value of 0. This still gives better performance in most cases.

Setting the InitialLOBFetchSize property to a size equal to or greater than the LOB data size for most rows improves performance. It is generally recommended that the InitialLOBFetchSize property be set to a value larger than the size of the LOB data for more than 80% of the rows returned by the query. For example, if the size of the LOB data is less than 1 KB in 80% of the rows, and more than 1 MB for 20% of the rows, set the InitialLOBFetchSize property to 1 KB.

See Also:

- "LOB Support"

- "InitialLOBFetchSize"

- "InitialLONGFetchSize"

Controlling the Number of Rows Fetched in One Database Round-Trip

Application performance depends on the number of rows the application needs to fetch, and the number of database round-trips that are needed to retrieve them.

Use of FetchSize

The FetchSize property represents the total memory size in bytes that ODP.NET allocates to cache the data fetched from a database round-trip.

The FetchSize property can be set on the OracleCommand, OracleDataReader, or OracleRefCursor object, depending on the situation. It controls the fetch size for filling a DataSet or DataTable using an OracleDataAdapter.

If the FetchSize property is set on the OracleCommand object, then the newly created OracleDataReader object inherits the FetchSize property of the OracleCommand object. This inherited FetchSize value can be left as is, or modified to override the inherited value. The FetchSize property of the OracleDataReader object can be changed before the first Read method invocation, which allocates memory specified by the FetchSize property. All subsequent fetches from the database use the same cache allocated for that OracleDataReader object. Therefore, changing the FetchSize value after the first Read method invocation has no effect.

Fine-Tuning FetchSize

By fine-tuning the FetchSize property, applications can control memory usage and the number of rows fetched in one database round-trip for better performance.

For example, if a query returns 100 rows and each row takes 1024 bytes, then setting the FetchSize property to 102400 takes just one database round-trip to fetch 100 rows. For the same query, if the FetchSize property is set to 10240, it takes 10 database round-trips to retrieve 100 rows. If the application requires all the rows to be fetched from the result set, the first scenario is faster than the second. However, if the application requires just the first 10 rows from the result set, the second scenario can perform better because it fetches only 10 rows, not 100 rows. When the next 10 rows are fetched, then the memory allocated for rows 1-10 is reused for rows 11-20.

The larger the FetchSize, the more system memory is used. Developers should not set large fetch sizes if their client systems have limited memory resources.

Using the RowSize Property

The RowSize property of the OracleCommand or OracleRefCursor object is populated with the row size (in bytes) after an execution of a SELECT statement. The FetchSize property can then be set to a value relative to the RowSize property by setting it to the result of multiplying the RowSize value times the number of rows to fetch for each database round-trip.

For example, setting the FetchSize to RowSize * 10 forces the OracleDataReader object to fetch exactly 10 rows for each database round-trip. Note that the RowSize value does not change due to the data length in each individual column. Instead, the RowSize value is determined strictly from the metadata information of the database table(s) that the SELECT statement is executed against.

The RowSize property can be used to set the FetchSize property at design time or at run time, as described in the following sections.

Setting FetchSize Value in the Registry

The HKLM\Software\Oracle\ODP.NET\ version\FetchSize registry entry can be set to specify the default result set fetch size (in bytes) for all applications that use that particular version of ODP.NET or the FetchSize attribute in the application configuration or web.config file can specify the default value for a given application. By default, the fetch size is 131072 bytes. This value can be overridden programmatically by having the applications set the FetchSize property on either the OracleCommand or the OracleDataReader at run time.

Setting FetchSize Value at Design Time

If the row size for a particular SELECT statement is already known from a previous execution, the FetchSize value of the OracleCommand object can be set at design time to the result of multiplying that row size times the number of rows the application wishes to fetch for each database round-trip. The FetchSize value set on the OracleCommand object is inherited by the OracleDataReader object that is created by the ExecuteReader method invocation on the OracleCommand object. Rather than setting the FetchSize value on the OracleCommand object, the FetchSize value can also be set on the OracleDataReader object directly. In either case, the FetchSize value is set at design time, without accessing the RowSize property value at run time.

Setting FetchSize Value at Run Time

Applications that do not know the row size at design time can use the RowSize property of the OracleCommand object to set the FetchSize property of the OracleDataReader object. The RowSize property provides a dynamic way of setting the FetchSize property based on the size of a row.

After an OracleDataReader object is obtained by invoking the ExecuteReader method on the OracleCommand object, the RowSize property is populated with the size of the row (in bytes). By using the RowSize property, the application can dynamically set the FetchSize property of the OracleDataReader object to the product of the RowSize property value multiplied by the number of rows the application wishes to fetch for each database round-trip. In this scenario, the FetchSize property is set by accessing the RowSize property at run time.

PL/SQL REF CURSOR and OracleRefCursor

The REF CURSOR is a data type in the Oracle PL/SQL language. It represents a cursor or a result set in Oracle Database. The OracleRefCursor object is a corresponding ODP.NET type for the REF CURSOR type.

This section discusses the following aspects of using the REF CURSOR data type and OracleRefCursor objects:

- Obtaining an OracleRefCursor Object

- Obtaining a REF CURSOR Data Type

- Populating an OracleDataReader from a REF CURSOR

- Populating the DataSet from a REF CURSOR

- Populating an OracleRefCursor from a REF CURSOR

- Updating a DataSet Obtained from a REF CURSOR

- Behavior of ExecuteScalar Method for REF CURSOR

- Passing a REF CURSOR to a Stored Procedure

Obtaining an OracleRefCursor Object

There are no constructors for OracleRefCursor objects. They can be acquired only as parameter values from PL/SQL stored procedures, stored functions, or anonymous blocks.

An OracleRefCursor object is a connected object. The connection used to execute the command returning an OracleRefCursor object is required for its lifetime. Once the connection associated with an OracleRefCursor object is closed, the OracleRefCursor object cannot be used.

Obtaining a REF CURSOR Data Type

A REF CURSOR data type can be obtained as an OracleDataReader, DataSet, or OracleRefCursor object. If the REF CURSOR data type is obtained as an OracleRefCursor object, it can be used to create an OracleDataReader object or populate a DataSet from it. When accessing a REF CURSOR data type, always bind it as an OracleDbType.RefCursor parameter.

Populating an OracleDataReader from a REF CURSOR

A REF CURSOR data type can be obtained as an OracleDataReader object by calling the ExecuteReader method of the OracleCommand object. The output parameter with the OracleDbType property set is bound to OracleDbType.RefCursor. None of the output parameters of type OracleDbType.RefCursor is populated after the ExecuteReader method is invoked.

If there are multiple output REF CURSOR parameters, use the NextResult method of the OracleDataReader object to access the next REF CURSOR data type. The OracleDataReader NextResult method provides sequential access to the REF CURSOR data types; only one REF CURSOR data type can be accessed at a given time.

The order in which OracleDataReader objects are created for the corresponding REF CURSOR data types depends on the order in which the parameters are bound. If a PL/SQL stored function returns a REF CURSOR data type, then it becomes the first OracleDataReader object and all the output REF CURSOR data types follow the order in which the parameters are bound.

Populating the DataSet from a REF CURSOR

For the Fill method to populate the DataSet properly, the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter class must be bound with an output parameter of type OracleDbType.RefCursor. If the Fill method is successful, the DataSet is populated with a DataTable that represents a REF CURSOR data type.

If the command execution returns multiple REF CURSOR data types, the DataSet is populated with multiple DataTable objects.

With Oracle Data Provider for .NET release 11.1.0.6.20, the extended property, REFCursorName, has been introduced on the DataTable, to identify the REF CURSOR that populates the DataTable.

This property is particularly useful when a DataSet is being populated with more than one REF CURSOR, one or more of which is NULL. For example, if a DataSet is populated by executing a stored procedure that returns three REF CURSORs and the second REF CURSOR is NULL, the REFCursorName property value for the first DataTable is REFCursor and for the second DataTable, REFCursor2 . No DataTable is populated for the NULL REF CURSOR.

Populating an OracleRefCursor from a REF CURSOR

When the ExecuteNonQuery method is invoked on a command that returns one or more REF CURSOR data types, each of the OracleCommand parameters that are bound as an OracleDbType.RefCursor gets a reference to an OracleRefCursor object.

To create an OracleDataReader object from an OracleRefCursor object, invoke the GetDataReader method from the OracleRefCursor object. Subsequent calls to the GetDataReader method return a reference to the same OracleDataReader object.

To populate a DataSet with an OracleRefCursor object, the application can invoke a Fill method of the OracleDataAdapter class that takes an OracleRefCursor object. Similar to the OracleDataReader object, an OracleRefCursor object is forward-only. Therefore, once a row is read from an OracleRefCursor object, that same row cannot be obtained again from it unless it is populated again from a query.

When multiple REF CURSOR data types are returned from a command execution as OracleRefCursor objects, the application can choose to create an OracleDataReader object or populate a DataSet with a particular OracleRefCursor object. All the OracleDataReader objects or DataSet objects created from the OracleRefCursor objects are active at the same time, and can be accessed in any order.

Updating a DataSet Obtained from a REF CURSOR

REF CURSOR types cannot be updated. However, data that is retrieved into a DataSet can be updated. Therefore, the OracleDataAdapter class requires a custom SQL statement to flush any REF CURSOR data updates to the database.

The OracleCommandBuilder object cannot be used to generate SQL statements for REF CURSOR updates.

Behavior of ExecuteScalar Method for REF CURSOR

The ExecuteScalar method returns the value of the first column of the first row of the REF CURSOR if it is one of the following:

- A return value of a stored function execution

- The first bind parameter of a stored procedure execution

See Also:
Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide for more information

Passing a REF CURSOR to a Stored Procedure

An application can retrieve a REF CURSOR type from a PL/SQL stored procedure or function and pass it to another stored procedure or function. This feature is useful in scenarios where a stored procedure or a function returns a REF CURSOR type to the .NET application, and based on the application logic, the application passes this REF CURSOR to another stored procedure for processing. Note that if you retrieve the data from a REF CURSOR type in the .NET application, you cannot pass it back to another stored procedure.

The following example demonstrate passing a REF CURSOR:

/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
create table test (col1 number);
insert into test(col1) values (1);
commit;

create or replace package testPkg as type empCur is REF Cursor;
end testPkg;
/

create or replace procedure testSP(param1 IN testPkg.empCur, param2 OUT NUMBER)
as
begin
FETCH param1 into param2;
end;
/
*/

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.Data;

class InRefCursorParameterSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection
("User Id=scott; Password=tiger; Data Source=oracle");

conn.Open(); // Open the connection to the database

// Command text for getting the REF Cursor as OUT parameter
String cmdTxt1 = "begin open :1 for select col1 from test; end;";

// Command text to pass the REF Cursor as IN parameter
String cmdTxt2 = "begin testSP (:1, :2); end;";

// Create the command object for executing cmdTxt1 and cmdTxt2
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdTxt1, conn);

// Bind the Ref cursor to the PL/SQL stored procedure
OracleParameter outRefPrm = cmd.Parameters.Add("outRefPrm",
OracleDbType.RefCursor, DBNull.Value, ParameterDirection.Output);

cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); // Execute the anonymous PL/SQL block

// Reset the command object to execute another anonymous PL/SQL block
cmd.Parameters.Clear();
cmd.CommandText = cmdTxt2;

// REF Cursor obtained from previous execution is passed to this
// procedure as IN parameter
OracleParameter inRefPrm = cmd.Parameters.Add("inRefPrm",
OracleDbType.RefCursor, outRefPrm.Value, ParameterDirection.Input);

// Bind another Number parameter to get the REF Cursor column value
OracleParameter outNumPrm = cmd.Parameters.Add("outNumPrm",
OracleDbType.Int32, DBNull.Value, ParameterDirection.Output);

cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); //Execute the stored procedure

// Display the out parameter value
Console.WriteLine("out parameter is: " + outNumPrm.Value.ToString());
}
}

Implicit REF CURSOR Binding

ODP.NET 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3.0), and higher, enables applications to run stored procedures with REF CURSOR parameters without using explicit binding for these parameters in the .NET code. ODP.NET unmanaged and managed drivers support REF CURSOR implicit binding through configuration done in .NET configuration files.

For a read-only result set, such as a REF CURSOR using OracleDataReader, REF CURSOR schema information is retrieved automatically.

For some scenarios, such as when updateable REF CURSORs or Entity Framework is used, developers need to define the REF CURSOR schema information so that the application can bind the implicit REF CURSOR. Entity Framework applications use implicit REF CURSOR binding to instantiate complex types from REF CURSOR data. Applications must specify REF CURSOR bind and metadata information in the app.config, web.config, or machine.config .NET configuration file.

The attributes supplied in the .NET configuration file are also used when the application requests for schema information from the OracleDataReader object that represents a REF CURSOR. This means that for REF CURSORs that are created using a SELECT from a single table, the application can update that table through the use of OracleDataAdapter and OracleCommandBuilder.

When using the Entity Framework, function imports can return an implicitly-bound REF CURSOR. The REF CURSOR can be returned as a collection of complex types or entity types. To return a complex type collection, the .NET configuration file needs to define the REF CURSOR bind and metadata information. To return an entity type collection, only the bind information needs to be defined in the .NET configuration file.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver currently does not support implicit ref cursors, it currently supports only implicit binding.

This section contains the following topics:

- Specifying REF CURSOR Bind and Metadata Information in the .NET Configuration File

- Sample Configuration File and Application

- Usage Considerations

Specifying REF CURSOR Bind and Metadata Information in the .NET Configuration File

Specify the REF CURSOR information in the oracle.dataacccess.client configuration section of the .NET configuration file. Use an <add> element for each piece of information. The add element uses name-value attributes to specify REF CURSOR information. Use the following format to specify bind information:

<add name="SchemaName.PackageName.StoredProcedureName.RefCursor.RefCursorParameterPositionOrName"
value="implicitRefCursor bindinfo='mode=InputOutput|Output|ReturnValue'" />

Use the following format to specify metadata information:

<add name="SchemaName.PackageName.StoredProcedureName.RefCursorMetaData.RefCursorParameterPositionorName.Column.ColumnOrdinal"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata=AttributesList" />

Each REF CURSOR column needs to have an add element defined for it. For example, if you have a REF CURSOR returning five columns, then you need to define five add elements in the config file.

Each add element contains the name and value attributes. The value attribute must begin with the word implicitRefCursor followed by the bindinfo or metadata attribute for specifying bind or metadata information.

The bindinfo information is used by ODP.NET for binding REF CURSOR parameters. The metadata information is used by ODP.NET to associate the schema information with the appropriate REF CURSOR. The metadata comprises of an attributes list that includes parameters together with their values.

The SchemaName, PackageName, and StoredProcedureName are case-sensitive. In order to run a stored procedure with implicit REF CURSOR binding, the SchemaName.PackageName.StoredProcedureName portion of the name attribute must exactly match the name specified in the data dictionary for that stored procedure.

Note:
If the application uses implicit REF CURSOR binding feature outside of Entity Framework, then the .NET configuration file and OracleCommand CommandText do not require the schema name concatenated before the stored procedure name.

If any schema, package, or stored procedure name in the database contains lowercase characters, then it must be enclosed within double quotation marks (") in the config file to preserve the case. Double quotation marks are used within the name attribute by using &quot; when needed. For example, if the schema name is HrSchema, the package name is HrPackage, and the stored procedure name is HrStoredProcedure in the database, the config file should use the following:

<add name="&quot;HrSchema&quot;.&quot;HrPackage&quot;.&quot;HrStoredProcedure&quot;.RefCursorMetaData . . . />

By default, Oracle Database stores these names as uppercase characters. ODP.NET assumes default behavior, and converts all names to uppercase characters unless you explicitly preserve the case by using double quotation marks.

Note:
The SchemaName, PackageName, StoredProcedureName, or ParameterName cannot contain a period (".") in the name. For example, P.0 is an unacceptable parameter name.

Depending on whether the application uses bind-by-name or bind-by-position, the RefCursorParameterPositionOrName portion of the name attribute must be set with the correct parameter position (for bind by position) or parameter name (for bind by name). For functions, the position is 0-based, where the position 0 represents the return value. For procedures, the position is 1-based, as there are no return values for procedures. For example, if a stored procedure accepts five parameters, returning only two REF CURSORs in the third and fifth parameter positions, then the .NET config REF CURSOR bind information should contain one entry for position 3 and one entry for position 5.

If bind-by-name is used, the attribute name is used to identify the REF CURSOR parameter. The name should use the same name and case as the one specified in the data dictionary for that stored procedure.

For bindinfo, the mode specifies the parameter direction of the parameter. The mode must be either InputOutput, Output, or ReturnValue.

Note:
Implicit REF CURSOR binding for an input REF CURSOR parameter is not supported.
An exception is thrown at runtime if the .NET configuration file contains an entry for a REF CURSOR whose mode is set to Input.

For metadata, The AttributesList contains the list of parameters. Table 3-16 describes the parameters that can be included in the AttributesList.

Example 3-1 shows a sample add element that uses bindinfo. Here, the schema name is SCOTT and the stored procedure name is TESTPROC. The parameter name is parameter1. The mode is output.

Example 3-1 Using the add Element with bindinfo

<add name="SCOTT.TESTPROC.RefCursor.parameter1" value="implicitRefCursor
bindinfo='mode=Output'" />

Example 3-2 shows a sample add element that uses metadata.

Example 3-2 Using the add Element with metadata

<add name="scott.TestProc.RefCursorMetaData.parameter1.Column.0"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=EMPNO;BaseColumnName=EMPNO;
BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=EMP;NativeDataType=number;
ProviderType=Int32;DataType=System.Int32;ColumnSize=4;AllowDBNull=false;
IsKey=true'" />

Table 3-16 Allowed Parameters in Attributes List

Name

Type

Required/Optional for Entity Framework

Description

ColumnName

System.String

Required

The name of the column.

ProviderType

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDbType

Required

The database column type (OracleDbType) of the column

NativeDataType

System.String

Required

The Oracle type. For example, NCLOB.

BaseColumnName

System.String

Optional

The name of the column in the database if an alias is used for the column.

BaseSchemaName

System.String

Optional

The name of the schema in the database that contains the column.

BaseTableName

System.String

Optional

The name of the table or view in the database that contains the column.

ColumnSize

System.Int64

Optional

The maximum possible length of a value in the column

NumericPrecision

System.Int16

Optional

The maximum precision of the column, if the column is a numeric data type.

NumericScale

System.Int16

Optional

The maximum scale of the column, if the column is a numeric data type.

IsUnique

System.Boolean

Optional

Indicates whether or not the column is unique.

IsKey

System.Boolean

Optional

Indicates whether or not the column is a key column. For a table to be updated with the REF CURSOR information, at least one of the columns in the REF CURSOR metadata should have this value set to true

IsRowID

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is a ROWID, otherwise false.

DataType

System.RuntimeType

Optional

Maps to the common language runtime type.

AllowDBNull

System.Boolean

Optional

true if null values are allowed, otherwise false

IsAliased

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is an alias; otherwise false.

IsByteSemantic

System.Boolean

Optional

IsByteSemantic is:

- true if the ColumnSize value uses bytes semantics

- false if ColumnSize uses character semantics

IsExpression

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is an expression, else false.

IsHidden

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is hidden, else false.

IsReadOnly

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is read-only, else false

IsLong

System.Boolean

Optional

true if the column is of LONG, LONG RAW, BLOB, CLOB, or

BFILE type, else false.

UdtTypeName

System.String

Optional

The type name of the UDT.

ProviderDBType

System.Data.DbType

Optional

System.Data.DbType

ObjectName

System.String

Optional

Represents the name of the object.

Some of the attributes, listed in Table 3-16, automatically have their values set using the result set's metadata. Developers can override these default values by setting a value explicitly.

You may have to explicitly define some attributes listed as optional for certain operations. For example, updateable REF CURSOR requires the developer to define key information.

Sample Configuration File and Application

This section builds a sample application to illustrate implicit REF CURSOR binding. It contains the following topics:

- Sample Stored Procedure and Function

- Sample Application Configuration File

- Sample Application That Uses the Configuration File

Sample Stored Procedure and Function

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION GETEMP (
EMPID IN NUMBER) return sys_refcursor is
emp sys_refcursor;
BEGIN
OPEN emp FOR SELECT empno, ename FROM emp where empno = EMPID;
return emp;
END;
/

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE "GetEmpAndDept" (
EMPS OUT sys_refcursor,
DEPTS OUT sys_refcursor) AS
BEGIN
OPEN EMPS for SELECT empno, ename from emp;
OPEN DEPTS for SELECT deptno, dname from dept;
END;
/

Sample Application Configuration File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>

<!-- The following is for SCOTT.GETEMP -->
<add name="SCOTT.GETEMP.RefCursor.0"
value="implicitRefCursor bindinfo='mode=ReturnValue'" />

<!-- The following is for SCOTT.GETEMP's REF CURSOR metadata -->
<add name="SCOTT.GETEMP.RefCursorMetaData.0.Column.0"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=EMPNO;
BaseColumnName=EMPNO;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=EMP;
NativeDataType=number;ProviderType=Int32;ProviderDBType=Int32;
DataType=System.Int32;ColumnSize=4;NumericPrecision=10;
NumericScale=3;AllowDBNull=false;IsKey=true'" />

<add name="SCOTT.GETEMP.RefCursorMetaData.0.Column.1"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=ENAME;
BaseColumnName=ENAME;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=EMP;
NativeDataType=varchar2;ProviderType=Varchar2;
ProviderDBType=String;DataType=System.String;
ColumnSize=10;AllowDBNull=true'" />

<!-- The following is for "SCOTT"."GetEmpAndDept" -->
<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;.RefCursor.EMPS"
value="implicitRefCursor bindinfo='mode=Output'" />

<!-- The following is for SCOTT.GETEMP's EMPS REF CURSOR metadata -->
<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;
.RefCursorMetaData.EMPS.Column.0"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=EMPNO;
BaseColumnName=EMPNO;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=EMP;
NativeDataType=number;ProviderType=Int32;ProviderDBType=Int32;
DataType=System.Int32;ColumnSize=4;NumericPrecision=10;
NumericScale=3;AllowDBNull=false;IsKey=true'" />

<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;
.RefCursorMetaData.EMPS.Column.1"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=ENAME;
BaseColumnName=ENAME;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=EMP;
NativeDataType=varchar2;ProviderType=Varchar2;
ProviderDBType=String;DataType=System.String;
ColumnSize=10;AllowDBNull=true'" />

<!-- The following is for SCOTT.GETEMP's DEPTS REF CURSOR metadata -->
<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;.RefCursor.DEPTS"
value="implicitRefCursor bindinfo='mode=Output'" />

<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;
.RefCursorMetaData.DEPTS.Column.0"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=DEPTNO;
BaseColumnName=DEPTNO;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=DEPT;
NativeDataType=number;ProviderType=Int32;ProviderDBType=Int32;
DataType=System.Int32;ColumnSize=4;NumericPrecision=10;
NumericScale=3;AllowDBNull=false;IsKey=true'" />

<add name="SCOTT.&quot;GetEmpAndDept&quot;
.RefCursorMetaData.DEPTS.Column.1"
value="implicitRefCursor metadata='ColumnName=DNAME;
BaseColumnName=DNAME;BaseSchemaName=SCOTT;BaseTableName=DEPT;
NativeDataType=varchar2;ProviderType=Varchar2;
ProviderDBType=String;DataType=System.String;
ColumnSize=10;AllowDBNull=true'" />
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Sample Application That Uses the Configuration File

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
// Open a connection
string constr =
"User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=inst1";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Use implicit REF CURSOR binding
//   to execute SCOTT.GETEMP function
// Use bind by position as configured
//   in app.config for SCOT.GETEMP
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "SCOTT.GETEMP";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.BindByName = false;
OracleParameter empid = cmd.Parameters.Add("empid",
OracleDbType.Int32, ParameterDirection.Input);
empid.Value = 7654;

// Populate the DataSet
OracleDataAdapter adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmd);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(ds);
Console.WriteLine("Retrieved {0} row from EMP",
ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count);

// Use implicit REF CURSOR binding
//   to execute "SCOTT"."GetEmpAndDept" procedure
// Use bind by name as configured
//   in app.config for "SCOTT"."GetEmpAndDept"
cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "\"SCOTT\".\"GetEmpAndDept\"";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.BindByName = true;
adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmd);
adapter.Fill(ds);
Console.WriteLine("Retrieved {0} rows from DEPT",
ds.Tables[1].Rows.Count);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Output the message
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
if (ex.InnerException != null)
{
// If any details are available regarding
// errors in the app.config, print them out
Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException.Message);
if (ex.InnerException.InnerException != null)
{
Console.WriteLine(
ex.InnerException.InnerException.Message);
}
}
}
}
}

Usage Considerations

This section discusses the following usage considerations when using implicit REF CURSOR:

- CommandText Property Considerations

- Bind Considerations

- Overloaded Stored Procedures

- Type Initialization Exceptions

- Using Stored Functions with Function Import

CommandText Property Considerations

ODP.NET applications should ensure that the stored procedure name and the OracleCommand CommandText match exactly. Let's take a scenario where the stored procedure name in the database is SCOTT.TESTPROC. Now, if the CommandText uses TESTPROC, ODP.NET will look for entries matching TESTPROC only. The current schema name will not be automatically appended to TESTPROC. So, the correct CommandText to use in this scenario would be SCOTT.TESTPROC.

Also, the CommandText is case-sensitive and must use the same case as the stored procedure name in the database. So if the stored procedure name in the database is SCOTT.Testproc, then the CommandText must use SCOTT.Testproc.

Bind Considerations

If information about a REF CURSOR parameter has been added to the configuration file, then applications should not try to explicitly bind the REF CURSOR parameter to OracleCommand. ODP.NET automatically binds the REF CURSOR parameter at the appropriate locations based on the information provided in the configuration file. If the application stored procedure also has non-REF CURSOR parameters, then these parameters must still be explicitly bound to OracleCommand.

If the information specified in the configuration file for a stored procedure identifies the REF CURSOR parameter by name, then all the other non-REF CURSOR parameters should also be bound by name. Also the BindByName property for the OracleCommand object should be set to true in this case. Entity Framework always uses BindByName to run stored procedures. Your .NET configuration file parameter names must use the same case that was used when creating the stored procedure in the database.

If the OracleCommand BindByName property is set to false (default), then ODP.NET assumes that the parameters have been bound based on their position, and all parameters have been specified in the correct order. For such cases, the parameters specified in the configuration file are bound in the same order in which they appear in the configuration file.

Overloaded Stored Procedures

ODP.NET does not support multiple stored procedures with the same name inside the configuration file. If an ODP.NET application uses an overloaded stored procedure, the application can store only one overloaded stored procedure information in the configuration file.

Type Initialization Exceptions

Type initialization exceptions can be caused by invalid .NET configuration file entries. Evaluate the exception that is caught as well as its inner exceptions to determine the .NET configuration file entry or the attribute setting that is causing the exception.

ODP.NET tracing logs the valid and invalid .NET configuration file entries that ODP.NET has parsed. To look for .NET configuration file related entries, set the TraceLevel to the Entry, exit, and SQL statement information level setting. Trace entries related to implicit REF CURSOR binding have a (REFCURSOR) entry along with (ERROR), if any errors are encountered.

Using Stored Functions with Function Import

Function Import only supports stored procedures, and does not support functions. When using the Add Function Import dialog for the Entity Data Model that you have created, the Get Column Information button does not return the metadata information for the REF CURSOR that is being returned by a stored function, even if it is configured properly in the .NET configuration file.

LOB Support

ODP.NET provides an easy and optimal way to access and manipulate large object (LOB) data types.

Note:
SecureFiles can be used with existing ODP.NET LOB classes.

This section includes the following topics:

- Large Character and Large Binary Data Types

- Oracle Data Provider for .NET LOB Objects

- Updating LOBs Using a DataSet

- Updating LOBs Using OracleCommand and OracleParameter

- Updating LOBs Using ODP.NET LOB Objects

- Temporary LOBs

Large Character and Large Binary Data Types

Oracle Database supports large character and large binary data types.

Large Character Data Types

- CLOB - Character data can store up to 4 gigabytes.

- NCLOB - Unicode National character set data can store up to 4 gigabytes.

Large Binary Data Types

- BLOB - Unstructured binary data can store up to 4 gigabytes.

- BFILE - Binary data stored in external file can store up to 4 gigabytes.

Note:
LONG and LONG RAW data types are made available for backward compatibility in Oracle9i, but should not be used in new applications.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET LOB Objects

ODP.NET provides three objects for manipulating LOB data: OracleBFile, OracleBlob, and OracleClob.

Table 3-17 shows the proper ODP.NET object to use for a particular Oracle LOB type.

Table 3-17 ODP.NET LOB Objects

Oracle LOB Type

ODP.NET LOB Object

BFILE

OracleBFile

BLOB

OracleBlob

CLOB

OracleClob

NCLOB

OracleClob

The ODP.NET LOB objects can be obtained by calling the proper typed accessor on the OracleDataReader object, or by calling the proper typed accessor as an output parameter on a command execution with the proper bind type.

All ODP.NET LOB objects inherit from the .NET Stream class to provide generic Stream operations. The LOB data (except for BFILE types) can be updated using the ODP.NET LOB objects by using methods such as Write. Data is not cached in the LOB objects when read and write operations are carried out. Therefore, each read or write request incurs a database round-trip. The OracleClob object overloads the Read method, providing two ways to read data from a CLOB. The Read method that takes a byte[] as the buffer populates it with CLOB data as Unicode byte array. The Read method that takes a char[] as the buffer populates it with Unicode characters.

Additional methods can also be found on the OracleBFile object. An OracleBFile object must be explicitly opened using the OpenFile method before any data can be read from it. To close a previously opened BFILE, use the CloseFile method.

Every ODP.NET LOB object is a connected object and requires a connection during its lifetime. If the connection associated with a LOB object is closed, then the LOB object is not usable and should be disposed of.

If an ODP.NET LOB object is obtained from an OracleDataReader object through a typed accessor, then its Connection property is set with a reference to the same OracleConnection object used by the OracleDataReader object. If a LOB object is obtained as an output parameter, then its Connection property is set with a reference to the same OracleConnection property used by the OracleCommand object. If a LOB object is obtained by invoking an ODP.NET LOB object constructor to create a temporary LOB, the Connection property is set with a reference to the OracleConnection object provided in the constructor.

The ODP.NET LOB object Connection property is read-only and cannot be changed during its lifetime. In addition, the ODP.NET LOB types object can be used only within the context of the same OracleConnection referenced by the ODP.NET LOB object. For example, the ODP.NET LOB Connection property must reference the same connection as the OracleCommand object if the ODP.NET LOB object is a parameter of the OracleCommand. If that is not the case, ODP.NET raises an exception when the command is executed.

See Also:
Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide for complete information about Oracle Database 10g LOBs and how to use them

Updating LOBs Using a DataSet

BFILE and BLOB data are stored in the DataSet as byte arrays while CLOB and NCLOB data are stored as strings. In a similar manner to other types, an OracleDataAdapter object can be used to fill and update LOB data changes along with the use of the OracleCommandBuilder object for automatically generating SQL.

Note that an Oracle LOB column can store up to 4 GB of data. When the LOB data is fetched into the DataSet, the actual amount of LOB data the DataSet can hold for a LOB column is limited to the maximum size of a .NET string type, which is 2 GB. Therefore, when fetching LOB data that is greater than 2 GB, ODP.NET LOB objects must be used to avoid any data loss.

Updating LOBs Using OracleCommand and OracleParameter

To update LOB columns, LOB data can be bound as a parameter for SQL statements, anonymous PL/SQL blocks, or stored procedures. The parameter value can be set as a NET Framework type, ODP.NET type, or as an ODP.NET LOB object type. For example, when inserting .NET string data into a LOB column in an Oracle9i database or later, that parameter can be bound as OracleDbType.Varchar2. For a parameter whose value is set to an OracleClob object, the parameter should be bound as OracleDbType.Clob.

Updating LOBs Using ODP.NET LOB Objects

Oracle BFILEs cannot be updated; therefore, OracleBFile objects do not allow updates to BFILE columns.

Two requirements must be met to update LOB data using ODP.NET LOB objects:

1. A transaction must be started before a LOB column is selected.
The transaction must be started using the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object before the command execution, so that the lock can be released when the OracleTransaction Commit or Rollback method is invoked.

2. The row in which the LOB column resides must be locked; as part of an entire result set, or on a row-by-row basis.

1. Locking the entire result set
Add the FOR UPDATE clause to the end of the SELECT statement. After execution of the command, the entire result set is locked.

2. Locking the row - there are two options:

- Invoke one of the OracleDataReader typed accessors (GetOracleClobForUpdate or GetOracleBlobForUpdate) on the OracleDataReader object to obtain an ODP.NET LOB object, while also locking the current row.
This approach requires a primary key, unique column(s), or a ROWID in the result set because the OracleDataReader object must uniquely identify the row to re-select it for locking.

- Execute an INSERT or an UPDATE statement that returns a LOB in the RETURNING clause.

Temporary LOBs

Temporary LOBs can be instantiated for BLOB, CLOB, and NCLOB objects. To instantiate an ODP.NET LOB object that represents a temporary LOB, the OracleClob or the OracleBlob constructor can be used.

Temporary ODP.NET LOB objects can be used for the following purposes:

- To initialize and populate a LOB column with empty or non-empty LOB data.

- To pass a LOB type as an input parameter to a SQL statement, an anonymous PL/SQL block, or a stored procedure.

- To act as the source or the destination of data transfer between two LOB objects as in the CopyTo operation.

Note:
Temporary LOBs are not transaction aware. Commit and rollback operations do not affect the data referenced by a temporary LOB.

ODP.NET XML Support

ODP.NET allows the extraction of data from relational and object-relational tables and views as XML documents. The use of XML documents for insert, update, and delete operations to the database is also allowed. Oracle Database supports XML natively in the database, through Oracle XML DB, a distinct group of technologies related to high-performance XML storage and retrieval. Oracle XML DB is an evolution of the database that encompasses both SQL and XML data models in a highly interoperable manner, providing native XML support.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support ODP.NET XML Classes. However, it does interoperate with .NET Framework's XML classes, support XQuery, and support SQL to XML implicit conversion between Oracle Database to .NET as string or LOB client-side data types.

ODP.NET, Managed Driver follows XPath 1.0 specification and hence it does not support default XML namespaces. XML namespaces must be explicitly added to search or update nodes. This behavior differs from ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver.

For samples related to ODP.NET XML support in ODAC installs, see the following directory:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODACsamples

This section includes these topics:

- Supported XML Features

- OracleXmlType and Connection Dependency

- Updating XMLType Data in the Database

- Updating XML Data in OracleXmlType

- Characters with Special Meaning in XML

- Retrieving Query Result Set as XML

- Data Manipulation Using XML

Supported XML Features

XML support in ODP.NET provides the ability to do the following:

- Store XML data natively in the database as the Oracle database native type, XMLType.

- Access relational and object-relational data as XML data from an Oracle Database instance into the Microsoft .NET environment, and process the XML using the Microsoft .NET Framework.

- Save changes to the database using XML data.

- Execute XQuery statements.

See Also:
"XQuery Support"

For the .NET application developer, these features include the following:

- Enhancements to the OracleCommand, OracleConnection, and OracleDataReader classes.

- The following XML-specific classes:

- OracleXmlType
OracleXmlType objects are used to retrieve Oracle native XMLType data.

- OracleXmlStream
OracleXmlStream objects are used to retrieve XML data from OracleXmlType objects as a read-only .NET Stream object.

- OracleXmlQueryProperties
OracleXmlQueryProperties objects represent the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Query.

- OracleXmlSaveProperties
OracleXmlSaveProperties objects represent the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Insert, Update, or Delete.

See Also:

- "OracleCommand Class"

- "OracleXmlType Class"

- "OracleXmlStream Class"

- "OracleXmlQueryProperties Class"

- "OracleXmlSaveProperties Class"

- Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

XQuery Support

ODP.NET supports the XQuery language through a native implementation of SQL/XML functions, XMLQuery and XMLTable. When executing XQuery statements, Oracle XML DB generally evaluates XQuery expressions by compiling them into the same underlying structures as relational queries. Queries are optimized, leveraging both relational-database and XQuery-specific optimization technologies, so that Oracle XML DB serves as a native XQuery engine.The treatment of all XQuery expressions, whether natively compiled or evaluated functionally, is transparent: programmers do not need to change their code to take advantage of XQuery optimizations.

See Also:
Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide to learn more about Oracle's XQuery support

OracleXmlType and Connection Dependency

The read-only Connection property of the OracleXmlType class holds a reference to the OracleConnection object used to instantiate the OracleXmlType class.

How the OracleXmlType object obtains a reference to an OracleConnection object depends on how the OracleXmlType class is instantiated:

- Instantiated from an OracleDataReader class using the GetOracleXmlType, GetOracleValue, or GetOracleValues method:
The Connection property is set with a reference to the same OracleConnection object used by the OracleDataReader object.

- Instantiated by invoking an OracleXmlType constructor with one of the parameters of type OracleConnection:
The Connection property is set with a reference to the same OracleConnection object provided in the constructor.

- Instantiated by invoking an OracleXmlType(OracleClob) constructor:
The Connection property is set with a reference to the OracleConnection object used by the OracleClob object.

An OracleXmlType object that is associated with one connection cannot be used with a different connection. For example, if an OracleXmlType object is obtained using OracleConnection A, that OracleXmlType object cannot be used as an input parameter of a command that uses OracleConnection B. By checking the Connection property of the OracleXmlType objects, the application can ensure that OracleXmlType objects are used only within the context of the OracleConnection referenced by its connection property. Otherwise, ODP.NET raises an exception.

Updating XMLType Data in the Database

Updating XMLType columns does not require a transaction. However, encapsulating the entire database update process within a transaction is highly recommended. This allows the updates to be rolled back if there are any errors.

XMLType columns in the database can be updated using Oracle Data Provider for .NET in a few ways:

- Updating with DataSet, OracleDataAdapter, and OracleCommandBuilder

- Updating with OracleCommand and OracleParameter

Updating with DataSet, OracleDataAdapter, and OracleCommandBuilder

If the XMLType column is fetched into the DataSet, the XMLType data is represented as a .NET String.

Modifying XMLType data in the DataSet does not require special treatment. XMLType data can be modified in the same way as any data that is stored in the DataSet. When a change is made and the OracleDataAdapter.Update method is invoked, the OracleDataAdapter object ensures that the XMLType data is handled properly. The OracleDataAdapter object uses any custom SQL INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements that are provided. Otherwise, valid SQL statements are generated by the OracleCommandBuilder object as needed to flush the changes to the database.

Updating with OracleCommand and OracleParameter

The OracleCommand class provides a powerful way of updating XMLType data, especially with the use of an OracleParameter object. To update columns in a database table, the new value for the column can be passed as an input parameter of a command.

Input Binding

To update an XMLType column in the database, a SQL statement can be executed using static values. In addition, input parameters can be bound to SQL statements, anonymous PL/SQL blocks, or stored procedures to update XMLType columns. The parameter value can be set as .NET Framework Types, ODP.NET Types, or OracleXmlType objects.

While XMLType columns can be updated using an OracleXmlType object, having an instance of an OracleXmlType class does not guarantee that the XMLType column in the database can be updated.

Setting XMLType Column to NULL Value

Applications can set an XMLType column in the database to a NULL value, with or without input binding, as follows:

- Setting NULL values in an XMLType column with input binding
To set the XMLType column to NULL, the application can bind an input parameter whose value is DBNull.Value. This indicates to the OracleCommand object that a NULL value is to be inserted.

Passing in a null OracleXmlType object as an input parameter does not insert a NULL value into the XMLType column. In this case, the OracleCommand object raises an exception.

- Setting NULL Values in an XMLType Column without input binding
The following example demonstrates setting NULL values in an XMLType column without input binding:

// Create a table with an XMLType column in the database
CREATE TABLE XML_TABLE(NUM_COL number, XMLTYPE_COL xmltype);

An application can set a NULL value in the XMLType column by explicitly inserting a NULL value or by not inserting anything into that column as in the following examples:

insert into xml_table(xmltype_col) values(NULL);

update xml_table t set t.xmltype_col=NULL;

Setting XMLType Column to Empty XML Data

The XMLType column can be initialized with empty XML data, using a SQL statement:

// Create a table with an XMLType column in the database
CREATE TABLE XML_TABLE(NUM_COL number, XMLTYPE_COL xmltype);

INSERT INTO XML_TABLE (NUM_COL, XMLTYPE_COL) VALUES (4,
XMLType.createxml('<DOC/>'));

Updating XML Data in OracleXmlType

The following are ways that XML data can be updated in an OracleXmlType object.

- The XML data can be updated by passing an XPATH expression and the new value to the Update method on the OracleXmlType object.

- The XML data can be retrieved on the client side as the .NET Framework XmlDocument object using the GetXmlDocument method on the OracleXmlType object. This XML data can then be manipulated using suitable .NET Framework classes. A new OracleXmlType can be created with the updated XML data from the .NET Framework classes. This new OracleXmlType is bound as an input parameter to an update or insert statement.

Characters with Special Meaning in XML

The following characters in Table 3-18 have special meaning in XML. For more information, refer to the XML 1.0 specifications

Table 3-18 Characters with Special Meaning in XML

Character

Meaning in XML

Entity Encoding

<

Begins an XML tag

&lt;

>

Ends an XML tag

&gt;

"

Quotation mark

&quot;

'

Apostrophe or single quotation mark

&apos;

&

Ampersand

&amp;

When these characters appear as data in an XML element, they are replaced with their equivalent entity encoding.

Also certain characters are not valid in XML element names. When SQL identifiers (such as column names) are mapped to XML element names, these characters are converted to a sequence of hexadecimal digits, derived from the Unicode encoding of the character, bracketed by an introductory underscore, a lowercase x and a trailing underscore. A blank space is not a valid character in an XML element name. If a SQL identifier contains a space character, then in the corresponding XML element name, the space character is replaced by _x0020_, which is based on Unicode encoding of the space character.

Retrieving Query Result Set as XML

This section discusses retrieving the result set from a SQL query as XML data.

Handling Date and Time Format

The generated XML DATE and TIMESTAMP formats are based on the standard XML Schema formats.

See Also:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028/datatypes.html#isoformats for more information on the XML Schema specification.

Characters with Special Meaning in Column Data

If the data in any of the select list columns in the query contains any characters with special meaning in XML (see Table 3-18), these characters are replaced with their corresponding entity encoding in the result XML document.

The following examples demonstrate how ODP.NET handles the angle bracket characters in the column data:

/* Database Setup
connect scott/tiger@oracle
drop table specialchars;
create table specialchars ("id" number, name varchar2(255));
insert into specialchars values (1, '<Jones>');
commit;
*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Xml;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class QueryResultAsXMLSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();

// Create the command
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("", con);

// Set the XML command type to query.
cmd.XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Query;

// Set the SQL query
cmd.CommandText = "select * from specialchars";

// Set command properties that affect XML query behavior.
cmd.BindByName = true;

// Set the XML query properties
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.MaxRows = -1;

// Get the XML document as an XmlReader.
XmlReader xmlReader = cmd.ExecuteXmlReader();
XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();

xmlDocument.PreserveWhitespace = true;
xmlDocument.Load(xmlReader);
Console.WriteLine(xmlDocument.OuterXml);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

The following XML document is generated for that table: The XML entity encoding that represents the angle brackets appears in bold.

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<id>1</id >
<NAME>&lt;Jones&gt;</NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

Characters in Table or View Name

If a table or view name has any non-alphanumeric characters other than an underscore (_), the table or view name must be enclosed in quotation marks.

For example, to select all entries from a table with the name test'ing, the CommandText property of the OracleCommand object must be set to the following string:

"select * from \"test'ing\"";

Case-Sensitivity in Column Name to XML Element Name Mapping

The mapping of SQL identifiers (column names) to XML element names is case- sensitive, and the element names are in exactly the same case as the column names of the table or view.

However, the root tag and row tag names are case-insensitive. The following example demonstrates case-sensitivity in this situation:

//Create the following table
create table casesensitive_table ("Id" number, NAME varchar2(255));

//insert name and id
insert into casesensitive_table values(1, 'Smith');

The following XML document is generated:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<Id>1</Id>
<NAME>Smith</NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

Note that the element name for the Id column matches the case of the column name.

Column Name to XML Element Name Mapping

For each row generated by the SQL query, the SQL identifier (column name) maps to an XML element in the generated XML document, as shown in the following example:

// Create the following table
create table emp_table (EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(4), LAST_NAME varchar2(25));
// Insert some data
insert into emp_table values(205, 'Higgins');

The SQL query, SELECT * FROM EMP_TABLE, generates the following XML document:

<?XML version="1.0"?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<EMPLOYEE_ID>205</EMPLOYEE_ID>
<LAST_NAME>Higgins</LAST_NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

The EMPLOYEE_ID and LAST_NAME database columns of the employees table map to the EMPLOYEE_ID and LAST_NAME elements of the generated XML document.

This section demonstrates how Oracle database handles the mapping of SQL identifiers to XML element names, when retrieving query results as XML from the database. The demonstration uses the specialchars table involving the some id column.

// Create the specialchars table
create table specialchars ("some id" number, name varchar2(255));

Note that the specialchars table has a column named some id that contains a blank space character. The space character is not allowed in an XML element name.

When retrieving the query results as XML, the SQL identifiers in the query select list can contain characters that are not valid in XML element names. When these SQL identifiers (such as column names) are mapped to XML element names, each of these characters is converted to a sequence of hexadecimal digits, derived from the Unicode encoding of the characters, bracketed by an introductory underscore, a lowercase x, and a trailing underscore.

Thus, the SQL query in the following example can be used to get a result as an XML document from the specialchars table:

select "some id", name from specialchars;

See Also:
"Characters with Special Meaning in XML"

Improving Default Mapping

You can improve the default mapping of SQL identifiers to XML element names by using the following techniques:

- Modify the source. Create an object-relational view over the source schema, and make that view the new source.

- Use cursor subqueries and cast-multiset constructs in the SQL query.

- Create an alias for the column or attribute names in the SQL query. Prefix the aliases with an at sign (@) to map them to XML attributes instead of XML elements.

- Modify the XML document. Use Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) to transform the XML document. Specify the XSL document and parameters. The transformation is done automatically after the XML document is generated from the relational data. Note that this may have an impact on performance.

- Specify the name of the root tag and row tag used in the XML document.

Object-Relational Data

ODP.NET can generate an XML document for data stored in object-relational columns, tables, and views, as shown in the following example:

// Create the following tables and types
CREATE TYPE "EmployeeType" AS OBJECT (EMPNO NUMBER, ENAME VARCHAR2(20));
/
CREATE TYPE EmployeeListType AS TABLE OF "EmployeeType";
/
CREATE TABLE mydept (DEPTNO NUMBER, DEPTNAME VARCHAR2(20),
EMPLIST EmployeeListType)
NESTED TABLE EMPLIST STORE AS EMPLIST_TABLE;
INSERT INTO mydept VALUES (1, 'depta',
EmployeeListType("EmployeeType"(1, 'empa')));

The following XML document is generated for the table:

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<DEPTNO>1</DEPTNO>
<DEPTNAME>depta</DEPTNAME>
<EMPLIST>
<EmployeeType>
<EMPNO>1</EMPNO>
<ENAME>empa</ENAME>
</EmployeeType>
</EMPLIST>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

ODP.NET encloses each item in a collection element, with the database type name of the element in the collection. The mydept table has a collection in the EMPLIST database column and each item in the collection is of type EmployeeType. Therefore, in the XML document, each item in the collection is enclosed in the type name EmployeeType, which appears in bold in the example.

NULL Values

If any database row has a column with a NULL value, then that column does not appear for that row in the generated XML document.

Data Manipulation Using XML

This section discusses making changes to the database data using XML.

Handling Date and Time Format

The generated XML DATE and TIMESTAMP formats are based on the standard XML Schema formats.

See Also:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028/datatypes.html#isoformats for more information on the XML Schema specification.

Saving Changes Using XML

Changes can be saved to database tables and views using XML data. However, insert, update, and delete operations cannot be combined in a single XML document. ODP.NET cannot accept a single XML document and determine which are insert, update, or delete changes.

The insert change must be in an XML document containing only rows to be inserted, the update changes only with rows to be updated, and the delete changes only with rows to be deleted.

For example, using the employees table that comes with the HR sample schema, you can specify the following query:

select employee_id, last_name from employees where employee_id = 205;

The following XML document is generated:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<EMPLOYEE_ID>205</EMPLOYEE_ID>
<LAST_NAME>Higgins</LAST_NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

To change the name of employee 205 from Higgins to Smith, specify the employees table and the XML data containing the changes as follows:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<EMPLOYEE_ID>205</EMPLOYEE_ID>
<LAST_NAME>Smith</LAST_NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

Characters with Special Meaning in Column Data

If the data in any of the elements in the XML document contains characters that have a special meaning in XML (see Table 3-18), these characters must be replaced with appropriate entity encoding, or be preceded by an escape character in the XML document, so that the data is stored correctly in the database table column. Otherwise, ODP.NET throws an exception.

The following example demonstrates how ODP.NET handles the angle bracket special characters in the column data, using entity encoding:

// Create the following table
create table specialchars ("id" number, name varchar2(255));

The following XML document can be used to insert values (1, '<Jones>') into the specialchars table. The XML entity encoding that represents the angle brackets appears in bold.

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<id>1</id >
<NAME>&lt;Jones&gt;</NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

Characters with Special Meaning in Table or View Name

If a table or view name has any non-alphanumeric characters other than an underscore (_), the table or view name must be enclosed in quotation marks.

For example, to save changes to a table with the name test'ing, the OracleCommand.XmlSaveProperties.TableName property must be set to "\"test'ing\"".

Case-Sensitivity in XML Element Name to Column Name Mapping

For each XML element that represents a row of data in the XML document, the child XML elements map to database column names. The mapping of the child element name to the column name is always case-sensitive, but the root tag and row tag names are case-insensitive. The following example demonstrates this case-sensitivity:

//Create the following table
create table casesensitive_table ("Id" number, NAME varchar2(255));

The following XML document can be used to insert values (1, Smith) into the casesensitive_table:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<Id>1</Id>
<NAME>Smith</NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

Note that the element name for the Id column matches the case of the column name.

XML Element Name to Column Name Mapping

This section describes how Oracle database handles the mapping of XML element names to column names when using XML for data manipulation in the database. The following specialchars table involving the some id column demonstrates this handling.

// Create the specialchars table
create table specialchars ("some id" number, name varchar2(255));

Note that the specialchars table has a column named some id that contains a blank space character. The space character is not allowed in an XML element name.

Saving Changes to a Table Using an XML Document

When an XML document is used to save changes to a table or view, the OracleCommand.XmlSaveProperties.UpdateColumnsList property is used to specify the list of columns to update or insert.

When an XML document is used to save changes to a column in a table or view, and the corresponding column name contains any of the characters that are not valid in an XML element name, the escaped column name must be specified in the UpdateColumnsList property as in the following example.

The following XML document can be used to insert values (2, <Jones>) into the specialchars table:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<some_x0020_id>2</some_x0020_id>
<NAME>&lt;Jones&gt;</NAME>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

The following example specifies the list of columns to update or insert:

/* Database Setup
connect scott/tiger@oracle
drop table specialchars;
create table specialchars ("some id" number, name varchar2(255));
insert into specialchars values (1, '<Jones>');
commit;
*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Xml;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class InsertUsingXmlDocSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connected Successfully");

// Create the command
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("", con);

// Set the XML command type to query.
cmd.XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Insert;

// Set the XML document
cmd.CommandText = "<?xml version = '1.0'?>\n" + "<ROWSET>\n" + "<ROW>\n" +
"<some_x0020_id>2</some_x0020_id>\n" + "<NAME>&lt;Jones&gt;</NAME>\n" +
"</ROW>\n" + "</ROWSET>\n";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.Table = "specialchars";

string[] ucols = new string[2];

ucols[0] = "some_x0020_id";
ucols[1] = "NAME";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.UpdateColumnsList = ucols;

// Insert rows
int rows = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

Console.WriteLine("Number of rows inserted successfully : {0} ", rows);

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

Improving Default Mapping

You can improve the default mapping by using the following techniques:

- Modify the target. Create an object-relational view over the target schema, and make the view the new target.

- Modify the XML document. Use XSLT to transform the XML document. Specify the XSL document and parameters. The transformation is done before the changes are saved. Note that this is may have an impact on performance.

- Specify the name of the row tag used in the XML document.

Object-Relational Data

Changes in an XML document can also be saved to object-relational data. Each item in a collection can be specified in one of the following ways in the XML document:

- By enclosing the database type name of the item as the XML element name.

- By enclosing the name of the database column holding the collection with _ITEM appended as the XML element name.

Multiple Tables

Oracle Database does not save changes to multiple relational tables that have been joined together. Oracle recommends that you create a view on those relational tables, and then update that view. If the view cannot be updated, triggers can be used instead.

See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for the description and syntax of the CREATE VIEW statement

Commit Transactions

When the changes in an XML document are made, either all the changes are committed, or if an error occurs, all changes are rolled back.

Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs) and .NET Custom Types

ODP.NET has the ability to represent Oracle UDTs found in the database as custom types in .NET applications. UDTs are useful in representing complex entities as a single object that can be shared among applications. Oracle products, such as Oracle Spatial and Oracle XML DB, use their own complex types frequently.

To represent Oracle UDTs as .NET custom types, applications must apply .NET attributes to custom classes and structs, and to their public fields and properties.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support UDTs and .NET Custom Types

To convert between UDTs and custom types, ODP.NET uses custom interfaces.

This section discusses the following topics:

- Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs)

- Custom Types

- Specifying Custom Type Mappings

- Converting Between Custom Types and Oracle UDTs

- Oracle UDT Attribute Mappings

- Oracle UDT Retrieval from OracleDataReader

- Oracle UDT Metadata Retrieval from OracleDataReader

- Oracle UDT Parameter Binding with OracleParameter

- Populating the DataSet with Oracle UDTs

- UDT Method Invocation

- Configuration Settings for Oracle UDTs

Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs)

Oracle Data Provider for .NET supports Oracle object types or user-defined types (UDTs), which are defined in the Oracle database.

There are two kinds of UDTs:

- Object types (Oracle Object)

- Collection types (which can be VARRAY types or nested table types)

Additionally, ODP.NET supports references (REF) to object types.

See Also:
"OracleRef Class"

The term UDT is used interchangeably with Oracle object types and abstract data types (ADTs).

See Also:
Oracle Database Object-Relational Developer's Guide for complete descriptions of object types

The name of the Oracle UDT is case-sensitive and must be in the form schema_name.type_name.

UDT samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\\ORACLE_HOME\ODP.NET\Samples\UDT directory.

Custom Types

Oracle Data Provider for .NET supports UDTs by representing Oracle UDTs defined in the database as .NET types, that is, custom types. For every Oracle UDT that the application wishes to fetch and manipulate, one custom type factory and one custom type are needed. The custom factory class is solely responsible for instantiating the custom type. ODP.NET uses the interfaces implemented on the custom factory classes to instantiate custom types at run time. Custom types define the mapping between the Oracle UDT attributes or elements to the .NET members. ODP.NET uses the interfaces implemented on the custom type instances to transfer values between the Oracle UDT and the custom type at run time.

Custom types can be .NET classes or structures. They can represent either Oracle Objects or Oracle Collections. Custom types can be implemented manually by the application developer or generated through an ODP.NET code generation tool.

Once the factory class and the custom type are defined and meet the implementation requirements, the application may set ODP.NET to automatically discover the mapping between the Oracle UDT and the custom type. This discovery process is based on the attribute that is applied on the custom factory class. Alternatively, the application can provide an explicit mapping through a configuration file.

Oracle Collections can be represented as an array of .NET Types. For example, an Oracle Collection type of NUMBER can be mapped to an int[]. Moreover, an Oracle Collection type of an Oracle UDT can be mapped to an array of the custom type.

Custom types must adhere to certain requirements in order for ODP.NET to represent Oracle UDTs as custom types. These requirements are as follows:

Required Custom Type Implementations

This section lists the required implementations for a custom .NET class or structure.

- Oracle.DataAcess.Types.IOracleCustomType interface implementation
This interface is used for conversions between custom types and Oracle UDTs.

The interface methods are implemented using the static methods of the OracleUdt class.

- Custom Type Factories
A custom type factory is used to create an instance of a custom type. A custom type factory is an implementation of either the IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface, the IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface, or both interfaces, as follows:

- To create a custom type that represents an Oracle Object, the custom type or a separate custom type factory class must implement the Oracle.DataAccess.Types.IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface.

- To create a custom type that represents an Oracle Collection, the custom type or a separate custom type factory class must implement the Oracle.DataAccess.Types.IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface and the Oracle.DataAccess.Types.IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface.

- To create an array type that represents an Oracle Collection, a custom type factory class must implement the Oracle.DataAccess.Types.IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface.

- Custom Type Member Mapping Attributes
The custom type member mapping attributes specify the mapping between custom type members and either Oracle object attributes or Oracle collection elements.

There are two types of custom type member mapping attributes:

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute
This attribute specifies the mapping between custom type members and Oracle object attributes for custom types that represent Oracle objects. This attribute must be applied to each custom type member (either field or property) that represents an Oracle Object attribute.

Note:
Not all Oracle object attributes need to be mapped to custom type members. If there is no OracleObjectMappingAttribute for a particular object attribute, ODP.NET ignores that object attribute when converting between Oracle objects and custom types.

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute
This attribute specifies the custom type member that stores the elements of an Oracle collection for custom types representing Oracle collections.The attribute must be specified on only one of the custom type members.

- Oracle.DataAcess.Types.INullable interface implementation
This interface is used to determine if an instance of a custom type represents a null UDT. The IsNull property of the interface enables applications and ODP.NET to determine whether or not the UDT is null.

- Static Null field
The public static Null property is used to return a null UDT. This property returns a custom type with an IsNull property that returns true.

Optional Custom Type Implementations

The following are optional:

- IXMLSerializable
The IXMLSerializable interface is used in the .NET 2.0 framework to enable conversion between the custom type and its XML representation.This interface is only used if the serialization and deserialization of a custom type is needed in the DataSet.

- Static Parse and Public ToString methods
These methods enable conversion between the custom type and its string representation.

These methods are invoked when a DataGrid control is used to accept changes and display instance values.

- Type Inheritance
Type Inheritance refers to the process of deriving an Oracle UDT in the database from a super type.

If the custom type represents an Oracle UDT that is derived from a super type, the custom class should follow the same type hierarchy, that is, the custom class should be derived from another custom class that represents the super type defined in the database.

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute
The OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute object specifies the mapping between a custom type (or an array type) and an Oracle UDT.

There must be a unique custom type factory for each Oracle UDT used by the application as follows:

- Oracle Object Types:
The custom type factory must return a custom type that only represents the specified Oracle Object Type.

- Oracle Collection Types:
The custom type factory may return a custom type that can be used by other Oracle Collection Types. This is common when an array type is used to represent an Oracle Collection, for example, when an int[] is used to represent a collection of NUMBERs.

If the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute is not specified, then custom type mappings must be specified through XML configuration files, that is, machine.config, and either app.config for Windows applications or web.config for web applications.

See Also:

- "IOracleCustomType Interface"

- "OracleRef Class"

- "IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface"

Specifying Custom Type Mappings

After creating a custom type, the application must specify a custom type mapping that maps the custom type to an Oracle UDT in the database. This can be done using a custom type factory or XML in configuration files.

Using XML to specify custom type mappings has priority, if both techniques have been implemented. At run time, if ODP.NET finds custom type mappings specified in configuration files, it ignores any custom type mappings specified through the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute object.

Custom type mappings cannot be specified using synonyms, regardless of whether or not the mapping is provided through the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute object or the XML configuration file.

See Also:
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio help sections on User-Defined Types Node, under Server Explorer for Visual Studio 2005 and Oracle Explorer for Visual Studio 2003, for further information on UDT mapping

This section contains these topics:

- "Using a Custom Type Factory to Specify Custom Type Mappings"

- "Using XML in Configuration Files to Specify Custom Type Mappings"

Using a Custom Type Factory to Specify Custom Type Mappings

The application can specify a custom type mapping using a custom type factory. The application supplies the name of the Oracle UDT, in the format schema_name.type_name, to an OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute object and applies the name to the corresponding custom type factory. A custom type factory is a class or struct that implements either or both the IOracleCustomTypeFactory and IOracleArrayTypeFactory interfaces.

Note that for each Oracle UDT used by the application, there must be a unique custom type factory. Additionally, for Oracle Object Types, the custom type factory must return a custom type that uniquely represents the specified Oracle Object Type. For Oracle Collection Types, the custom type factory returns a custom type that can be used by other Oracle Collection Types. This is common when an custom type that is an array type represents an Oracle Collection, that is, when an int[] is used to represent a collection of NUMBERs.

At run time, using reflection programming, ODP.NET discovers all the custom type mappings specified by the application through the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute object.

Note:
The UDT name that is specified in the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute may not contain a period.

Using XML in Configuration Files to Specify Custom Type Mappings

The application can specify a custom type mapping with XML in configuration files, for example: using machine.config, and either app.config for Windows applications or web.config for web applications.

The custom type mappings must be specified in the oracle.dataaccess.client configuration section group. Each custom type mapping must be added to the collection of custom type mappings using the XML element <add>.

Each custom type mapping is consists of a name attribute and a value attribute. The name attribute may be any user-specified name that represents the custom type mapping. The value attribute must begin with udtMapping and be followed by the required and optional attributes listed below.

Required Attributes

- factoryName
The case-sensitive assembly qualified name of the custom type factory class or struct.

If the assembly that defines the custom type factory does not have a strong name, then a partial assembly name consisting of just the assembly name is sufficient. In the case of strongly named assemblies, a complete assembly name is required. It must include the assembly name, the Version, Culture, PublicKeyToken.

- typeName
The case-sensitive name of the UDT defined in the database. By default all UDTs are created in the database with upper case names

- schemaName
The case-sensitive schema in which the UDT is defined in the database. By default all schemas are created in the database with upper case names

Optional Attributes

- dataSource
If specified, indicates that the custom type mapping applies only to Oracle UDTs defined in the database that the application connects to, as specified by the TNS name alias.

The Data Source is case-insensitive.

The following is an example of the format of the XML that can be specified in the configuration file for .NET 2.0:

<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="Person" value="udtMapping factoryName='Sample.PersonFactory,
Sample, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
typeName='PERSON' schemaName='SCOTT' dataSource='oracle'"/>
<add name="Student" value="udtMapping factoryName='Sample.StudentFactory,
Sample, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
typeName='STUDENT' schemaName='SCOTT'"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>

Using Custom Type Mappings

During data retrieval, the application uses the custom type mappings to convert an Oracle UDT to a custom type. When data is provided back to the database through an input or input/output parameter, or by an update through an Oracle REF, the application uses the mappings to convert the custom type to an Oracle UDT.

In the case of input and input/output parameters, the application must also set the OracleParameter UdtTypeName property to the user-defined type name of the parameter.

In certain cases, where Oracle UDTs are part of a type hierarchy, the custom type must be instantiated as a specific type in the type hierarchy. The Oracle UDT provided by the custom type mapping must a subtype of the Oracle UDT specified by the OracleParameter UdtTypeName property.

For example, the parameter for a stored procedure is of type, SCOTT.PERSON and has a subtype, SCOTT.STUDENT. The application has a custom class instance that represents SCOTT.STUDENT. The UdtTypeName is set to SCOTT.PERSON, but the custom type mapping indicates that the custom class is mapped to SCOTT.STUDENT and overrides the UdtTypeName when it instantiates the Oracle UDT. Thus, ODP.NET instantiates and binds Oracle UDTs appropriately when the custom object represents an Oracle UDT that is a subtype of the parameter type.

Converting Between Custom Types and Oracle UDTs

ODP.NET can convert between Oracle UDTs and custom types, if the proper attribute mappings are specified and the custom types are defined properly.

ODP.NET performs a conversion whenever an Oracle UDT is fetched as:

- In, out, in/out parameters bound for SQL or PL/SQL execution
The DbType property of OracleParameter must be set to DbType.Object or the OracleDbType property must be set to OracleDbType.Object or OracleDbType.Array.

For parameters that are user-defined types, the UdtTypeName property of the OracleParameter object must be always set to the parameter type.

Note: The UdtTypeName may differ from the Oracle UDT specified in the custom type mapping. This is the case when the parameter type is a super type of the Oracle UDT that the custom type represents.

- Column value retrieved from an OracleDataReader object
If the application requests for the value either through the GetValue, GetValues, GetOracleValue, GetOracleValues, GetProviderSpecificValue, or GetProviderSpecificValues methods or the Item[] property for a UDT column, ODP.NET finds the corresponding custom type that represents the Oracle UDT and carries out the proper conversion.

- Part of a Resultset that populates the DataSet
If the application populates the DataSet with a result that contains UDTs using the Fill method on the OracleDataAdapter, the DataSet is populated with custom types that represent Oracle UDTs. With ADO.NET 2.0, the DataSet is populated with custom types for UDT columns regardless of whether the ReturnProviderSpecificTypes on the OracleDataAdapter is set to true or false.

- A Object referenced through a REF
When an Object referenced by a REF is retrieved, the custom type that represents the Oracle UDT is returned.

The application can use the OracleUdtFetchOption method to control the copy of the Object that is returned as follows:

- If the OracleUdtFetchOption.Cache option is specified and a cached copy of the object exists, the cached copy is immediately returned. If no cached copy exists, the latest object copy from the database is cached and returned.

- If the OracleUdtFetchOption.Server option is specified, the latest object copy from the database is cached and returned. If the object is already cached, the latest object copy overwrites the existing one.

- If the OracleUdtFetchOption.TransactionCache option is specified, there are two possibilities within the same transaction:

- If the object copy was previously retrieved using the Server or TransactionCache option, the TransactionCache option behavior becomes equivalent to the Cache option behavior.

- If the object copy was not previously retrieved using the Server or TransactionCache option, the TransactionCache option behavior becomes equivalent to the Server option behavior.

Oracle UDT Attribute Mappings

Table 3-19 lists valid mappings of attributes (for objects) and elements (for collections), between Oracle UDT types and custom object types which can be either .NET types or Oracle provider-specific types (ODP.NET types).

Oracle collections do not have to map to a custom class. They can map to arrays of a specific type. Table 3-19 indicates those collections with elements of a specified Oracle type that can map to arrays of a .NET Type or a provider-specific type. For example, if an Oracle Collection is a VARRAY of NUMBER(8), it can map to a typeof(int[]). This eliminates the need to construct a class that only holds an int[].

For .NET 2.0, Oracle Collections can be mapped to Nullable types. This allows .NET 2.0 applications to obtain a nullable int[] which can hold null values in the int[].

Note that Oracle UDT attributes and elements cannot be mapped to object or object[].

Table 3-19 Attribute Mappings Between UDTs and Custom Object Types

Type of UDT Attribute or Element

.NET Type

ODP.NET Type

BFILE #1

System.Byte[]

OracleBFile

BINARY FLOAT

System.Byte, System.Int16, System.Int32, System.Int64, System.Single, System.Double, System.Decimal

OracleDecimal

BINARY DOUBLE

System.Byte, System.Int16, System.Int32, System.Int64, System.Single, System.Double, System.Decimal

OracleDecimal

BLOB

System.Byte[]

OracleBlob

CHAR

System.Char[], System.String

OracleString

CLOB

System.Char[], System.String

OracleClob

DATE

System.DateTime

OracleDate

INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

System.TimeSpan,

OracleIntervalDS

INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

System.Int64

OracleIntervalYM

LONG RAW

System.Byte[]

OracleBinary

NCHAR

System.Char[], System.String

OracleString

NCLOB

System.Char[], System.String

OracleClob

Nested Table

custom type, .NET type[], or custom type[]

ODP Type[]

NUMBER

System.Byte, System.Int16, System.Int32, System.Int64, System.Single, System.Double, System.Decimal

OracleDecimal

NVARCHAR2

System.Char[], System.String

OracleString

Object Type

custom type

N/A

RAW

System.Byte[]

OracleBinary

REF

System.String

OracleRef

TIMESTAMP

System.DateTime

OracleTimeStamp

TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

System.DateTime

OracleTimeStampLTZ

TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE

System.DateTime

OracleTimeStampTZ

VARCHAR2

System.Char[], System.String

OracleString

VARRAY

custom type, .NET type[], or custom type[]

ODP Type[]

Notes:

1. Conversion from a System.Byte[] to a BFILE is not supported, and therefore, System.Byte[] only represents a BFILE in read-only scenarios.

Oracle UDT Retrieval from OracleDataReader

In order to retrieve Oracle UDTs from the OracleDataReader, an application must specify a custom type mapping that determines the type that will represent the Oracle UDT. Once a custom type mapping has been specified and any necessary custom types have been created, the application can retrieve Oracle UDTs.

Table 3-20 shows the type and value returned from an OracleDataReader object based on the method invoked, the column type, and whether or not there is a valid Custom type mapping.

Note:
PS Object refers to a provider-specific object.

Table 3-20 Type and Value Returned from OracleDataReader Object

OracleDataReader method/property invocation

Column Data Type

Custom Type Mapping

Value Returned for Oracle UDT

NULL Value Returned for Oracle UDT

Item[index], Item[name], GetValue(), GetValues()

Object, Collection

none

Exception thrown

Exception thrown

Item[index], Item[name], GetValue(), GetValues()

Object

schema.type

custom object

DBNull.Value

Item[index], Item[name], GetValue(), GetValues()

Collection

schema.type

custom object | custom object[] | .NET Type[] | PS object[]

DBNull.Value

Item[index], Item[name], GetValue(), GetValues()

REF

none | schema.type

string (HEX)

DBNull.Value

GetString()

REF

none | schema.type

string (HEX)

Exception thrown

GetProviderSpecificValue(), GetProviderSpecificValues(), GetOracleValue(), GetOracleValues()

Object, Collection

schema.type

custom object

custom type.Null

GetProviderSpecificValue(), GetProviderSpecificValues(), GetOracleValue(), GetOracleValues()

Collection

schema.type

custom object[] | .NET Type[] | PS object[]

null

GetProviderSpecificValue(), GetProviderSpecificValues(), GetOracleValue(), GetOracleValues(), GetOracleRef()

REF

none | schema.type

OracleRef

OracleRef.Null

GetOracleString()

REF

none | schema.type

OracleString (HEX)

OracleString.Null

See Also:
"Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object"

Oracle UDT Metadata Retrieval from OracleDataReader

An OracleDataReader object can return metadata used to determine the custom type that represents an Oracle UDT when a .NET Type or Provider-Specific Type accessor is invoked. The same custom type is used when populating the DataSet using the OracleDataAdapter.Fill method.

Table 3-21 shows the values returned from the OracleDataReader GetFieldType and GetProviderSpecificFieldType methods that specify the .NET type of the column.

Table 3-21 Values Returned from OracleDataReader Methods

OracleDataReader Method/Property invocation

Column Data Type

Custom Type Mapping

Return Value

GetFieldType(index)

Object, Collection

none

Exception thrown

GetFieldType(index)

Object

schema.type

typeof(custom type)

GetFieldType(index)

Collection

schema.type

typeof(custom type) | typeof(custom type[])) | typeof(.NET type[])) | typeof(PS type[])

GetFieldType(index)

REF

none | schema.type

typeof(string)

GetProviderSpecificFieldType(index)

Object, Collection

none

Exception thrown

GetProviderSpecificFieldType(index)

Object,

schema.type

typeof(custom type)

GetProviderSpecificFieldType(index)

Collection

schema.type

typeof(custom type) | typeof(custom type[])) | typeof(.NET type[])) | typeof(PS type[])

GetProviderSpecificFieldType(index)

REF

none | schema.type

typeof(OracleRef)

Oracle UDT Parameter Binding with OracleParameter

This section discusses using UDT output and input parameter bindings with an OracleParameter object.

See Also:
"Parameter Binding"

This section contains these topics:

- Guidelines for Binding UDT Input and Output Parameters

- UDT Input Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

- UDT Output Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

Guidelines for Binding UDT Input and Output Parameters

Developers must consider the following when using UDT parameter bindings with an OracleParameter object.

- The UdtTypeName property must be set. Binding is based on the UdtTypeName property regardless of the parameter direction.

Note:
The UdtTypeName may differ from the Oracle UDT specified in the custom type mapping. This occurs when the parameter type is a super type of the Oracle UDT that the custom type represents.

- In case of Input/Output binding, the behavior is the same as Input and Output parameters.

- For Input parameter values, the bind value is converted to the UDT specified by the custom type mapping.

- For Output parameters:

- If the value being returned is an Oracle Object or Collection, it is converted to a custom type or array type as specified by the custom type mapping. The value returned is always a custom type or an array type, regardless of whether the property most recently set was DbType or OracleDbType.

- If the value being returned is a REF, then no custom type mapping is required.

UDT Input Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

Only certain combinations of these OracleParameter property values, DbType, OracleDbType, and UdtTypeName, can exist on the OracleParameter object. OracleParameter objects cannot be set to combinations that are not listed.

Table 3-22 describes the valid ways of binding input parameters for Oracle UDTs.

The last column indicates the Oracle type that ODP.NET converts the OracleParameter value to before binding.

Table 3-22 Valid Ways to Bind Input Parameters for Oracle UDTs

OracleParameter. Value

OracleParameter. DbType or OracleParameter. OracleDbType

OracleParameter. UdtTypeName

Custom Type Mappings

Oracle Type converted to before Binding

custom object | custom object[] |.NET object[] |PS object[] | String (HEX) | OracleString(HEX) | OracleRef

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array | OracleDbType.Ref |

not set

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

custom object[] |.NET object[] |PS object[]

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

none

Exception thrown

custom object

DbType.Object

schema.type

schema.type

Specified UDT is instantiated. Value is bound as Object or Collection, based on the UdtTypeName property

custom object

OracleDbType.Object

schema.type

schema.type

Specified UDT is instantiated. schema.type must represent an object.

custom object

OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

schema.type

Specified UDT is instantiated. schema.type must represent a collection.

.NET object[] | PS object[] | custom object[]

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

schema.type

UDT specified by OracleParameter.UdtTypeName is instantiated.

.NET object[] | PS object[] | custom object[]

OracleDbType.Object

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

custom object |.NET object[] |PS object[] custom object[]

OracleDbType.Ref

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

String (HEX) | OracleString (HEX) | OracleRef

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

Char[] (HEX) | String (HEX) |OracleString (HEX) | OracleRef

OracleDbType.Ref

schema.type

none | schema.type

A REF

UDT Output Parameter Binding with OracleParameters

Only certain combinations of these OracleParameter property values, DbType, OracleDbType, and UdtTypeName, can exist on the OracleParameter object. OracleParameter objects cannot be set to combinations that are not listed.

Table 3-23 shows the supported ODP.NET output parameter bindings of Oracle database objects.

The last column indicates the type that ODP.NET converts the OracleParameter value to before binding.

Table 3-23 Valid Ways to Bind Output Parameters for Oracle UDTs

Type returned from Oracle

OracleParameter. DbType

OracleParameter. UdtTypeName

Custom Type Mappings

Type converted to

Object/Collection/REF

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array | OracleDbType.Ref

not set

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

Object/Collection

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

none

Exception thrown

Object

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object

schema.type

schema.type

custom object

Object

OracleDbType.Array | OracleDbType.Ref

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

Collection

OracleDbType.Array | DbType.Object

schema.type

schema.type

custom object | custom object[] | .NET object[] | PS object[]

Collection

OracleDbType.Ref | OracleDbType.Object

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

REF

DbType.Object | OracleDbType.Object | OracleDbType.Array

schema.type

none | schema.type

Exception thrown

REF

OracleDbType.Ref

schema.type

none | schema.type

OracleRef

See Also:

- "Parameter Binding"

- "Typed OracleDataReader Accessors"

Populating the DataSet with Oracle UDTs

The DataSet is a disconnected result set. With ADO.NET 2.0, both .NET types and provider-specific types can be used to populate the DataSet. This section describes the types used to populate the DataSet when the column is an Oracle UDT.

Table 3-24 lists the types that populate the DataSet column, based on the Oracle column type, the ReturnProviderSpecificTypes property of the DataAdapter, the existence of a custom type mapping, the DataSet column type, the DataSet column value, and the DataSet column null value.

Table 3-24 Types that Populate the DataSet with ADO.NET 2.0

Oracle Column Type

ReturnProvider- SpecificTypes Property

Custom Type Mappings

DataSet Column Type

DataSet Column Value

DataSet Column Null Value

Object / Collection

False/True

none

Exception thrown

Exception thrown

Exception thrown

Object / Collection

False

schema.type

typeof(custom type)

custom object

DbNull.Value

Object / Collection

True

schema.type

typeof(custom type)

custom object

custom object.Null

Collection

False

schema.type

typeof(custom type[])| typeof(.NET type[]) | typeof(PS type[])

.NET type[] | PS object[] | custom object[]

DbNull.Value

Collection

True

schema.type

typeof(custom type[])| typeof(.NET type[]) | typeof(PS type[])

.NET type[] | PS object[] | custom object[]

null

REF

False

none | schema.type

typeof(string)

string/HEX

DbNull.Value

REF

True

none | schema.type

typeof(OracleRef)

OracleRef

OracleRef.Null

UDT Method Invocation

ODP.NET supports invocation of methods defined for a UDT on the database. This can be accomplished by doing the following:

1. Set the CommandType as CommandType.StoredProcedure.

2. Set the CommandText as "type_name.procedure_name"

3. Execute the command using any of the Execute methods on the OracleCommand object.

For instance functions, the parameters are as follows:

- The first parameter must be the return value.

- The second parameter must be the UDT instance on which the instance method is invoked, which is the instance of the .NET custom object.

- Subsequent parameters are for the function.

For instance procedures, the first parameter must be the UDT instance.

For static methods, the UDT instance is not needed.

Configuration Settings for Oracle UDTs

ODP.NET exposes two configuration settings to determine how ODP.NET handles Oracle UDTs.

- StatementCacheWithUdts

- UdtCacheSize

These configuration settings can be specified as machine-wide settings for a particular version of ODP.NET, using the registry key with the name that exists under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ODP.NET\Assembly_Version. The configuration settings specified in the registry can be overridden if an entry is created in the machine.config for .NET framework-wide settings, or in the app.config or web.config for application-specific settings. For details on configuring ODP.NET, see "Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET".

StatementCacheWithUdts

StatementCacheWithUdts specifies whether or not ODP.NET caches Oracle UDTs retrieved by a SELECT statement along with the statement when it is returned to the statement cache. Possible values are 1 - Yes (the default) or 0 - No.

For the value of 1, the Oracle UDTs are cached along with the statements. Therefore, the memory that contained the UDTs can be re-used; subsequent executions of the same statement do not require additional memory. This may result in an overall higher performance.

For the value of 0, ODP.NET frees the memory for the retrieved Oracle UDTs before the statement is returned to the statement cache. This may result in poorer performance because subsequent executions will require new memory allocations.

UdtCacheSize

UdtCacheSize specifies the size of the object cache for each connection that ODP.NET uses when retrieving and manipulating Oracle UDTs. The value for this setting must be specified in kilobytes (KB) with the default 4096KB, equivalent to 4 MB.

This configuration setting is used to determine how frequently the objects in the object cache will be purged (using an LRU approach) as the limit of the object cache size approaches.

Bulk Copy

ODP.NET provides a Bulk Copy feature which enables applications to efficiently load large amounts of data from a table in one database to another table in the same or a different database.

The ODP.NET Bulk Copy feature uses a direct path load approach, which is similar to, but not the same as Oracle SQL*Loader. Using direct path load is faster than conventional loading (using conventional SQL INSERT statements). Conventional loading formats Oracle data blocks and writes the data blocks directly to the data files. Bulk Copy eliminates considerable processing overhead.

The ODP.NET Bulk Copy feature can load data into older Oracle databases.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support Bulk Copy.

See Also:
"System Requirements" to learn which versions of the Oracle Database ODP.NET interoperates with

The ODP.NET Bulk Copy feature is subject to the same basic restrictions and integrity constraints for direct path loads, as discussed in the next few sections.

Data Types Supported by Bulk Copy

Bulk Copy supports the following Oracle database data types:

- NUMBER

- BINARY_DOUBLE

- BINARY_FLOAT

- CHAR

- NCHAR

- VARCHAR2

- NVARCHAR2

- LONG

- CLOB

- BLOB

- DATE

- TIMESTAMP

- TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE

- TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

- INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

- INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

Bulk copy does not support overwrites.

Restrictions on Oracle Bulk Copy of a Single Partition

- The table that contains the partition cannot have any global indexes defined on it.

- The tables that the partition is a member of cannot have referential and check constraints enabled.

- Enabled triggers are not allowed.

Integrity Constraints Affecting Oracle Bulk Copy

During a Oracle bulk copy, some integrity constraints are automatically enabled or disabled, as follows:

Enabled Constraints

During an Oracle bulk copy, the following constraints are automatically enabled by default:

- NOT NULL

- UNIQUE

- PRIMARY KEY (unique-constraints on not-null columns)

NOT NULL constraints are checked at column array build time. Any row that violates the NOT NULL constraint is rejected.

UNIQUE constraints are verified when indexes are rebuilt at the end of the load. The index is left in an Index Unusable state if it violates a UNIQUE constraint.

Disabled Constraints

During an Oracle bulk copy, the following constraints are automatically disabled by default:

- CHECK constraints

- Referential constraints (FOREIGN KEY)

If the EVALUATE CHECK_CONSTRAINTS clause is specified, then CHECK constraints are not automatically disabled. The CHECK constraints are evaluated during a direct path load and any row that violates the CHECK constraint is rejected.

Database Insert Triggers

Table insert triggers are disabled when a direct path load begins. After the rows are loaded and indexes rebuilt, any triggers that were disabled are automatically reenabled. The log file lists all triggers that were disabled for the load. There should be no errors reenabling triggers.

Unlike integrity constraints, insert triggers are not reapplied to the whole table when they are enabled. As a result, insert triggers do not fire for any rows loaded on the direct path. When using the direct path, the application must ensure that any behavior associated with insert triggers is carried out for the new rows.

Field Defaults

Default column specifications defined in the database are not available with direct path loading. Fields for which default values are desired must be specified with the DEFAULTIF clause. If a DEFAULTIF clause is not specified and the field is NULL, then a null value is inserted into the database.

See Also:
Chapter 17, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Bulk Copy Classes"

Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Support

Oracle Database Advanced Queuing (AQ) provides database-integrated message queuing functionality. Oracle Database AQ is built on top of Oracle Streams and leverages the functions of Oracle Database so that messages can be stored persistently, propagated between queues on different computers and databases, and transmitted using Oracle Net Services and HTTP(S).

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support the AQ .NET classes.

See Also:
Oracle Database Advanced Queuing User's Guide

As Oracle Database AQ is implemented in database tables, all operational benefits of high availability, scalability, and reliability are also applicable to queue data. Oracle Database AQ supports standard database features such as recovery, restart, and security.

The following items discuss Oracle Database AQ concepts:

- Queues and Queue Tables
Messages enqueued in a queue are stored in a queue table. A queue table must be created before creating a queue based on it. Use the DBMS_AQADM PL/SQL package or Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio to create and administer queue tables and queues.

Queues are represented by OracleAQQueue objects.

See Also:
"OracleAQQueue Class"

- Single-Consumer and Multiple-Consumer Queues
A single-consumer queue is created based on a single consumer queue table. Messages enqueued in a single-consumer queue can be dequeued by only a single consumer.

A multiple-consumer queue is based on a multiple-consumer queue table. This queue supports queue subscribers and message recipients.

- Message Recipients
A message producer can submit a list of recipients when enqueuing a message. This allows for a unique set of recipients for each message in the queue. The recipient list associated with the message overrides the subscriber list, if any, associated with the queue. The recipients need not be in the subscriber list. However, recipients can be selected from among the subscribers.The Recipients property of an OracleAQMessage can be used to specify the recipients to a specific message in terms of OracleAQAgent objects.

See Also:

- "Recipients"

- "OracleAQAgent Class"

- Enqueue
Messages are enqueued when producer applications push the messages into a queue. This is accomplished by calling the Enqueue method on an OracleAQQueue object. Multiple messages can be enqueued using the EnqueueArray method.

See Also:

- "Enqueue"

- "EnqueueArray"

- Dequeue
Messages are dequeued when consumer applications pull the messages from a queue. This is accomplished by calling the Dequeue method on an OracleAQQueue object. Multiple messages can be dequeued using the DequeueArray method.

See Also:

- "Dequeue"

- "DequeueArray"

- Listen
Subscriber applications can use a Listen call to monitor multiple queues for subscriptions on different queues. This is a more scalable solution for cases where a subscriber application has subscribed to many queues and wishes to receive messages that arrive in any of the queues.This is accomplished by calling the Listen method of the OracleAQQueue class, passing the list of subscriptions in form of an array.

See Also:
"Listen"

- Notification
Subscriber applications can utilize the notification mechanism to get notifications about message availability in a queue. The applications can decide to skip or dequeue the message from the queue based on the information received.

A subscriber application must register for event notification on the queues from which it wants to receive notifications. This is represented by the MessageAvailable event on OracleAQQueue. The event is triggered when messages matching the subscriptions arrive.

Notifications can be registered as regular or grouping notifications. A time out value for these notifications can also be specified. Various notification options can be set using the OracleAQQueue.Notification property. Notifications set on an OracleAQQueue object gets cancelled automatically when the object gets disposed.

See Also:

- "MessageAvailable Event"

- "Notification"

- Buffered Messaging
In buffered messaging, messages reside in a shared memory area. This makes it faster than persistent messaging. The messages are written to disk only when the total memory consumption of buffered messages approaches the available shared memory limit. Buffered messaging is ideal for applications that do not require the reliability and transaction support of Oracle Database AQ persistent messaging.

Buffered and persistent messages use the same single-consumer or multi-consumer queues, and the same administrative and operational interfaces. They are distinguished from each other by a delivery mode parameter. When an application enqueues a message to an Oracle Database AQ queue, it sets the delivery mode parameter as well.

The delivery mode parameter can be set on OracleAQMessage by modifying the DeliveryMode property. Buffered messaging is supported in all queue tables created with compatibility 8.1 or higher.

See Also:
"DeliveryMode"

Using ODP.NET for Advanced Queuing

.NET applications can use ODP.NET to access all the operational features of AQ such as Enqueuing, Dequeuing, Listen, and Notification.

Table 3-25 maps the AQ features to their corresponding ODP.NET implementation.

Table 3-25 Mapping AQ Features with their ODP.NET Implementation

Functionality

ODP.NET Implementation

Create a Message

Create an OracleAQMessage object

Enqueue a single message

Specify the message as OracleAQMessage, queue as OracleAQQueue and enqueue options on OracleAQQueue, call OracleAQQueue.Enqueue

Enqueue multiple messages

Specify the messages as an OracleAQMessage array in OracleAQQueue.EnqueueArray

Dequeue a single message

Specify dequeue options on OracleAQQueue and call OracleAQQueue.Dequeue

Dequeue multiple messages

Call OracleAQQueue.DequeueArray

Listen for messages on Queue(s)

Call OracleAQQueue.Listen.To listen on multiple queues use static Listen method of OracleAQQueue

Message Notifications

Use OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable Event along with the NotificationConsumers property

Note:
AQ samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODP.NET\Samples directory.

Enqueuing and Dequeuing Example

The following example demonstrates enqueuing and dequeuing messages using a single consumer queue. The first part of the example performs the requisite database setup for the database user, SCOTT. The second part of the example demonstrates enqueuing and dequeuing messages.

-- Part I: Database setup required for this demo

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- SQL to grant appropriate privilege to database user, SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
SQL> ALTER USER SCOTT ACCOUNT UNLOCK IDENTIFIED BY Pwd4Sct;
User altered.
SQL> GRANT ALL ON DBMS_AQADM TO scott;

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PL/SQL to create queue-table and queue and start queue for SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab',
queue_payload_type=>'RAW',
multiple_consumers=>FALSE);

DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE(
queue_name=>'scott.test_q',
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab');

DBMS_AQADM.START_QUEUE(queue_name=>'scott.test_q');
END;
/

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PL/SQL to stop queue and drop queue & queue-table from SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.STOP_QUEUE('scott.test_q');

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE(
queue_name => 'scott.test_q',
auto_commit => TRUE);

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table => 'scott.test_q_tab',
force => FALSE,
auto_commit => TRUE);
END;
/
-- End of Part I, database setup.

//Part II: Enqueuing and dequeuing messages
//C#
using System;
using System.Text;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

namespace ODPSample
{
/// <summary>
/// Demonstrates Enqueuing and Dequeuing raw message
/// using a single consumer queue
/// </summary>
class EnqueueDequeue
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create connection
string constr = "user id=scott;password=Pwd4Sct;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);

// Create queue
OracleAQQueue queue = new OracleAQQueue("scott.test_q", con);

try
{
// Open connection
con.Open();

// Begin txn for enqueue
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();

// Set message type for the queue
queue.MessageType = OracleAQMessageType.Raw;

// Prepare message and RAW payload
OracleAQMessage enqMsg = new OracleAQMessage();
byte[] bytePayload = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
enqMsg.Payload = bytePayload;

// Prepare to Enqueue
queue.EnqueueOptions.Visibility = OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit;

// Enqueue message
queue.Enqueue(enqMsg);

Console.WriteLine("Enqueued Message Payload      : "
+ ByteArrayToString(enqMsg.Payload as byte[]));
Console.WriteLine("MessageId of Enqueued Message : "
+ ByteArrayToString(enqMsg.MessageId));

// Enqueue txn commit
txn.Commit();

// Begin txn for Dequeue
txn = con.BeginTransaction();

// Prepare to Dequeue
queue.DequeueOptions.Visibility = OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit;
queue.DequeueOptions.Wait = 10;

// Dequeue message
OracleAQMessage deqMsg = queue.Dequeue();

Console.WriteLine("Dequeued Message Payload      : "
+ ByteArrayToString(deqMsg.Payload as byte[]));
Console.WriteLine("MessageId of Dequeued Message : "
+ ByteArrayToString(deqMsg.MessageId));

// Dequeue txn commit
txn.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
}
finally
{
// Close/Dispose objects
queue.Dispose();
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

// Function to convert byte[] to string
static private string ByteArrayToString(byte[] byteArray)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int n = 0; n < byteArray.Length; n++)
{
sb.Append((int.Parse(byteArray[n].ToString())).ToString("X"));
}
return sb.ToString();
}
}
}

Continuous Query Notification Support

Oracle Data Provider for .NET provides a notification framework that supports Continuous Query Notification, enabling applications to receive client-side notifications when there is a change in a query result set, schema objects, or the state of the database, even if no Oracle Data Provider for .NET database connection exists. Using Continuous Query Notification, an application can maintain the validity of the client-side cache (for example, the ADO.NET DataSet) easily. Continuous Query Notification was previously known as Database Change Notification.

Note:
Continuous Query Notification is not supported in a .NET stored procedure.

Using the notification framework, applications can specify a query result set as a registered query for notification request on the database, and create this notification registration to maintain the validity of the query result set. When there is a change on the database that could affect the client-side cache's query results, the notification framework notifies the application.

Note:
The content of a change notification is referred to as an invalidation message. It indicates that the query result set is now invalid and provides information about the changes.

Based on the information provided by the invalidation message, the application can then act accordingly. For example, the application might need to refresh its own copy of the data for the registered query that is stored locally in the application.

Note:
If a registered object is dropped from the database and a new one is created with the same name in the same schema, re-registration is required to receive notifications for the newly created object.

See Also:
Oracle Database Development Guide for further information on Continuous Query Notification

Firewalls, such as Windows Firewall, may be set up to block TCP network ports, which blocks incoming database notifications. Ensure the firewall is configured so that database applications can use the designated port for Continuous Query Notification.

See Also:
Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows for details on configuring the Windows Firewall

Beginning with Oracle Database 11g and ODP.NET 11g (11.1), Continuous Query Notification queries can be query-based (default) or object-based. The query-based registrations allow ODP.NET to notify applications when the selected rows have changed in the database. The object-based registrations allow ODP.NET to notify applications for any changes that occur in the table(s) containing the selected rows.

Query-based registrations have two modes: guaranteed mode and best-effort mode. In guaranteed mode, any continuous query notification ensures that a change occurred to something contained in the queried result set. However, if a query is complex, then it cannot be registered in guaranteed mode. Best-effort mode is used in such cases.

Best-effort mode simplifies the query for query-based registration. No notifications are lost from the simplification. However, the simplification may cause false positives, as the simpler version's query result could change when the original query result would not.There still remain some restrictions on which queries can have best-effort mode query-based registrations. In such cases, developers can use object-based registrations, which can register most query types. Object-based registrations generate notifications when the query object changes, even if the actual query result does not. This also means that object-based registrations are more prone to false positives than query-based registrations. Developers should be aware of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each continuous query notification option and choose the one that best suits their requirements.

If a large number of rows are modified at once, consuming significant shared pool resources, the application will not receive any change notifications with specific row information that had undergone changes. Rather, it will receive a notification with OracleNotificationEventArgs.Info property set to OracleNotificationInfo.Error.

See Also:

- "Configuring a Port to Listen for Database Notifications"

- Oracle Database Development Guide for further details on the requirements for Continuous Query Notification

This section contains the following topics:

- Continuous Query Notification Classes

- Supported Operations

- Requirements of Notification Registration

- Using Continuous Query Notification

- Best Practice Guidelines and Performance Considerations

Continuous Query Notification Classes

The following classes are associated with Continuous Query Notification Support:

- OracleDependency
Represents a dependency between an application and an Oracle database based on the database events which the application is interested in. It contains information about the dependency and provides the mechanism to notify the application when specified database events occurs. The OracleDependency class is also responsible for creating the notification listener to listen for database notifications. There is only one database notification listener for each application domain. This notification listener terminates when the application process terminates.

The dependency between the application and the database is not established when the OracleDependency object is created. The dependency is established when the command that is associated with this OracleDependency object is executed. That command execution creates a continuous query notification registration in the database.

When a change has occurred in the database, the HasChanges property of the OracleDependency object is set to true. Furthermore, if an event handler was registered with the OnChange event of the OracleDependency object, the registered event handler function will be invoked.

- OracleNotificationRequest
Represents a notification request to be registered in the database. It contains information about the request and the properties of the notification.

- OracleNotificationEventArgs
Represents the invalidation message generated for a notification when a specified database event occurs and contains details about that database event.

See Also:

- "OracleDependency Class"

- "OracleNotificationRequest Class"

- "OracleNotificationEventArgs Class"

Supported Operations

The ODP.NET notification framework in conjunction with Continuous Query Notification supports the following activities:

- Creating a notification registration by:

- Creating an OracleDependency instance and binding it to an OracleCommand instance.

- Grouping multiple notification requests into one registration by:

- Using the OracleDependency.AddCommandDependency method.

- Setting the OracleCommand.Notification request using the same OracleNotificationRequest instance.

- Registering for Continuous Query Notification by:

- Executing the OracleCommand. If either the notification property is null or NotificationAutoEnlist is false, the notification will not be made.

- Removing notification registration by:

- Using the OracleDependency.RemoveRegistration method.

- Setting the Timeout property in the OracleNotificationRequest instance before the registration is created.

- Setting the IsNotifiedOnce property to true in the OracleNotificationRequest instance before the registration is created. The registration is removed once a database notification is sent.

- Ensuring Change Notification Persistence by:

- Specifying whether or not the invalidation message is queued persistently in the database before delivery. If an invalidation message is to be stored persistently in the database, then the change notification is guaranteed to be sent. If an invalidation message is stored in an in-memory queue, the change notification can be received faster, however, it could be lost upon database shutdown or crashes.

- Retrieving notification information including:

- The changed object name.

- The schema name of the changed object.

- Database events that cause the notification, such as insert, delete, and so on.

- The RowID of the modified object row.
In Oracle SQL, the ROWIDTOCHAR(ROWID) and ROWIDTONCHAR(ROWID) functions convert a ROWID value to VARCHAR2 and NVARCHAR data types, respectively. If these functions are used within a SQL statement, ROWIDs are not returned in the OracleNotificationEventArgs object that is passed to the continuous query notification callback.

- Defining the listener port number.
By default, the static OracleDependency.Port property is set to -1. This indicates that the ODP.NET listens on a port that is randomly picked when ODP.NET registers a continuous query notification request for the first time during the execution of an application.

ODP.NET creates only one listener that listens on one port within an application domain. Once ODP.NET starts the listener, the port number cannot be changed; Changes to the static OracleDependency.Port property will generate an error if a listener has already been created.

See Also:

- "OracleCommand Class"

- "Notification"

- "NotificationAutoEnlist"

- "OracleDependency Class"

- "OracleNotificationEventArgs Class"

Requirements of Notification Registration

The connected user must have the CHANGE NOTIFICATION privilege to create a notification registration.

This SQL statement grants the CHANGE NOTIFICATION privilege:

grant change notification to user name

This SQL statement revokes the CHANGE NOTIFICATION privilege:

revoke change notification from user name

Using Continuous Query Notification

This section describes what the application should do, and the flow of the process, when an application uses Continuous Query Notification to receive notifications for any changes in the registered query result set.

Application Steps

The application should do the following:

1. Create an OracleDependency instance.

2. Assign an event handler to the OracleDependency.OnChange event property if the application wishes to have an event handler invoked when database changes are detected. Otherwise, the application can choose to poll on the HasChanges property of the OracleDependency object. This event handler is invoked when the change notification is received.

3. Set the port number for the listener to listen on. The application can specify the port number for one notification listener to listen on. If the application does not specify a port number, a random one is used by the listener.

4. Bind the OracleDependency instance to an OracleCommand instance that contains the actual query to be executed. Internally, the Continuous Query Notification request (an OracleNotificationRequest instance) is created and assigned to the OracleCommand.Notification property.

Flow of Notification Process

1. When the command associated with the notification request is executed, the notification registration is created in the database. The command execution must return a result set, or contain one or more REF cursors for a PL/SQL stored procedure.

2. ODP.NET starts the application listener on the first successful notification registration.

3. When a change related to the registration occurs in the database, the application is notified through the event delegate assigned to the OracleDependency.OnChange event property, or the application can poll the OracleDependency.HasChanges property.

The following example demonstrates the continuous query notification feature.

// Database Setup
// NOTE: unless the following SQL command is executed,
// ORA-29972 will be obtained from running this sample
/*
grant change notification to scott;
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

//This sample shows the continuous query notification feature in ODP.NET.
//Application specifies to get a notification when emp table is updated.
//When emp table is updated, the application will get a notification
//through an event handler.
namespace NotificationSample
{
public class MyNotificationSample
{
public static bool IsNotified = false;

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
//To Run this sample, make sure that the change notification privilege
//is granted to scott.
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = null;
OracleDependency dep = null;

try
{
con = new OracleConnection(constr);
OracleCommand    cmd = new OracleCommand("select * from emp", con);
con.Open();

// Set the port number for the listener to listen for the notification
// request
OracleDependency.Port = 1005;

// Create an OracleDependency instance and bind it to an OracleCommand
// instance.
// When an OracleDependency instance is bound to an OracleCommand
// instance, an OracleNotificationRequest is created and is set in the
// OracleCommand's Notification property. This indicates subsequent
// execution of command will register the notification.
// By default, the notification request is using the Database Change
// Notification.
dep = new OracleDependency(cmd);

// Add the event handler to handle the notification. The
// OnMyNotification method will be invoked when a notification message
// is received from the database
dep.OnChange +=
new OnChangeEventHandler(MyNotificationSample.OnMyNotificaton);

// The notification registration is created and the query result sets
// associated with the command can be invalidated when there is a
// change.  When the first notification registration occurs, the
// notification listener is started and the listener port number
// will be 1005.
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Updating emp table so that a notification can be received when
// the emp table is updated.
// Start a transaction to update emp table
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();
// Create a new command which will update emp table
string updateCmdText =
"update emp set sal = sal + 10 where empno = 7782";
OracleCommand updateCmd = new OracleCommand(updateCmdText, con);
// Update the emp table
updateCmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
//When the transaction is committed, a notification will be sent from
//the database
txn.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}

con.Close();
// Loop while waiting for notification
while(MyNotificationSample.IsNotified == false)
{
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
}

public static void OnMyNotificaton(object src,
OracleNotificationEventArgs arg)
{
Console.WriteLine("Notification Received");
DataTable changeDetails = arg.Details;
Console.WriteLine("Data has changed in {0}",
changeDetails.Rows[0]["ResourceName"]);
MyNotificationSample.IsNotified = true;
}
}
}

Best Practice Guidelines and Performance Considerations

This section provides guidelines for working with Continuous Query Notification and the ODP.NET notification framework, and discusses the performance impacts.Every change notification registration consumes database memory, storage or network resources, or some combination thereof. The resource consumption further depends on the volume and size of the invalidation message. In order to scale well with a large number of mid-tier clients, Oracle recommends that the client implement these best practices:

- Few and mostly read-only tables
There should be few registered objects, and these should be mostly read-only, with very infrequent invalidations. If an object is extremely volatile, then a large number of invalidation notifications are sent, potentially requiring a lot of space (in memory or on disk) in the invalidation queue. This is also true if a large number of objects are registered.

- Few rows updated for each table
Transactions should update (or insert or delete) only a small number of rows within the registered tables. Depending on database resources, a whole table could be invalidated if too many rows are updated within a single transaction, for a given table.

This policy helps to contain the size of a single invalidation message, and reduces disk storage for the invalidation queue.

See Also:
Oracle Database Development Guide for further information on Continuous Query Notification

OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping

The ODP.NET OracleDataAdapter class provides the Safe Type Mapping feature to ensure that the following Oracle data types do not lose data when converted to their closely related .NET types in the DataSet:

- NUMBER

- DATE

- TimeStamp (refers to all TimeStamp objects)

- INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support Safe Type Mapping.

This section includes the following topics:

- Comparison Between Oracle Data Types and .NET Types

- SafeMapping Property

Comparison Between Oracle Data Types and .NET Types

The following sections provide more details about the differences between the Oracle data types and the corresponding .NET types. In general, the Oracle data types allow a greater degree of precision than the .NET types do.

Oracle NUMBER Type to .NET Decimal Type

The Oracle data type NUMBER can hold up to 38 precision, and the .NET Decimal type can hold up to 28 precision. If a NUMBER data type that has more than 28 precision is retrieved into a .NET Decimal type, it loses precision.

Table 3-26 lists the maximum and minimum values for Oracle NUMBER and .NET Decimal types.

Table 3-26 Oracle NUMBER to .NET Decimal Comparisons

Value Limits

Oracle NUMBER

.NET Decimal

Maximum

9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999 e125

79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335

Minimum

-9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999 e125

-79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335

Oracle Date Type to .NET DateTime Type

The Oracle data type DATE can represent dates in BC whereas the .NET DateTime type cannot. If a DATE that goes to BC get retrieved into a .NET DateTime type, it loses data.

Table 3-27 lists the maximum and minimum values for Oracle Date and .NET DateTime types.

Table 3-27 Oracle Date to .NET DateTime Comparisons

Value Limits

Oracle Date

.NET DateTime

Maximum

Dec 31, 9999 AD

Dec 31, 9999 AD 23:59:59.9999999

Minimum

Jan 1, 4712 BC

Jan 1, 0001 AD 00:00:00.0000000

Oracle TimeStamp Type to .NET DateTime Type

Similar to the DATE data type, the Oracle TimeStamp data type can represent a date in BC, and a .NET DateTime type cannot. If a TimeStamp that goes to BC is retrieved into a.NET DateTime type, it loses data. The Oracle TimeStamp type can represent values in units of e-9; the .NET DateTime type can represent only values in units of e-7. The Oracle TimeStamp with time zone data type can store time zone information, and the .NET DateTime type cannot.

Table 3-28 lists the maximum and minimum values for Oracle TimeStamp and .NET DateTime types.

Table 3-28 Oracle TimeStamp to .NET DateTime Comparisons

Value Limits

Oracle TimeStamp

.NET DateTime

Maximum

Dec 31, 9999 AD 23:59:59.999999999

Dec 31, 9999 AD 23:59:59.9999999

Minimum

Jan 1, 4712 BC 00:00:00.000000000

Jan 1, 0001 AD 00:00:00.0000000

Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND to .NET TimeSpan

The Oracle data type INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND can hold up to 9 precision, and the .NET TimeSpan type can hold up to 7 precision. If an INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND data type that has more than 7 precision is retrieved into a .NET TimeSpan type, it loses precision. The Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND type can represent values in units of e-9, and the .NET TimeSpan type can represent only values in units of e-7.

Table 3-29 lists the maximum and minimum values for Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND and .NET DateTime types.

Table 3-29 Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND to .NET TimeSpan Comparisons

Value Limits

Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

.NET TmeSpan

Maximum

+999999999 23:59:59.999999999

+10675199 02:48:05.4775807

Minimum

-999999999 23:59:59.999999999

-10675199 02:48:05.4775808

SafeMapping Property

The OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping feature prevents data loss when populating Oracle data for any of these types into a .NET DataSet. By setting the SafeMapping property appropriately, these types can be safely represented in the DataSet, as either of the following:

- .NET byte[] in Oracle format

- .NET String

By default, Safe Type Mapping is disabled.

Using Safe Type Mapping

To use the Safe Type Mapping feature, the OracleDataAdapter.SafeMapping property must be set with a hash table of key-value pairs. The key-value pairs must map database table column names (of type string) to a .NET type (of type Type). ODP.NET supports Safe Type Mapping to byte[] and String types. Any other type mapping causes an exception.

In situations where the column names are not known at design time, an asterisk ("*") can be used to map all occurrences of database types to a safe .NET type. If both the valid column name and the asterisk are present, the column name is used.

Note:

- Database table column names are case-sensitive.

- Column names in the hash table that correspond to invalid column names are ignored.

Safe Type Mapping as a string is more readable without further conversion. Converting certain Oracle data types to a string requires extra conversion, which can be slower than converting it to a byte[]. Conversion of .NET strings back to ODP.NET types relies on the formatting information of the session.

SafeTyping Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SafeMappingSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";

// In this SELECT statement, EMPNO, HIREDATE and SALARY must be
// preserved using safe type mapping.
string cmdstr = "SELECT EMPNO, ENAME, HIREDATE, SAL FROM EMP";

// Create the adapter with the selectCommand txt and the connection string
OracleDataAdapter adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmdstr, constr);

// Get the connection from the adapter
OracleConnection connection = adapter.SelectCommand.Connection;

// Create the safe type mapping for the adapter
// which can safely map column data to byte arrays, where
// applicable. By executing the following statement, EMPNO, HIREDATE AND
// SALARY columns will be mapped to byte[]
adapter.SafeMapping.Add("*", typeof(byte[]));

// Map HIREDATE to a string
// If the column name in the EMP table is case-sensitive,
// the safe type mapping column name must be case-sensitive.
adapter.SafeMapping.Add("HIREDATE", typeof(string));

// Map EMPNO to a string
// If the column name in the EMP table is case-sensitive,
// the safe type mapping column name must also be case-sensitive.
adapter.SafeMapping.Add("EMPNO", typeof(string));
adapter.SafeMapping.Add("SAL", typeof(string));

// Create and fill the DataSet using the EMP
DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(dataset, "EMP");

// Get the EMP table from the dataset
DataTable table = dataset.Tables["EMP"];

// Get the first row from the EMP table
DataRow row = table.Rows[0];

// Print out the row info
Console.WriteLine("EMPNO Column: type = " + row["EMPNO"].GetType() +
"; value = " + row["EMPNO"]);
Console.WriteLine("ENAME Column: type = " + row["ENAME"].GetType() +
"; value = " + row["ENAME"]);
Console.WriteLine("HIREDATE Column: type = " + row["HIREDATE"].GetType()+
"; value = " + row["HIREDATE"]);
Console.WriteLine("SAL Column: type = " + row["SAL"].GetType() +
"; value = " + row["SAL"]);
}
}

See Also:
"SafeMapping"

OracleDataAdapter Requery Property

The OracleDataAdapter Requery property controls whether or not queries are reexecuted for OracleDataAdapter Fill calls after the initial Fill call.

The OracleDataAdapter Fill method allows appending or refreshing data in the DataSet. When appending the DataSet using the same query with subsequent Fill calls, reexecuting the query may not be desirable.

When the Requery property is set to true, each subsequent Fill call reexecutes the query and fills the DataSet. This is an expensive operation, and if the reexecution is not required, set Requery to false. If any of the SelectCommand properties or associated parameters must be changed, Requery must be set to true.

When the Requery property is set to false, the DataSet has all the data as a snapshot at a particular time. The query is executed only for the first Fill call; subsequent Fill calls fetch the data from a cursor opened with the first execution of the query. This feature is supported only for forward-only fetches. Fill calls that try to fetch rows before the last fetched row raise an exception. The connection used for the first Fill call must be available for subsequent Fill calls.

When filling a DataSet with an OracleRefCursor object, the Requery property can be used in a similar manner. When the Requery property is set to false, both the connection used for the first Fill call and the OracleRefCursor object must be available for the subsequent Fill calls.

See Also:

- "Requery"

- "SelectCommand"

Guaranteeing Uniqueness in Updating DataSet to Database

This section describes how the OracleDataAdapter object configures the PrimaryKey and Constraints properties of the DataTable object which guarantee uniqueness when the OracleCommandBuilder object is updating DataSet changes to the database.

Using the OracleCommandBuilder object to dynamically generate DML statements to be executed against the database is one of the ways to reconcile changes made in a single DataTable object with the database.

In this process, the OracleCommandBuilder object must not be allowed to generate DML statements that may affect (update or delete) more that a single row in the database when reconciling a single DataRow change. Otherwise the OracleCommandBuilder could corrupt data in the database.

To guarantee that each DataRow object change affects only a single row, there must be a set of DataColumn objects in the DataTable for which all rows in the DataTable have a unique set of values. The set of DataColumn objects indicated by the properties DataTable.PrimaryKey and DataTable.Constraints meets this requirement. The OracleCommandBuilder object determines uniqueness in the DataTable by checking if the DataTable.PrimaryKey is not a null value or if there exists a UniqueConstraint object in the DataTable.Constraints collection.

This discussion first explains what constitutes uniqueness in DataRow objects and then explains how to maintain that uniqueness while updating, through the DataTable property configuration.

This section includes the following topics:

- What Constitutes Uniqueness in DataRow Objects?

- Configuring PrimaryKey and Constraints Properties

- Updating Without PrimaryKey and Constraints Configuration

What Constitutes Uniqueness in DataRow Objects?

This section describes the minimal conditions that must be met to guarantee uniqueness of DataRow objects. The condition of uniqueness must be guaranteed before the DataTable.PrimaryKey and DataTable.Constraints properties can be configured, as described in the next section.

Uniqueness is guaranteed in a DataTable object if any one of the following is true:

- All the columns of the primary key are in the select list of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand property.

- All the columns of a unique constraint are in the select list of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand property, with at least one involved column having a NOT NULL constraint defined on it.

- All the columns of a unique index are in the select list of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand property, with at least one of the involved columns having a NOT NULL constraint defined on it.

- A ROWID is present in the select list of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand property.

Note:
A set of columns, on which a unique constraint has been defined or a unique index has been created, requires at least one column that cannot be null for the following reason: if all the columns of the column set can be null, then multiple rows could exist that have a NULL value for each column in the column set. This would violate the uniqueness condition that each row has a unique set of values for the column set.

Configuring PrimaryKey and Constraints Properties

If the minimal conditions described in "What Constitutes Uniqueness in DataRow Objects?" are met, then the DataTable.PrimaryKey or DataTable.Constraints properties can be set.

After these properties are set, the OracleCommandBuilder object can determine uniqueness in the DataTable by checking the DataTable.PrimaryKey property or the presence of a UniqueConstraint object in the DataTable.Constraints collection. Once uniqueness is determined, the OracleCommandBuilder object can safely generate DML statements to update the database.

The OracleDataAdapter.FillSchema method attempts to set these properties according to this order of priority:

1. If the primary key is returned in the select list, it is set as the DataTable.PrimaryKey property.

2. If a set of columns that meets the following criteria is returned in the select list, it is set as the DataTable.PrimaryKey property.
Criteria: The set of columns has a unique constraint defined on it or a unique index created on it, with each column having a NOT NULL constraint defined on it.

3. If a set of columns that meets the following criteria is returned in the select list, a UniqueConstraint object is added to the DataTable.Constraints collection, but the DataTable.PrimaryKey property is not set.
Criteria: The set of columns has a unique constraint defined on it or a unique index created on it, with at least one column having a NOT NULL constraint defined on it.

4. If a ROWID is part of the select list, it is set as the DataTable.PrimaryKey property.

Additionally, the OracleDataAdapter.FillSchema method performs as follows:

- Setting the DataTable.PrimaryKey property implicitly creates a UniqueConstraint object.

- If a column is part of the DataTable.PrimaryKey property or the UniqueConstraint object, or both, it will be repeated for each occurrence of the column in the select list.

Updating Without PrimaryKey and Constraints Configuration

If the DataTable.PrimaryKey or Constraints properties have not been configured, for example, if the application has not called the OracleDataAdapter.FillSchema method, the OracleCommandBuilder object directly checks the select list of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand property to determine if it guarantees uniqueness in the DataTable. However this check results in a database round-trip to retrieve the metadata for the SELECT statement of the OracleDataAdapter.SelectCommand.

Note that OracleCommandBuilder object cannot update a DataTable created from PL/SQL statements because they do not return any key information in their metadata.

Globalization Support

ODP.NET globalization support enables applications to manipulate culture-sensitive data appropriately. This feature ensures proper string format, date, time, monetary, numeric, sort order, and calendar conventions depending on the Oracle globalization settings.

Note:

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver is not NLS_LANG sensitive. It is only .NET locale sensitive.

- ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support thread-based globalization.

See Also:
"OracleGlobalization Class"

This section includes the following:

- Globalization Settings

- Globalization-Sensitive Operations

Globalization Settings

An OracleGlobalization object can be used to represent the following:

- Client Globalization Settings

- Session Globalization Settings

- Thread-Based Globalization Settings

Client Globalization Settings

Client globalization settings are derived from the Oracle globalization setting (NLS_LANG) in the Windows registry of the local computer. The client globalization parameter settings are read-only and remain constant throughout the lifetime of the application. These settings can be obtained by calling the OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo static method.

The following example retrieves the client globalization settings:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ClientGlobalizationSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleGlobalization ClientGlob = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();

Console.WriteLine("Client machine language: " + ClientGlob.Language);
Console.WriteLine("Client characterset: " + ClientGlob.ClientCharacterSet);
}
}

The properties of the OracleGlobalization object provide the Oracle globalization value settings.

Session Globalization Settings

Session globalization parameters are initially identical to client globalization settings. Unlike client settings, session globalization settings can be updated. However, they can be obtained only after establishing a connection against the database. The session globalization settings can be obtained by calling the GetSessionInfo method on the OracleConnection object. Invoking this method returns an instance of an OracleGlobalization class whose properties represent the globalization settings of the session.

When the OracleConnection object establishes a connection, it implicitly opens a session whose globalization parameters are initialized with those values specified by the client computer's Oracle globalization (or (NLS)) registry settings. The session settings can be updated and can change during its lifetime.

The following example changes the date format setting on the session:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SessionGlobalizationSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();

con.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
con.Open();

OracleGlobalization SessionGlob = con.GetSessionInfo();

// SetSessionInfo updates the Session with the new value
SessionGlob.DateFormat = "YYYY/MM/DD";
con.SetSessionInfo(SessionGlob);
Console.WriteLine("Date Format successfully changed for the session");

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

Thread-Based Globalization Settings

Thread-based globalization parameter settings are specific to each thread. Initially, these settings are identical to the client globalization parameters, but they can be changed as specified by the application. When ODP.NET Types are converted to and from strings, the thread-based globalization parameters are used, if applicable.

Thread-based globalization parameter settings are obtained by invoking the GetThreadInfo static method of the OracleGlobalization class. The SetThreadInfo static method of the OracleGlobalization class can be called to set the thread's globalization settings.

ODP.NET classes and structures rely solely on the OracleGlobalization settings when manipulating culture-sensitive data. They do not use .NET thread culture information. If the application uses only .NET types, OracleGlobalization settings have no effect. However, when conversions are made between ODP.NET types and .NET types, OracleGlobalization settings are used where applicable.

Note:
Changes to the System.Threading.Thread. CurrentThread.CurrentCulture property do not impact the OracleGlobalization settings of the thread or the session, or the reverse.

The following example shows how the thread's globalization settings are used by the ODP.NET Types:

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ThreadBasedGlobalizationSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the thread's DateFormat for the OracleDate constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified.
OracleDate date = new OracleDate("1999-DEC-01");

// Set a different DateFormat for the thread
info.DateFormat = "MM/DD/YYYY";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Print "12/01/1999"
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}
}

The OracleGlobalization object validates property changes made to it. If an invalid value is used to set a property, an exception is thrown. Note that changes made to the Territory and Language properties change other properties of the OracleGlobalization object implicitly.

See Also:
Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for more information on the properties affected by Territory and Language globalization settings

Globalization-Sensitive Operations

This section lists ODP.NET types and operations that are dependent on or sensitive to globalization settings.

Operations Dependent on Client Computer's Globalization Settings

The OracleString structure depends on the OracleGlobalization settings of the client computer. The client character set of the local computer is used when it converts a Unicode string to a byte[] in the GetNonUnicode method and when it converts a byte[] of ANSI characters to Unicode in the OracleString constructor that accepts a byte[].

Operations Dependent on Thread Globalization Settings

The thread globalization settings are used by ODP.NET types whenever they are converted to and from .NET string types, where applicable. Specific thread globalization settings are used in most cases, depending on the ODP.NET type, by the following:

- The ToString method

- The Parse static method

- Constructors that accept .NET string data

- Conversion operators to and from .NET strings

For example, the OracleDate type uses the DateFormat property of the thread globalization settings when the ToString method is invoked on it. This returns a DATE as a string in the format specified by the thread's settings.

For more details on the ODP.NET type methods that convert between ODP.NET types and .NET string types, and to identify which thread globalization settings are used for that particular method, read the remarks in Chapter 10.

The thread globalization settings also affect data that is retrieved into the DataSet as a string using Safe Type Mapping. If the type is format-sensitive, the strings are always in the format specified by the thread globalization settings.

For example, INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND data is not affected by thread settings because no format is applicable for this type. However, the DateFormat and NumericCharacters properties can impact the string representation of DATE and NUMBER types, respectively, when they are retrieved as strings into the DataSet through Safe Type Mapping.

See Also:

- "OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping"

- Chapter 10, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Globalization Classes"

- Chapter 14, "Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Structures"

Operations Sensitive to Session Globalization Parameters

Session globalization settings affect any data that is retrieved from or sent to the database as a string.

For example, if a DATE column is selected with the TO_CHAR function applied on it, the DATE column data will be a string in the date format specified by the DateFormat property of the session globalization settings. Transmitting data in the other direction, the string data that is to be inserted into the DATE column, must be in the format specified by the DateFormat property of the session globalization settings.

Debug Tracing

ODP.NET provides debug tracing support, which allows logging of all the ODP.NET activities into a trace file. Different levels of tracing are available.

The provider can record the following information:

- Entry and exit information for the ODP.NET public methods

- User-provided SQL statements as well as SQL statements modified by the provider

- Connection pooling statistics such as enlistment and delistment

- Thread ID (entry and exit)

- HA Events and Load Balancing information

- Distributed Transactions

- Self-tuning information

- User-mode dumps upon unmanaged exceptions

To enable ODP.NET for tracing, TraceFileName, TraceLevel, and TraceOption must be set appropriately either in the Windows Registry or in an XML configuration file.

See Also:
"Configuring Oracle Data Provider for .NET" for further details

4 ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities

This section describes ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities. Entity Framework is a framework for providing object-relational mapping service on data models.

This section contains these topics:

- Overview of Entity Framework

- Mapping Oracle Data Types to EDM Types

- Oracle Number Default Data Type Mapping and Customization

Overview of Entity Framework

ODP.NET 11.2.0.3.0 and higher includes support for the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities. ODP.NET also supports Entity SQL.

Entity Framework is a framework for providing object-relational mapping service on data models. Entity Framework addresses the impedance mismatch between the relational database format and the client's preferred object format. Language Integrated Query (LINQ) defines a set of operators that can be used to query, project, and filter data in arrays, enumerable classes, XML, relational databases, and other data sources. One form of LINQ, LINQ to Entities, allows querying of Entity Framework data sources. ODP.NET supports Entity Framework such that the Oracle database can participate in object-relational modeling and LINQ to Entities queries.

Entity Framework and LINQ provides productivity benefits for the .NET developer. It abstracts the database's data model from the application's data model. Working with object-relational data becomes easier with Entity Framework's tools. Oracle's integration with Entity Framework and LINQ enables Oracle .NET developers to take advantage of all these productivity benefits.

Note:

- Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities support is included in ODP.NET for .NET Framework 4. ODP.NET for .NET Framework 2.0 does not support the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities.

- Code First is supported starting with Entity Framework 6 and higher.

- Binding scalar parameters is supported with ODP.NET and Entity Framework. In Entity Framework, parameter binding by name is supported. Binding by position is not supported.

Entity data models can be generated from Oracle database schemas. Schemas can be generated from entity data models. These Oracle entity data models can be queried and manipulated using Visual Studio and ODP.NET. Oracle supports Code First, Database First, and Model First modeling approaches. Specifying filters on the Visual Studio Server Explorer data connection enables the Entity Data Model Wizard to also filter Oracle database objects that are fetched and displayed.

LINQ to Entities can perform queries on the Oracle Database using ODP.NET, including using LINQ to Entities built-in functions. INSERTs, UPDATEs, and DELETEs can be executed using Oracle stored procedures, or by using the ObjectContext SaveChanges method.

ODP.NET supports function import of Oracle stored procedures that Entity Framework can then execute. These Oracle function imports can return a collection of scalar, complex, and entity types, including returning an Oracle implicit result set as an entity type. Implicit result set binding is supported using Oracle REF CURSOR. See "Implicit REF CURSOR Binding" for more details.

See Also:
For a tutorial on how to use Entity Framework, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), and generate Data Definition Language (DDL) scripts using Model First, refer to:
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/db/dotnet/EntityFrameworkOBE/EntityFrameworkOBE.htm

Mapping Oracle Data Types to EDM Types

The ODP.NET manifest file describes the primitive types, such as VARCHAR2 and Number, and the Entity Data Model (EDM) types, such as string and Int32, that they map to. It also includes the facets for each EDM type.

ODP.NET does not support Time literals and canonical functions related to the Time type.

Oracle considers both NULL and empty strings to be NULL strings and are considered to be equal. Operations, such as Equals(), Length(), and Trim() on such strings will result in a NULL string.

Table 4-1 maps the Oracle data types to their corresponding EDM types. The table also includes details about provider type attributes and the EDM type facets associated with each Oracle data type.

Table 4-1 Mapping of Oracle Data Types and EDM Types

Oracle Data Types

EDM Types(Primitive-TypeKind)

Provider Type Attributes: Name and Value

EDM Type Facets

Bfile

Binary

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for Bfile

Binary_Double

Double

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Binary_Float

Single

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Binary_Integer

Int32

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Blob

Binary

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for Blob

Char

String

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Char

Clob

String

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for Clob

Date

DateTime

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Date

Float

Decimal

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Float

Int

Int32

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Interval Day To Second

Decimal

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Interval Day To Second

Interval Year To Month

Decimal

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Interval Year To Month

Long

String

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for Long

Long Raw

Binary

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for Long Raw

NChar

String

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for NChar

NClob

String

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for NClob

Nested Table

Not Applicable

Not Applicable and Not Supported

Number(1,0)

Number(2,0)

Number(3,0)

Number(4,0)

Number(5,0)

Int16

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Number(6,0)

Number(7,0)

Number(8,0)

Number(9,0)

Number(10,0)

Int32

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Number(11,0)

Number(12,0)

Number(13,0)

Number(14,0)

Number(15,0)

Number(16,0)

Number(17,0)

Number(18,0)

Number(19,0)

Int64

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Number

(all other cases)

Decimal

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Number

NVarchar2

String

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for NVarchar2

Object

Not Applicable

Not Applicable and Not Supported

Raw

Binary

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Raw

Raw(16)

Guid

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Ref

Not Applicable

Not Applicable and Not Supported

ROWID

String

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for ROWID

Smallint

Int16

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

Not Applicable

Timestamp

DateTime

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp

Timestamp with

Local Time Zone

DateTime

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp with Local Time Zone

Timestamp with

Time Zone

DateTimeOffset

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp with Time Zone

UROWID

(size)

Binary

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for UROWID

Varchar2

String

- Equal Comparable: True

- Order Comparable: True

EDM Type Facets for Varchar2

VArray

Not Applicable

Not Applicable and Not Supported

XMLType

String

- Equal Comparable: False

- Order Comparable: False

EDM Type Facets for XMLType

EDM Type Facets

The following sections enumerate the EDM type facets for the preceding Oracle data types:

EDM Type Facets for Bfile

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483648
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for Blob

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483648
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for Char

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
2000

2000

False

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

EDM Type Facets for Clob

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483647
True

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for Date

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Constant
DefaultValue

True
0

EDM Type Facets for Float

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
126

0

False

Scale

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
38

0

False

EDM Type Facets for Interval Day To Second

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
251

251

False

Scale

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
9

0

False

Note:
EDM types do not support TimeSpan.
Use Decimal to represent the total number of seconds. An application can obtain a TimeSpan by using the TimeSpan.FromSeconds static method.

EDM Type Facets for Interval Year To Month

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
250

250

False

Scale

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
9

0

False

EDM Type Facets for Long

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483647
True

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for Long Raw

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483647
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for NChar

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
1000

1000

False

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

Note:
For NChar, the actual data is subject to the maximum byte limit of 2000.
The value of 1000 for Maximum and DefaultValue allows the EDM wizard to display columns of NCHAR(1000), where 1000 is the maximum number of characters allowed in DDL.

EDM Type Facets for NClob

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483647
True

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for Number

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
38

38

False

Scale

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
38

0

False

EDM Type Facets for NVarchar2

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
2000

2000

False

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

Note:
For NVARCHAR2, the actual data is subject to the maximum byte limit of 4000.
The value of 2000 for Maximum and DefaultValue allows the EDM wizard to display columns of NVARCHAR2(2000), where 2000 is the maximum number of characters allowed in DDL.

EDM Type Facets for Raw

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

Minimum
Maximum

Constant

1
2000

False

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for ROWID

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

18
True

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
9

6

False

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp with Local Time Zone

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
9

6

False

EDM Type Facets for Timestamp with Time Zone

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

Precision

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

0
9

6

False

EDM Type Facets for UROWID

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

4000
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

EDM Type Facets for Varchar2

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

Minimum
Maximum

DefaultValue

Constant

1
4000

4000

False

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

EDM Type Facets for XMLType

Facet name

Attribute name

Value

MaxLength

DefaultValue
Constant

2147483647
True

Unicode

DefaultValue
Constant

True
True

FixedLength

DefaultValue
Constant

False
True

Oracle Number Default Data Type Mapping and Customization

You can configure a custom mapping in the .NET configuration file to override the default mapping for the Number(p,0) Oracle data type. So, for example, Number(1,0), which is mapped to Int16 by default, can be custom mapped to the .NET Bool or .NET Byte type.

Example 4-1 shows a sample app.config file that uses custom mapping to map the Number(1, 0) Oracle data type to the bool EDM type. The example also maps Number(3,0) to byte, and sets the maximum precisions for the Int16, Int32, and Int64 data types to 4, 9, and 18 respectively.

Example 4-1 Sample Application Configuration File to Custom Map the Number (p,0) Data Type

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
</connectionStrings>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="bool" value="edmmapping number(1,0)" />
<add name="byte" value="edmmapping number(3,0)" />
<add name="int16" value="edmmapping number(4,0)" />
<add name="int32" value="edmmapping number(9,0)" />
<add name="int64" value="edmmapping number(18,0)" />
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Example 4-2 shows a ODP.NET, Managed Driver sample app.config file.

Example 4-2 Sample ODP.NET, Managed Driver Application Configuration File to Custom Map the Number Data Type

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
<version number="*">
<edmMappings>
<edmMapping dataType="number">
<add name="bool" precision="1"/>
<add name="byte" precision="3" />
<add name="int16" precision="4" />
<add name="int32" precision="9" />
<add name="int64" precision="18" />
</edmMapping>
</edmMappings>
</version>
</oracle.manageddataaccess.client>
</configuration>

Example 4-1 and Example 4-2 customizes the mappings as follows:

Oracle Type

Default EDM Type

Custom EDM Type

Number(1,0)

Int16

bool

Number(2,0) to Number(3,0)

Int16

byte

Number(4,0)

Int16

Int16

Number(5,0)

Int16

Int32

Number(6,0) to Number(9,0)

Int32

Int32

Number(10,0)

Int32

Int64

Number(11,0) to Number(18,0)

Int64

Int64

Number(19,0)

Int64

Decimal

Custom mapping configures the maximum precision of the Oracle Number type that would map to the .NET/EDM type. So, for example, the preceding custom application configuration file configures ODP.NET to map Number(10,0) through Number(18,0) to Int64, as opposed to the default range of Number(11,0) through Number(19,0) for Int64.

Note:

- Custom mapping does not require you to map all the .NET/EDM types. For example, if custom mapping is required just for Int16, then having a single entry for Int16 is sufficient. Default mapping gets used for the other types.

- When using Model First, a Byte attribute is mapped to Number(3,0) by default. However, when a model is generated for a Number(3,0) column, it gets mapped to Int16 by default unless custom mapping for Byte is specified.

- ODP.NET managed and unmanaged driver .NET configuration file settings for native Entity Framework 6 applications have a different format than the traditional .NET configuration file settings. For more information on this format, refer to the ODP.NET README. The README also describes ODP.NET-specific steps to migrate from an Entity Framework 5 application to Entity Framework 6.

You must make sure that your mappings allow the data to fit within the range of the .NET/EDM type and the Number(p, s) type. If you select a .NET/EDM type with a range too small for the Oracle Number data, then errors will occur during data retrieval. Also, if you select a .NET/EDM type, and the corresponding data is too big for the Oracle Number column, then INSERTs and UPDATEs to the Oracle database will error out.

Data Type Mapping and Customization Process

To enable custom mapping, add the mapping information to the .NET config file prior to EDM creation.

If the EDM was created already before providing the mapping information, then you can modify the mappings either through the Visual Studio tools or manually. Using Visual Studio, go to the EDM Model Browser page. Right-click on the table(s) requiring new data type mapping and select Table Mapping from the pop-up menu. The Mapping Details window will appear usually at the bottom of your screen. Update Column Mappings as desired.

If you need to add or delete mappings, find the Type values in the CSDL mapping section of your project's existing EDMX file. Add or delete those Type values to the .NET data types you want the application to use. In the example below, the property name types for BOOLCOL and BYTECOL are added to the CSDL and mapped to Boolean and Byte, respectively.

Example Mapping Before CSDL Customization:

<Property Name="INT16COL" Type="Int16" Nullable="false" />

Example Mapping After CSDL Customization:

<Property Name="BOOLCOL" Type="Boolean" Nullable="false" />
<Property Name="BYTECOL" Type="Byte" Nullable="false" />
<Property Name="INT16COL" Type="Int16" Nullable="false" />

You can employ combinations of these customization possibilities depending on your planned mapping changes. If many tables and many columns require mapping changes, it is most efficient to delete the EDMX file and regenerate the data model. If a few tables and many columns require changes, then delete the affected tables, save the EDMX file, and select Update Model from Database... to include those tables again. If only a single table and one or two columns require changes, then modify the EDMX either manually or by using the Mapping Details window.

StoreGeneratedPattern Enumeration

The following sections describe the Identity attribute and the Virtual column.

Identity Attribute

Oracle Database 12c (12.1) and later versions support table or view Identity attribute columns. Oracle has three Identity attribute types. When the EDM wizard generates a data model from an Oracle Identity attribute-containing table or view, ODP.NET will set the value of StoreGeneratedPattern to Identity in the .edmx file for any of three Oracle Identity types. The Identity attribute-associated column will use the server-generated value during INSERT: hence, application developers no longer need to create a sequence nor trigger. If the .NET application attempts to set the Identity attribute itself, this value will be ignored.

For Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) and earlier versions that do not support Identity columns, application developers can manually set StoreGeneratedPattern to Identity in columns through the entity model designer Properties after model generation, then create an INSERT trigger. Depending on the data type, a sequence may not be necessary if a server function, such as sys_guid(), can generate the value for the column.

Virtual Column

Oracle Database 11g (11.1) and later versions can store expressions directly in base tables as Virtual columns, also known as Generated columns. Virtual columns cannot be inserted into or updated. ODP.NET will not automatically set StoreGeneratedPattern to Computed in the EF model for Virtual columns. To avoid errors, application developers need to add or change the value of StoreGeneratedPattern to Computed for Virtual columns after the model generation. Once done, Virtual columns are excluded from INSERTs and UPDATEs upon calling SaveChanges().

Resolving Compilation Errors When Using Custom Mapping

If the custom mapping in a .NET configuration file has changed, then regenerate the data model to solve compilation errors introduced by the changes.

Under certain scenarios, custom mapping may cause compilation errors when a project that uses custom mapping is loaded by Visual Studio. You may use the following workaround for such scenarios:

1. Open Visual Studio Help, About Microsoft Visual Studio. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
Alternatively, open the to-be-used connection in Server Explorer.

2. Compile the project again to eliminate the compilation errors.

Mapping Boolean and Guid Parameters in Custom INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE Stored Procedures

When using your custom INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE stored procedure in Stored Procedure Mapping, the following error might occur:

Error 2042: Parameter Mapping specified is not valid.

This can happen if a Number parameter has been mapped to a Boolean attribute, or if a RAW parameter has been mapped to a Guid attribute.

The solution is to manually add Precision="1" for the Number parameter, and MaxLength="16" for the RAW parameter of your stored procedure in the SSDL.

5 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Stored Procedures

This section discusses server-side features provided by Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

With the support for .NET stored procedures in Oracle Databases for Windows that Oracle Database Extensions for .NET provides, ODP.NET can be used to access Oracle data through the implicit database connection that is available from the context of the .NET stored procedure execution. Explicit user connections can also be created to establish connections to the database that hosts the .NET stored procedure or to other Oracle Databases.

See Also:
Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows

This section contains these topics:

- Introducing .NET Stored Procedure Execution Using ODP.NET

- Limitations and Restrictions on ODP.NET Within .NET Stored Procedure

- Porting Client Application to .NET Stored Procedure

Introducing .NET Stored Procedure Execution Using ODP.NET

Oracle Data Provider for .NET classes and APIs provide data access to the Oracle Database from a .NET client application and from .NET stored procedures and functions.

However, some limitations and restrictions exist when Oracle Data Provider for .NET is used within a .NET stored procedure. These are discussed in the next section.

The following is a simple .NET stored procedure example.

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

public class CLRLibrary1
{
// .NET Stored Function returning the DEPTNO of the employee whose
// EMPNO is 'empno'
public static uint GetDeptNo(uint empno)
{
uint deptno = 0;

// Create and open a context connection
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection();
if( OracleConnection.IsAvailable == true )
{
conn.ConnectionString = "context connection=true";
}
else
{
//set connection string for a normal client connection
conn.ConnectionString = "user id=scott;password=tiger;" +
"data source=oracle";
}
conn.Open();

// Create and execute a command
OracleCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT DEPTNO FROM EMP WHERE EMPNO = :1";
cmd.Parameters.Add(":1",OracleDbType.Int32,empno,
System.Data.ParameterDirection.Input);
OracleDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
if (rdr.Read())
deptno = (uint)rdr.GetInt32(0);
rdr.Close();
cmd.Dispose();
conn.Close();
return deptno;
} // GetDeptNo
} // CLRLibrary1

See Also:

- Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows for more information about how to create .NET Stored procedures

- Table 5-1, "API Support Comparison Between Client Application and .NET Stored Procedure"

Limitations and Restrictions on ODP.NET Within .NET Stored Procedure

This section covers important concepts that apply when Oracle Data Provider for .NET is used within a .NET stored procedure.

Note:
ODP.NET, Managed Driver does not support .NET stored procedures.

Implicit Database Connection

Within a .NET stored procedure, an implicit database connection is available for use to access Oracle data. This implicit database connection should be used rather than establishing a user connection because the implicit database connection is already established by the caller of the .NET stored procedure, thereby minimizing resource usage.

To obtain an OracleConnection object in a .NET stored procedure that represents the implicit database connection, set the ConnectionString property of the OracleConnection object to "context connection=true" and invoke the Open method. No connection string attributes can be used with "context connection=true", except the Statement Cache Size attribute.

The availability of the implicit database connection can be checked at run time through the static OracleConnection.IsAvailable property. This property always returns true when Oracle Data Provider for .NET is used within a .NET stored procedure. Otherwise, false is returned.

Note:
DBLinks are not supported in .NET stored procedures.

Only one implicit database connection is available within a .NET stored procedure invocation. To establish more connections in addition to the implicit database connection, an explicit connection must be created. When the Close method is invoked on the OracleConnection that represents the implicit database connection, the connection is not actually closed. Therefore, the Open method of the same or another OracleConnection object can be invoked to obtain the connection that represents the implicit database connection.

The implicit database connection can only be acquired by the Open method invocation by a native Oracle thread that initially invokes the .NET stored procedure. However, threads spawned from the native Oracle thread can use implicit database connections that are obtained by the native Oracle thread.

See Also:
"IsAvailable"

Transaction Support

The .NET stored procedure execution automatically inherits the current transaction on the implicit database connection. No explicit transaction can be started, committed, or rolled back inside a .NET stored procedure on a Context connection. However, explicit transaction can be started, committed, or rolled back inside a .NET stored procedure on a Client connection.

For example, OracleConnection.BeginTransaction is not allowed inside a .NET stored procedure for a context connection, but is allowed for a client connection. .NET stored procedures do not support distributed transactions. If you have enlisted a client connection in a distributed transaction and call a .NET stored procedure or function, an error occurs.

If a .NET stored procedure or function performs operations on the database that are required to be part of a transaction, the transaction must be started prior to calling the .NET stored procedure. Any desired commit or rollback must be performed after returning from the .NET stored procedure or function.

The following example consists of a client application and a .NET stored procedure, InsertRecordSP, that inserts an employee record into an EMP table.

Example (.NET Stored Procedure)

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
// This class represents an Oracle .NET stored procedure that inserts
// an employee record into an EMP table of SCOTT schema.
public class InsertRecordSP
{
// This procedure will insert a row into the emp database
// For simplicity we are using only two parameters, the rest are hard coded
public static void InsertRecord( int EmpNo, string EmpName )
{
if(OracleConnection.IsAvailable == true )
{
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection(
"context connection=true");
conn.Open();
// Create new command object from connection context
OracleCommand Cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
Cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO EMP( EMPNO, ENAME, JOB," +
"MGR, HIREDATE, SAL, COMM, DEPTNO ) " +
"VALUES ( :1, :2, 'ANALYST', 7566, " +
"'06-DEC-04', 5000, 0, 20 )";
Cmd.Parameters.Add( ":1", OracleDbType.Int32,
EmpNo, ParameterDirection.Input );
Cmd.Parameters.Add( ":2", OracleDbType.Varchar2,
EmpName, ParameterDirection.Input );
Cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
}
}

Example (Client Application)

The example enters new employee, Bernstein, employee number 7950, into the EMP table.

// C#
// This sample demonstrates how to start the transaction with ODP.NET client
// application and execute an Oracle .NET stored procedure that performs
// a DML operation. Since .NET stored procedure inherits the current
// transaction from the implicit database connection,  DML operation
// in .NET stored procedure will not be in auto-committed mode.
// Therefore, it is up to the client application to do a COMMIT or ROLLBACK
// after returning from .NET stored procedure
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
// In this class we are starting a transaction on the client side and
// executing a .NET stored procedure, which inserts a record into EMP
// table and then verifies record count before and after COMMIT statement
class TransactionSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleConnection Conn = null;
OracleTransaction Txn = null;
OracleCommand Cmd = null;
try
{
Console.WriteLine( "Sample: Open DB connection in non auto-committed "
+ "mode," +
"DML operation performed by .NET stored " +
"procedure doesn't have an effect before COMMIT " +
"is called." );
// Create and Open oracle connection
Conn = new OracleConnection();
Conn.ConnectionString = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;" +
"Data Source=oracle;";
Conn.Open();
// Start transaction
Txn = Conn.BeginTransaction( IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted );
// Create command object
Cmd = new OracleCommand();
Cmd.Connection = Conn;
Cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
Cmd.CommandText = "InsertRecord"; // .NET Stored procedure
// Parameter settings
OracleParameter EmpNoPrm = Cmd.Parameters.Add(
"empno", OracleDbType.Int32 );
EmpNoPrm.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
EmpNoPrm.Value = 7950;
OracleParameter EmpNamePrm = Cmd.Parameters.Add(
"ename", OracleDbType.Varchar2, 10 );
EmpNamePrm.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
EmpNamePrm.Value = "Bernstein";
// Execute .NET stored procedure
Cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine( "Number of record(s) before COMMIT {0}",
RecordCount() );
Txn.Commit();
Console.WriteLine( "Number of record(s) after COMMIT {0}",
RecordCount() );
}
catch( OracleException OE )
{
Console.WriteLine( OE.Message );
}
finally
{
// Cleanup objects
if( null != Txn )
Txn.Dispose();
if( null != Cmd )
Cmd.Dispose();
if( null != Conn && Conn.State == ConnectionState.Open )
Conn.Close();
}
}
static int RecordCount()
{
int EmpCount = 0;
OracleConnection Conn = null;
OracleCommand Cmd = null;
try
{
Conn = new OracleConnection( "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;" +
"Data Source=oracle;" );
Conn.Open();
Cmd = new OracleCommand( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM EMP", Conn );
Object o = Cmd.ExecuteScalar();
EmpCount = Convert.ToInt32(o.ToString());
}
catch( OracleException OE )
{
Console.WriteLine( OE.Message );
}
finally
{
if( null != Cmd )
Cmd.Dispose();
}
return EmpCount;
}
}

Unsupported SQL Commands

Transaction controls commands such as COMMIT, ROLLBACK, and SAVEPOINT are not supported in a .NET stored procedure.

Data definition commands such as CREATE and ALTER are not supported with an implicit database connection, but they are supported with an explicit user connection in a .NET stored procedure.

Oracle User-Defined Type (UDT) Support

UDTs are not supported within a context connection but they are supported with a client connection. UDTs are not supported as parameters to .NET stored procedures.

Porting Client Application to .NET Stored Procedure

All classes and class members provide the same functionality for both client applications and .NET stored procedures, unless it is otherwise stated.

Table 5-1 lists those classes or class members that have different behavior depending on whether or not they are used in a client application or in a .NET stored procedure.

Column Headings

The column headings for this table are:

Client application: The client application.

Implicit connection: The implicit database connections in a .NET stored procedure.

Explicit connection: The explicit user connections in a .NET stored procedure.

Table 5-1 API Support Comparison Between Client Application and .NET Stored Procedure

Class or Class Members

Client Application

Implicit Connection/Explicit Connection

OnChangeEventHandler Delegate
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleDependency Class
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleNotificationEventArgs Class
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleNotificationRequest Class
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleFailoverEventArgs Class
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleTransaction Class
-all members

Yes

No/No

OracleCommand Class
-Transaction Property

Yes

No #1/No #1

OracleConnection Class
-ConnectionTimeout Property
-DataSource Property
-BeginTransaction Method
-ChangeDatabase Method
-Clone Method
-EnlistDistributedTransaction Method
-OpenWithNewPassword Method
-Failover Event
-OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes #3/Yes
Yes #2/Yes
No/Yes
No/No
No/Yes
No/No
No/Yes
No/No
No/No

ODP.NET Enumerations
-FailoverEvent Enumeration
-FailoverReturnCode Enumeration
-FailoverType Enumeration
-OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration
-OracleNotificationSource Enumeration
-OracleNotificationType Enumeration

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No

Comments on Items in Table 5-1

1. Always returns null.

2. Implicit database connection always returns an empty string.

3. Implicit database connection always returns 0.

6 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Classes

This chapter describes the following Oracle Data Provider for .NET classes.

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

- OracleError Class

- OracleErrorCollection Class

- OracleException Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleConnectionType Enumeration

- OracleCollectionType Enumeration

- OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration

- OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration

- OracleDbType Enumeration

- OracleIdentityType Enumeration

- OracleParameterStatus Enumeration

OracleClientFactory Class

An OracleClientFactory object allows applications to instantiate ODP.NET classes in a generic way.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactory

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleClientFactory

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleClientFactory : DbProviderFactory

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class FactorySample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle";

DbProviderFactory factory =
DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("Oracle.DataAccess.Client");

DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection();

try
{
conn.ConnectionString = constr;
conn.Open();

DbCommand cmd = factory.CreateCommand();
cmd.Connection = conn;
cmd.CommandText = "select * from emp";

DbDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(reader["EMPNO"] + " : " + reader["ENAME"]);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Members

- OracleClientFactory Constructor

- OracleClientFactory Public Properties

- OracleClientFactory Public Methods

OracleClientFactory Members

OracleClientFactory members are listed in the following tables.

OracleClientFactory Constructor

The OracleClientFactory constructor is listed in Table 6-1

Table 6-1 OracleClientFactory Constructor

Property

Description

OracleClientFactory Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of OracleClientFactory class

OracleClientFactory Public Properties

The OracleClientFactory public properties are listed in Table 6-2.

Table 6-2 OracleClientFactory Public Properties

Property

Description

CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator

Indicates whether or not the CreateDataSourceEnumerator method is supported

OracleClientFactory Public Methods

OracleClientFactory Public Methods are listed in Table 6-3.

Table 6-3 OracleClientFactory Public Method

Method

Description

CreateCommand

Returns a DbCommand object that represents an OracleCommand object

CreateCommandBuilder

Returns a DbCommandBuilder object that represents an OracleCommandBuilder object

CreateConnection

Returns a DbConnection object that represents an OracleConnection object

CreateConnectionStringBuilder

Returns a DbConnectionStringBuilder object that represents an OracleConnectionStringBuilder object

CreateDataAdapter

Returns a DbDataAdapter object that represents an OracleDataAdapter object

CreateDataSourceEnumerator

Returns a DbDataSourceEnumerator object that represents an OracleDataSourceEnumerator object

CreateParameter

Returns a DbParameter object that represents an OracleParameter object

CreatePermission

Returns a CodeAccessPermission object that represents an OraclePermission object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

OracleClientFactory Constructor

The OracleClientFactory constructor creates a new instances of the OracleClientFactory class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClientFactory();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

OracleClientFactory Public Properties

The OracleClientFactory public properties are listed in Table 6-4.

Table 6-4 OracleClientFactory Public Properties

Property

Description

CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator

Indicates whether or not the CreateDataSourceEnumerator method is supported

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator

This property indicates whether or not the CreateDataSourceEnumerator method is supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator { get; }

Property Value

Returns true.

Remarks

ODP.NET supports the OracleDataSourceEnumerator object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

OracleClientFactory Public Methods

The OracleClientFactory public method is listed in Table 6-5.

Table 6-5 OracleClientFactory Public Method

Method

Description

CreateCommand

Returns a DbCommand object that represents an OracleCommand object

CreateCommandBuilder

Returns a DbCommandBuilder object that represents an OracleCommandBuilder object

CreateConnection

Returns a DbConnection object that represents an OracleConnection object

CreateConnectionStringBuilder

Returns a DbConnectionStringBuilder object that represents an OracleConnectionStringBuilder object

CreateDataAdapter

Returns a DbDataAdapter object that represents an OracleDataAdapter object

CreateDataSourceEnumerator

Returns a DbDataSourceEnumerator object that represents an OracleDataSourceEnumerator object

CreateParameter

Returns a DbParameter object that represents an OracleParameter object

CreatePermission

Returns a CodeAccessPermission object that represents an OraclePermission object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateCommand

This method returns a DbCommand object that represents an OracleCommand object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbCommand CreateCommand();

Return Value

A DbCommand object that represents an OracleCommand object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateCommandBuilder

This method returns a DbCommandBuilder object that represents an OracleCommandBuilder object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbCommandBuilder CreateCommandBuilder();

Return Value

A DbCommandBuilder object that represents an OracleCommandBuilder object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateConnection

This method returns a DbConnection object that represents an OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbConnection CreateConnection();

Return Value

A DbConnection object that represents an OracleConnection object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateConnectionStringBuilder

This method returns a DbConnectionStringBuilder object that represents an OracleConnectionStringBuilder object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbConnectionStringBuilder CreateConnectionStringBuilder();

Return Value

A DbConnectionStringBuilder object that represents an OracleConnectionStringBuilder object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateDataAdapter

This method returns a DbDataAdapter object that represents an OracleDataAdapter object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbDataAdapter CreateDataAdapter();

Return Value

A DbDataAdapter object that represents an OracleDataAdapter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreateDataSourceEnumerator

This method returns a DbDataSourceEnumerator object that represents an OracleDataSourceEnumerator object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbDataSourceEnumerator CreateDataSourceEnumerator();

Return Value

A DbDataSourceEnumerator object that represents an OracleDataSourceEnumerator object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

- "OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class"

CreateParameter

This method returns a DbParameter object that represents an OracleParameter object.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbParameter CreateParameter();

Return Value

A DbParameter object that represents an OracleParameter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

CreatePermission

This method returns a CodeAccessPermission object that represents an OraclePermission object.

Declaration

// C#
public override System.Security.CodeAccessPermission CreatePermission(
System.Security.Permissions.PermissionState state);

Parameter

- state
A PermissionState object.

Return Value

A CodeAccessPermission object that represents an OraclePermission object.

Remarks

This method enables users, writing provider-independent code, to get a CodeAccessPermission instance that represents an OraclePermission object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleClientFactory Class

- OracleClientFactory Members

OracleCommand Class

An OracleCommand object represents a SQL command, a stored procedure, or a table name. The OracleCommand object is responsible for formulating the request and passing it to the database. If results are returned, OracleCommand is responsible for returning results as an OracleDataReader, a .NET XmlReader, a .NET Stream, a scalar value, or as output parameters.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.ComponentModel.Component

System.Data.Common.DbCommand

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleCommand

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleCommand : DbCommand, ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The execution of any transaction-related statements from an OracleCommand is not recommended because it is not reflected in the state of the OracleTransaction object represents the current local transaction, if one exists.

ExecuteXmlReader, ExecuteStream, and ExecuteToStream methods are only supported for XML operations.

ExecuteReader and ExecuteScalar methods are not supported for XML operations.

To minimize the number of open server cursors, OracleCommand objects should be explicitly disposed.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleCommandSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

string cmdQuery = "select ename, empno from emp";

// Create the OracleCommand
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdQuery);

cmd.Connection = con;
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;

// Execute command, create OracleDataReader object
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

while (reader.Read())
{
// output Employee Name and Number
Console.WriteLine("Employee Name : " + reader.GetString(0) + " , " +
"Employee Number : " + reader.GetDecimal(1));
}

// Clean up
reader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Members

- OracleCommand Constructors

- OracleCommand Static Methods

- OracleCommand Properties

- OracleCommand Public Methods

OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand members are listed in the following tables.

OracleCommand Constructors

OracleCommand constructors are listed in Table 6-6.

Table 6-6 OracleCommand Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleCommand Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class (Overloaded)

OracleCommand Static Methods

The OracleCommand static method is listed in Table 6-7.

Table 6-7 OracleCommand Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleCommand Properties

OracleCommand properties are listed in Table 6-8.

Table 6-8 OracleCommand Properties

Property

Description

AddRowid

Adds the ROWID as part of the select list

AddToStatementCache

Causes executed statements to be cached, when the property is set to true and statement caching is enabled

ArrayBindCount

Specifies if the array binding feature is to be used and also specifies the maximum number of array elements to be bound in the Value property

ArrayBindRowsAffected

Returns the number of affected rows for each iteration while executing a DML using array binding

BindByName

Specifies the binding method in the collection

CommandText

Specifies the SQL statement or stored procedure to run against the Oracle database or the XML data used to store changes to the Oracle database

CommandTimeout

Specifies the number of seconds the command is allowed to execute before terminating the execution with an exception

CommandType

Specifies the command type that indicates how the CommandText property is to be interpreted

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object that is used to identify the connection to execute a command

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

DesignTimeVisible

Specifies whether or not the OracleCommand object is visible on designer controls.

FetchSize

Specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache to store result set data

ImplicitRefCursors

Specifies an array of OracleRefCursors mapped to an implicit resultset returned by the stored procedure.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

InitialLOBFetchSize

Specifies the amount of data that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns

InitialLONGFetchSize

Specifies the amount of data that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns

Notification

Indicates that there is a notification request for the command

NotificationAutoEnlist

Indicates whether or not to register for a continuous query notification with the database automatically when the command is executed

Parameters

Specifies the parameters for the SQL statement or stored procedure

RowSize

Specifies the amount of memory needed by the OracleDataReader internal cache to store one row of data

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Transaction

Specifies the OracleTransaction object in which the OracleCommand executes

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

UpdatedRowSource

Specifies how query command results are applied to the row being updated

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

UseEdmMapping

Indicates whether or not the command object utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration values

XmlCommandType

Specifies the type of XML operation on the OracleCommand

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

XmlQueryProperties

Specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is created from the result set of a SQL query statement

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

XmlSaveProperties

Specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is used to save changes to the database

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

OracleCommand Public Methods

OracleCommand public methods are listed in Table 6-9.

Table 6-9 OracleCommand Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Cancel

Attempts to cancels a command that is currently executing on a particular connection

Clone

Creates a copy of OracleCommand object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

CreateParameter

Creates a new instance of OracleParameter class

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

ExecuteNonQuery

Executes a SQL statement or a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the number of rows affected

ExecuteReader

Executes a command (Overloaded)

ExecuteScalar

Returns the first column of the first row in the result set returned by the query

ExecuteStream

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the results in a new Stream object

ExecuteToStream

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and appends the results as an XML document to the existing Stream

ExecuteXmlReader

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the result as an XML document in a .NET XmlTextReader object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Prepare

This method is a no-op

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

OracleCommand Constructors

OracleCommand constructors instantiate new instances of OracleCommand class.

Overload List:

- OracleCommand()
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class.

- OracleCommand(string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class using the supplied SQL command or stored procedure, and connection to the Oracle database.

- OracleCommand(string, OracleConnection)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class using the supplied SQL command or stored procedure, and connection to the Oracle database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand()

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand();

Remarks

Default constructor.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand(string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class using the supplied SQL command or stored procedure, and connection to the Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand(string cmdText);

Parameters

- cmdText
The SQL command or stored procedure to be executed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand(string, OracleConnection)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleCommand class using the supplied SQL command or stored procedure, and connection to the Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand(string cmdText, OracleConnection OracleConnection);

Parameters

- cmdText
The SQL command or stored procedure to be executed.

- OracleConnection
The connection to the Oracle database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand Static Methods

The OracleCommand static method is listed in Table 6-10.

Table 6-10 OracleCommand Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand Properties

OracleCommand properties are listed in Table 6-11.

Table 6-11 OracleCommand Properties

Property

Description

AddRowid

Adds the ROWID as part of the select list

AddToStatementCache

Causes executed statements to be cached, when the property is set to true and statement caching is enabled

ArrayBindCount

Specifies if the array binding feature is to be used and also specifies the maximum number of array elements to be bound in the Value property

ArrayBindRowsAffected

Returns the number of affected rows for each iteration while executing a DML using array binding

BindByName

Specifies the binding method in the collection

CommandText

Specifies the SQL statement or stored procedure to run against the Oracle database or the XML data used to store changes to the Oracle database

CommandTimeout

Specifies the number of seconds the command is allowed to execute before terminating the execution with an exception

CommandType

Specifies the command type that indicates how the CommandText property is to be interpreted

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object that is used to identify the connection to execute a command

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

DesignTimeVisible

Specifies whether or not the OracleCommand object is visible on designer controls.

FetchSize

Specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache to store result set data

ImplicitRefCursors

Specifies an array of OracleRefCursors mapped to an implicit resultset returned by the stored procedure.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

InitialLOBFetchSize

Specifies the amount of data that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns

InitialLONGFetchSize

Specifies the amount that of data the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns

Notification

Indicates that there is a notification request for the command

NotificationAutoEnlist

Indicates whether or not to register for a continuous query notification with the database automatically when the command is executed

Parameters

Specifies the parameters for the SQL statement or stored procedure

RowSize

Specifies the amount of memory needed by the OracleDataReader internal cache to store one row of data

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Transaction

Specifies the OracleTransaction object in which the OracleCommand executes

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

UpdatedRowSource

Specifies how query command results are applied to the row being updated

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

UseEdmMapping

Indicates whether or not the command object utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration values

XmlCommandType

Specifies the type of XML operation on the OracleCommand

XmlQueryProperties

Specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is created from the result set of a SQL query statement

XmlSaveProperties

Specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is used to save changes to the database

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

AddRowid

This property adds the ROWID as part of the select list.

Declaration

// C#
public bool AddRowid {get; set;}

Property Value

bool

Remarks

Default is false.

This ROWID column is hidden and is not accessible by the application. To gain access to the ROWIDs of a table, the ROWID must explicitly be added to the select list without the use of this property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "LOB Support" for further information on how this property used with LOBs

AddToStatementCache

This property causes executed statements to be cached when the property is set to true and statement caching is enabled. If statement caching is disabled or if this property is set to false, the executed statement is not cached.

Declaration

// C#
public bool AddToStatementCache{get; set;}

Return Value

Returns bool value. A value of true indicates that statements are being added to the cache, false indicates otherwise.

Property Value

A bool value that indicates that the statements will be cached when they are executed, if statement caching is enabled.

Remarks

Default is true.

AddToStatementCache is ignored if statement caching is disabled. Statement caching is enabled by setting the Statement Cache Size connection string attribute to a value greater than 0.

When statement caching is enabled, however, this property provides a way to selectively add statements to the cache.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class AddToStatementCacheSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;" +
"statement cache size=10";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("select * from emp", con);

if (cmd.AddToStatementCache)
Console.WriteLine("Added to the statement cache:" + cmd.CommandText);
else
Console.WriteLine("Not added to the statement cache:" + cmd.CommandText);

// The execution of "select * from emp" will be added to the statement cache
// because statement cache size is greater than 0 and OracleCommand's
// AddToStatementCache is true by default.
OracleDataReader readerEmp = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Do not add "select * from dept" to the statement cache
cmd.CommandText = "select * from dept";
cmd.AddToStatementCache = false;

if (cmd.AddToStatementCache)
Console.WriteLine("Added to the statement cache:" + cmd.CommandText);
else
Console.WriteLine("Not added to the statement cache:" + cmd.CommandText);

// The execution of "select * from dept" will not be added to the
// statement cache because AddToStatementCache is set to false.
OracleDataReader readerDept = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Clean up
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Statement Caching"

- ConnectionString

ArrayBindCount

This property specifies if the array binding feature is to be used and also specifies the number of array elements to be bound in the OracleParameter Value property.

Declaration

// C#
public int ArrayBindCount {get; set;}

Property Value

An int value that specifies number of array elements to be bound in the OracleParameter Value property.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The ArrayBindCount value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = 0.

If ArrayBindCount is equal to 0, array binding is not used; otherwise, array binding is used and OracleParameter Value property is interpreted as an array of values. The value of ArrayBindCount must be specified to use the array binding feature.

If neither DbType nor OracleDbType is set, it is strongly recommended that you set ArrayBindCount before setting the OracleParameter Value property so that inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value can be correctly done.

Array binding is not used by default.

If the XmlCommandType property is set to any value other than None, this property is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Array Binding"

- "Value"

ArrayBindRowsAffected

This property returns the number of affected rows for each iteration while executing a DML using array binding.

Declaration

// C#
public long[] ArrayBindRowsAffected ;

Property Value

A long type

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Array Binding"

- "Value"

BindByName

This property specifies the binding method in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public bool BindByName {get; set;}

Property Value

Returns true if the parameters are bound by name; returns false if the parameters are bound by position.

Remarks

Default = false.

BindByName is ignored under the following conditions:

- The value of the XmlCommandType property is Insert, Update, or Delete.

- The value of the XmlCommandType property is Query, but there are no parameters set on the OracleCommand.

If the XmlCommandType property is OracleXmlCommandType.Query and any parameters are set on the OracleCommand, the BindByName property must be set to true. Otherwise, the following OracleCommand methods throw an InvalidOperationException.

- ExecuteNonQuery

- ExecuteXmlReader

- ExecuteStream

- ExecuteToStream

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Array Binding"

- "Value"

CommandText

This property specifies the SQL statement or stored procedure to run against the Oracle database or the XML data used to store changes to the Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public override string CommandText {get; set;}

Property Value

A string.

Implements

IDbCommand

Remarks

The default is an empty string.

When the CommandType property is set to StoredProcedure, the CommandText property is set to the name of the stored procedure. The command calls this stored procedure when an Execute method is called.

The effects of XmlCommandType values on CommandText are:

- XmlCommandType = None.
CommandType property determines the contents of CommandText.

- XmlCommandType = Query.
CommandText must be a SQL query. The SQL query should be a select statement. CommandType property is ignored.

- XmlCommandType property is Insert, Update, or Delete.
CommandText must be an XML document. CommandType property is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

CommandTimeout

This property specifies the minimum number of seconds that the command is allowed to execute before terminating with an exception.

Declaration

// C#
public override int CommandTimeout {get; set;}

Property Value

int

Implements

IDbCommand.CommandTimeout

Exceptions

InvalidArgument - The specified value is less than 0.

Remarks

Default is 0 seconds, which enforces no time limit.

When the specified timeout value expires before a command execution finishes, the command attempts to cancel. If cancellation is successful, an exception is thrown with the message of ORA-01013: user requested cancel of current operation. Other possible exceptions thrown after a command timeout expiration occurs include ORA-00936 and ORA-00604. If the command executed in time without any errors, no exceptions are thrown.

In a situation where multiple OracleCommand objects use the same connection, the timeout expiration on one of the OracleCommand objects may terminate any of the executions on the single connection. To make the timeout expiration of a OracleCommand cancel only its own command execution, simply use one OracleCommand for each connection if that OracleCommand sets the CommandTimeout property to a value greater than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library for detailed information about this Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 feature

CommandType

This property specifies the command type that indicates how the CommandText property is to be interpreted.

Declaration

// C#
public override CommandType CommandType {get; set;}

Property Value

A CommandType.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The value is not a valid CommandType such as: CommandType.Text, CommandType.StoredProcedure, CommandType.TableDirect.

Remarks

Default = CommandType.Text

If the value of the XmlCommandType property is not None, then the CommandType property is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

Connection

This property specifies the OracleConnection object that is used to identify the connection to execute a command.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection object.

Implements

IDbCommand

Remarks

Default = null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

DesignTimeVisible

This property specifies whether or not the OracleCommand object is visible on designer controls.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool DesignTimeVisible { get; set; }

Property Value

A value that indicate whether or not OracleCommand object is visible in a control. The default is true.

Remarks

This property is used by developers to indicate whether or not OracleCommand object is visible in a control.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

FetchSize

This property specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache to store result set data.

Declaration

// C#
public long FetchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

A long that specifies the size (in bytes) of the OracleDataReader's internal cache.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The FetchSize value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = 131072.

The FetchSize property is inherited by the OracleDataReader that is created by a command execution returning a result set. The FetchSize property on the OracleDataReader object determines the amount of data the OracleDataReader fetches into its internal cache for each database round-trip.

If the XmlCommandType property is set to any value other than None, this property is ignored.

The RowSize and FetchSize properties handle UDT and XMLType data differently than other scalar data types. Because only a reference to the UDT and XMLType data is stored in the ODP.NET's internal cache, the RowSize property accounts for only the memory needed for the reference (which is very small) and not the actual size of the UDT and XMLType data. Thus, applications can inadvertently fetch a large number of UDT or XMLType instances from the database in a single database round-trip. This is because the actual size of UDT and XMLType data do not count against the FetchSize, and it would require numerous UDT and XMLType references to fill up the default cache size of 131072 bytes. Therefore, when fetching UDT or XMLType data, the FetchSize property must be appropriately configured to control the number of UDT and XMLType instances that are to be fetched, rather than the amount of the actual UDT and XMLType data to be fetched.

NOTE: For LOB and LONG data types, only the sizes specified in the InitialLOBFetchSize and InitialLONGFetchSize properties are accounted for by the RowSize property in addition to the metadata and reference information that is maintained by the cache for each LOB in the select list.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- OracleDataReader "FetchSize"

ImplicitRefCursors

This property returns an array of OracleRefCursors, where each OracleRefCursor maps to an implicit resultset returned by the stored procedure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRefCursor[] ImplicitRefCursors {get; set;}

Property Value

An array of OracleRefCursors.

Remarks

This property is populated only when the stored procedure is executed through ExecuteNonQuery and it does not get populated in any other scenarios.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

InitialLOBFetchSize

This property specifies the amount of data that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns.

Declaration

// C#
public int InitialLOBFetchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

An int specifying the number of characters or bytes to fetch initially.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The InitialLOBFetchSize value specified is invalid.

Remarks

The value of InitialLOBFetchSize specifies the initial amount of LOB data that is immediately fetched by the OracleDataReader. The property value specifies the number of characters for CLOB and NCLOB data, and the number of bytes for BLOB data.

The InitialLOBFetchSize value is used to determine the length of the LOB column data to fetch, if the LOB column is in the select list. If the select list does not contain a LOB column, the InitialLOBFetchSize value is ignored.

When InitialLOBFetchSize is set to -1, the entire LOB data is prefetched and stored in the fetch array.

Default = 0.

The maximum value supported for InitialLOBFetchSize is 2 GB.

GetOracleBlob and GetOracleClob methods can be used to retrieve any LOBs no matter the InitialLOBFetchSize value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Obtaining LOB Data" for more information on setting InitialLOBFetchSize values

InitialLONGFetchSize

This property specifies the amount of data that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns.

Declaration

// C#
public int InitialLONGFetchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

An int specifying the amount.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The InitialLONGFetchSize value specified is invalid.

Remarks

The maximum value supported for InitialLONGFetchSize is 32767. If this property is set to a higher value, the provider resets it to 32767.

The value of InitialLONGFetchSize specifies the initial amount of LONG or LONG RAW data that is immediately fetched by the OracleDataReader. The property value specifies the number of characters for LONG data and the number of bytes for LONG RAW. To fetch more than the specified InitialLONGFetchSize amount, one of the following must be in the select list:

- Primary key

- ROWID

- Unique columns - (defined as a set of columns on which a unique constraint has been defined or a unique index has been created, where at least one of the columns in the set has a NOT NULL constraint defined on it)

The InitialLONGFetchSize value is used to determine the length of the LONG and LONG RAW column data to fetch if one of the two is in the select list. If the select list does not contain a LONG or a LONG RAW column, the InitialLONGFetchSize value is ignored.

When InitialLONGFetchSize is set to -1, the entire LONG or LONG RAW data is prefetched and stored in the fetch array. Calls to GetString, GetChars, or GetBytes in OracleDataReader allow retrieving the entire data.

Default = 0.

Setting this property to 0 defers the LONG and LONG RAW data retrieval entirely until the application specifically requests it.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data" for further information

Notification

This instance property indicates that there is a notification request for the command.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNotificationRequest  Notification {set; get;}

Property Value

A notification request for the command.

Remarks

When a changed notification is first registered, the client listener is started in order to receive any database notification. The listener uses the port number defined in the OracleDependency.Port static field. Subsequent change notification registrations use the same listener in the same client process and do not start another listener.

When Notification is set to an OracleNotificationRequest instance, a notification registration is created (if it has not already been created) when the command is executed. Once the registration is created, the properties of the OracleNotificationRequest instance cannot be modified. If the notification registration has already been created, the result set that is associated with the command is added to the existing registration.

When Notification is set to null, subsequent command executions do not require a notification request. If a notification request is not required, set the Notification property to null, or set the NotificationAutoEnlist property to false.

For Continuous Query Notification, a notification request can be used for multiple command executions. In that case, any query result set associated with different commands can be invalidated within the same registration.

When the OracleDependency.OnChange event is fired, if the ROWID column is explicitly included in the query (or AddRowid property is set to true), then the Rowid column contains ROWID values in the DataTable referenced by the OracleNotificationEventArgs.Details property. This behavior can be overridden by explicitly requesting for an inclusion and exclusion of ROWID values in the OracleNotificationEventArgs by setting the OracleDependency.RowidInfo to OracleRowidInfo.Include or OracleRowidInfo.Exclude, respectively.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Continuous Query Notification Support"

- Chapter 9, "Continuous Query Notification Classes"

NotificationAutoEnlist

This instance property indicates whether or not to register for a continuous query notification with the database automatically when the command is executed.

Declaration

// C#
public bool NotificationAutoEnlist {set; get;}

Property Value

A bool value indicating whether or not to make a continuous query notification request automatically, when the command is executed. If NotificationAutoEnlist is set to true, and the Notification property is set appropriately, a continuous query notification request is registered automatically; otherwise, no continuous query notification registration is made.

Default value: true

Remarks

A notification request can be used for multiple command executions using the same OracleCommand instance. In that case, set the NotificationAutoEnlist property to true.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "Continuous Query Notification Support"

- Chapter 9, "Continuous Query Notification Classes"

Parameters

This property specifies the parameters for the SQL statement or stored procedure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameterCollection Parameters {get;}

Property Value

OracleParameterCollection

Implements

IDbCommand

Remarks

Default value = an empty collection

The number of the parameters in the collection must be equal to the number of parameter placeholders within the command text, or an error is raised.

If the command text does not contain any parameter tokens (such as,:1,:2), the values in the Parameters property are ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

RowSize

This property specifies the amount of memory needed by the OracleDataReader internal cache to store one row of data.

Declaration

// C#
public long RowSize {get;}

Property Value

A long that indicates the amount of memory (in bytes) that an OracleDataReader needs to store one row of data for the executed query.

Remarks

Default value = 0

The RowSize property is set to a nonzero value after the execution of a command that returns a result set. This property can be used at design time or dynamically during runtime, to set the FetchSize, based on number of rows. For example, to enable the OracleDataReader to fetch N rows for each database round-trip, the OracleDataReader FetchSize property can be set dynamically to RowSize * N. Note that for the FetchSize to take effect appropriately, it must be set after OracleCommand.ExecuteReader() but before OracleDataReader.Read().

ODP.NET now supports values up to 32K for VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2 or RAW type columns in its calculation of RowSize value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- OracleDataReader "FetchSize"

Transaction

This property specifies the OracleTransaction object in which the OracleCommand executes.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTransaction Transaction {set; get;}

Property Value

OracleTransaction

Implements

IDbCommand

Remarks

Default value = null

Transaction returns a reference to the transaction object associated with the OracleCommand connection object. Thus the command is executed in whatever transaction context its connection is currently in.

Note:
When this property is accessed through an IDbCommand reference, its set accessor method is not operational.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

Always returns null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

UpdatedRowSource

This property specifies how query command results are applied to the row to be updated.

Declaration

// C#
public override UpdateRowSource UpdatedRowSource {get; set;}

Property Value

An UpdateRowSource.

Implements

IDbCommand

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The UpdateRowSource value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Always returns UpdateRowSource,

Set accessor throws an ArgumentException if the value is other than UpdateRowSource.None.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

UseEdmMapping

This property Indicates whether or not the OracleCommand object utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration values.

Declaration

// C#
public bool UseEdmMapping

Property Value

A bool.

Remarks

Default is false.

The UseEdmMapping property allows user to explicitly specify that the OracleCommand object should use the Entity Data Model mapping configuration values. This enables use of Entity Framework Multiple Result Sets feature.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

XmlCommandType

This property specifies the type of XML operation on the OracleCommand.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlCommandType XmlCommandType {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleXmlCommandType.

Remarks

Default value is None.

XmlCommandType values and usage:

- None - The CommandType property specifies the type of operation.

- Query - CommandText property must be set to a SQL select statement. The query is executed, and the results are returned as an XML document. The SQL select statement in the CommandText and the properties specified by the XmlQueryProperties property are used to perform the operation. The CommandType property is ignored.

- Insert, Update, or Delete - CommandText property is an XML document containing the changes to be made. The XML document in the CommandText and the properties specified by the XmlSaveProperties property are used to perform the operation. The CommandType property is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

XmlQueryProperties

This property specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is created from the result set of a SQL query statement.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlQueryProperties XmlQueryProperties {get; set;}

Property Value

OracleXmlQueryProperties.

Remarks

When a new instance of OracleCommand is created, an instance of OracleXmlQueryProperties is automatically available on the OracleCommand instance through the OracleCommand.XmlQueryProperties property.

A new instance of OracleXmlQueryProperties can be assigned to an OracleCommand instance. Assigning an instance of OracleXmlQueryProperties to the XmlQueryProperties of an OracleCommand instance creates a new instance of the given OracleXmlQueryProperties instance for the OracleCommand. This way each OracleCommand instance has its own OracleXmlQueryProperties instance.

Use the default constructor to get a new instance of OracleXmlQueryProperties.

Use the OracleXmlQueryProperties.Clone() method to get a copy of an OracleXmlQueryProperties instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

XmlSaveProperties

This property specifies the properties that are used when an XML document is used to save changes to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlSaveProperties XmlSaveProperties {get; set;}

Property Value

OracleXmlSaveProperties.

Remarks

When a new instance of OracleCommand is created, an instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties is automatically available on the OracleCommand instance through the OracleCommand.XmlSaveProperties property.

A new instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties can be assigned to an OracleCommand instance. Assigning an instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties to the XmlSaveProperties of an OracleCommand instance creates a new instance of the given OracleXmlSaveProperties instance for the OracleCommand. This way each OracleCommand instance has its own OracleXmlSaveProperties instance.

Use the default constructor to get a new instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties.

Use the OracleXmlSaveProperties.Clone() method to get a copy of an OracleXmlSaveProperties instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

OracleCommand Public Methods

OracleCommand public methods are listed in Table 6-12.

Table 6-12 OracleCommand Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Cancel

Attempts to cancels a command that is currently executing on a particular connection

Clone

Creates a copy of OracleCommand object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

CreateParameter

Creates a new instance of OracleParameter class

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

ExecuteNonQuery

Executes a SQL statement or a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the number of rows affected

ExecuteReader

Executes a command (Overloaded)

ExecuteScalar

Returns the first column of the first row in the result set returned by the query

ExecuteStream

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the results in a new Stream object

ExecuteToStream

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and appends the results as an XML document to the existing Stream

ExecuteXmlReader

Executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the result as an XML document in a .NET XmlTextReader object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Prepare

This method is a no-op

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

Cancel

This method attempts to cancel a command that is currently executing on a particular connection.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Cancel();

Implements

IDbCommand.Cancel

Remarks

If cancellation of the command succeeds, an exception is thrown. If cancellation is not successful, no exception is thrown. If there is no command being executed at the time of the Cancel invocation, Cancel does nothing. Invoking the Cancel method does not guarantee that the command executing at the time will always be cancelled. The execution may complete before it can be terminated. In such cases, no exception is thrown.

When multiple OracleCommand objects share the same connection, only one command can be executed on that connection at any one time. When it is invoked, the Cancel method attempts to cancel the statement currently running on the connection that the OracleCommand object is using to execute the command. However, when multiple OracleCommand objects execute statements on the same connection simultaneously, issuing a Cancel method invocation may cancel any of the issued commands. This is because the command designated for cancellation may complete before the Cancel invocation is effective. If this happens, a command executed by a different OracleCommand could be cancelled instead.

There are several ways to avoid this non-deterministic situation that the Cancel method can cause:

- The application can create just one OracleCommand object for each connection. Doing so assures that the Cancel invocation only cancels commands executed by the OracleCommand object using a particular connection.

- Command executions in the application are synchronized between OracleCommand objects that use the same connection.

These suggestions do not apply if Cancel is not used in the application.

Because the termination on the currently running execution is non-deterministic, it is recommended that any non-atomic SQL or PL/SQL execution be started within a transaction. When the command execution successfully terminates with an exception of ORA-01013: user requested cancel of current operation, the transaction can be rolled back for data integrity. Other possible exceptions thrown after a command cancellation occurs include ORA-00936 and ORA-00604. Examples of non-atomic execution are collections of DML command executions that are executed one-by-one and multiple DML commands that are part of a PL/SQL stored procedure or function.

Example

// C#

// This example shows how command executions can be cancelled in a
// deterministic way even if multiple commands are executed on a single
// connection.  This is accomplished by synchronizing threads through events.
// Since the Cancel method terminates the currently running operation on the
// connection, threads must be serialized if multiple threads are using the
// same connection to execute server round-trip incurring operations.
// Furthermore, the example shows how the execution and cancel threads should
// be synchronized so that nth iteration of the command execution does not
// inappropriately cancel the (n+1)th command executed by the same thread.

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.Threading;

class CancelSample
{
private OracleCommand cmd;
Thread t1, t2;
// threads signal following events when assigned operations are completed

private AutoResetEvent ExecuteEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
private AutoResetEvent CancelEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
private AutoResetEvent FinishedEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
AutoResetEvent[] ExecuteAndCancel = new AutoResetEvent[2];

// Default constructor
CancelSample()
{
cmd = new OracleCommand("select * from all_objects",
new OracleConnection("user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle"));
ExecuteAndCancel[0] = ExecuteEvent;
ExecuteAndCancel[1] = CancelEvent;
}

// Constructor that takes a particular command and connection
CancelSample(string command, OracleConnection con)
{
cmd = new OracleCommand(command, con);
ExecuteAndCancel[0] = ExecuteEvent;
ExecuteAndCancel[1] = CancelEvent;
}

// Execution of the command
public void Execute()
{
OracleDataReader reader = null;
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Execute.");
reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
Console.WriteLine("Execute Done.");
reader.Close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The command has been cancelled.", e.Message);
}
Console.WriteLine("ExecuteEvent.Set()");
ExecuteEvent.Set();
}

// Canceling of the command
public void Cancel()
{
try
{
// cancel query if it takes longer than 100 ms to finish execution
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
Console.WriteLine("Cancel.");
cmd.Cancel();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
Console.WriteLine("Cancel done.");
Console.WriteLine("CancelEvent.Set()");
CancelEvent.Set();
}

// Execution of the command with a potential of cancelling
public void ExecuteWithinLimitedTime()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
Monitor.Enter(typeof(CancelSample));
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Executing " + this.cmd.CommandText);
ExecuteEvent.Reset();
CancelEvent.Reset();
t1 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(this.Execute));
t2 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(this.Cancel));
t1.Start();
t2.Start();
}
finally
{
WaitHandle.WaitAll(ExecuteAndCancel);
Monitor.Exit(typeof(CancelSample));
}
}
FinishedEvent.Set();
}
[MTAThread]
static void Main()
{
try
{
AutoResetEvent[] ExecutionCompleteEvents = new AutoResetEvent[3];

// Create the connection that is to be used by three commands
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection("user id=scott;" +
"password=tiger;data source=oracle");
con.Open();

// Create instances of CancelSample class
CancelSample test1 = new CancelSample("select * from all_objects", con);
CancelSample test2 = new CancelSample("select * from all_objects, emp",
con);
CancelSample test3 = new CancelSample("select * from all_objects, dept",
con);

// Create threads for each CancelSample object instance
Thread t1 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(test1.ExecuteWithinLimitedTime));
Thread t2 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(test2.ExecuteWithinLimitedTime));
Thread t3 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(test3.ExecuteWithinLimitedTime));

// Obtain a handle to an event from each object
ExecutionCompleteEvents[0] = test1.FinishedEvent;
ExecutionCompleteEvents[1] = test2.FinishedEvent;
ExecutionCompleteEvents[2] = test3.FinishedEvent;

// Start all threads to execute three commands using a single connection
t1.Start();
t2.Start();
t3.Start();

// Wait for all three commands to finish executing/canceling before
//closing the connection
WaitHandle.WaitAll(ExecutionCompleteEvents);
con.Close();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library for detailed information about this Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 feature

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleCommand object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleCommand object.

Implements

ICloneable

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

CreateParameter

This method creates a new instance of OracleParameter class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter CreateParameter();

Return Value

A new OracleParameter with default values.

Implements

IDbCommand

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The Dispose method also closes the OracleCommand object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

ExecuteNonQuery

This method executes a SQL statement or a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the number of rows affected.

Declaration

// C#
public override int ExecuteNonQuery();

Return Value

The number of rows affected.

Implements

IDbCommand

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The command cannot be executed.

Remarks

ExecuteNonQuery returns the number of rows affected, for the following:

- If the command is UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE and the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.None.

- If the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, OracleXmlCommandType.Delete.

For all other types of statements, the return value is -1.

ExecuteNonQuery is used for either of the following:

- Catalog operations (for example, querying the structure of a database or creating database objects such as tables).

- Changing the data in a database without using a DataSet, by executing UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE statements.

- Changing the data in a database using an XML document.

Although ExecuteNonQuery does not return any rows, it populates any output parameters or return values mapped to parameters with data.

If the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.Query then ExecuteNonQuery executes the select statement in the CommandText property, and if successful, returns -1. The XML document that is generated is discarded. This is useful for determining if the operation completes successfully without getting the XML document back as a result.

If the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, or OracleXmlCommandType.Delete, then the value of the CommandText property is an XML document. ExecuteNonQuery saves the changes in that XML document to the table or view that is specified in the XmlSaveProperties property. The return value is the number of rows that are processed in the XML document. Also, each row in the XML document could affect multiple rows in the database, but the return value is still the number of rows in the XML document.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ExecuteNonQuerySample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(
"select sal from emp where empno=7934", con);

object sal = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
Console.WriteLine("Employee sal before update: " + sal);

cmd.CommandText = "update emp set sal = sal + .01 where empno=7934";

// Auto-commit changes
int rowsUpdated = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

if (rowsUpdated > 0)
{
cmd.CommandText = "select sal from emp where empno=7934";
sal = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
Console.WriteLine("Employee sal after update: " + sal);
}

// Clean up
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

Requirements

For XML support, this method requires Oracle9i XML Developer's Kits (Oracle XDK) or later, to be installed in the database. Oracle XDK can be downloaded from Oracle Technology Network (OTN).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- http://otn.oracle.com/

ExecuteReader

Overload List:

ExecuteReader executes a command specified in the CommandText.

- ExecuteReader()
This method executes a command specified in the CommandText and returns an OracleDataReader object.

- ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior)
This method executes a command specified in the CommandText and returns an OracleDataReader object, using the specified CommandBehavior value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

ExecuteReader()

This method executes a command specified in the CommandText and returns an OracleDataReader object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataReader ExecuteReader();

Return Value

An OracleDataReader.

Implements

IDbCommand

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The command cannot be executed.

Remarks

When the CommandType property is set to CommandType.StoredProcedure, the CommandText property should be set to the name of the stored procedure.

The specified command executes this stored procedure when ExecuteReader is called. If parameters for the stored procedure consist of REF CURSOR objects, behavior differs depending on whether ExecuteReader() or ExecuteNonQuery() is called. If ExecuteReader() is invoked, REF CURSOR objects can be accessed through the OracleDataReader that is returned.If more than one REF CURSOR is returned from a single execution, subsequent REF CURSOR objects can be accessed sequentially by the NextResult method on the OracleDataReader. If the ExecuteNonQuery method is invoked, the output parameter value can be cast to a OracleRefCursor type and the OracleRefCursor object then can be used to either populate a DataSet or create an OracleDataReader object from it. This approach provides random access to all the REF CURSOR objects returned as output parameters.

The value of 100 is used for the FetchSize. If 0 is specified, no rows are fetched. For further information, see "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data".

If the value of the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, OracleXmlCommandType.Delete, or OracleXmlCommandType.Query then the ExecuteReader method throws an InvalidOperationException.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ExecuteReaderSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("select ename from emp", con);

OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

while (reader.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine("Employee Name : " + reader.GetString(0));
}

// Clean up
reader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "OracleRefCursor Class"

ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior)

This method executes a command specified in the CommandText and returns an OracleDataReader object, using the specified behavior.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataReader ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior);

Parameters

- behavior
The expected behavior.

Return Value

An OracleDataReader.

Implements

IDbCommand

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The command cannot be executed.

Remarks

A description of the results and the effect on the database of the query command is indicated by the supplied behavior that specifies command behavior.

For valid CommandBehavior values and for the command behavior of each CommandBehavior enumerated type, read the .NET Framework documentation.

When the CommandType property is set to CommandType.StoredProcedure, the CommandText property should be set to the name of the stored procedure. The command executes this stored procedure when ExecuteReader() is called.

If the stored procedure returns stored REF CURSORs, read the section on OracleRefCursors for more details. See "OracleRefCursor Class".

The value of 100 is used for the FetchSize. If 0 is specified, no rows are fetched. For more information, see "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data".

If the value of the XmlCommandType property is set to OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, OracleXmlCommandType.Delete, or OracleXmlCommandType.Query then the ExecuteReader method throws an InvalidOperationException.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- "OracleRefCursor Class"

ExecuteScalar

This method executes the query using the connection, and returns the first column of the first row in the result set returned by the query.

Declaration

// C#
public override object ExecuteScalar();

Return Value

An object which represents the value of the first row, first column.

Implements

IDbCommand

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The command cannot be executed.

Remarks

Extra columns or rows are ignored. ExecuteScalar retrieves a single value (for example, an aggregate value) from a database. This requires less code than using the ExecuteReader() method, and then performing the operations necessary to generate the single value using the data returned by an OracleDataReader.

If the query does not return any row, it returns null.

The ExecuteScalar method throws an InvalidOperationException, if the value of the XmlCommandType property is set to one of the following OracleXmlCommandType values: Insert, Update, Delete, Query.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ExecuteScalarSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("select count(*) from emp", con);

object count = cmd.ExecuteScalar();

Console.WriteLine("There are {0} rows in table emp", count);

// Clean up
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

ExecuteStream

This method executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the result as an XML document in a new Stream object.

Declaration

// C#
public Stream ExecuteStream();

Return Value

A Stream.

Remarks

The behavior of ExecuteStream varies depending on the XmlCommandType property value:

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.None
ExecuteStream throws an InvalidOperationException.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Query
ExecuteStream executes the select statement in the CommandText property, and if successful, returns an OracleClob object containing the XML document that was generated. OracleClob contains Unicode characters.

If the SQL query does not return any rows, then ExcecuteStream returns an OracleClob object containing an empty XML document.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, or OracleXmlCommandType.Delete.
The value of the CommandText property is an XML document. ExecuteStream saves the data in that XML document to the table or view that is specified in the XmlSaveProperties property and an empty OracleClob is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

- http://otn.oracle.com/

ExecuteToStream

This method executes a command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and appends the result as an XML document to the existing Stream provided by the application.

Declaration

// C#
public void ExecuteToStream(Stream outputStream);

Parameters

- outputStream
A Stream.

Remarks

The behavior of ExecuteToStream varies depending on the XmlCommandType property value:

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.None
ExecuteToStream throws an InvalidOperationException.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Query
ExecuteToStream executes the select statement in the CommandText property, and if successful, appends the XML document that was generated to the given Stream.

If the SQL query does not return any rows, then nothing is appended to the given Stream. The character set of the appended data is Unicode.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, or OracleXmlCommandType.Delete
The value of the CommandText property is an XML document. ExecuteToStream saves the changes in that XML document to the table or view that is specified in the XmlSaveProperties property. Nothing is appended to the given Stream.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

- http://otn.oracle.com/

ExecuteXmlReader

This method executes the command using the XmlCommandType and CommandText properties and returns the result as an XML document in a .NET XmlTextReader object.

Declaration

// C#
public XmlReader ExecuteXmlReader();

Return Value

An XmlReader.

Remarks

The behavior of ExecuteXmlReader varies depending on the XmlCommandType property value:

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.None
ExecuteStream throws an InvalidOperationException.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Query
ExecuteXmlReader executes the select statement in the CommandText property, and if successful, returns a .NET XmlTextReader object containing the XML document that was generated.

If the XML document is empty, which can happen if the SQL query does not return any rows, then an empty .NET XmlTextReader object is returned.

- XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Insert, OracleXmlCommandType.Update, or OracleXmlCommandType.Delete.
The value of the CommandText property is an XML document, and ExecuteXmlReader saves the changes in that XML document to the table or view that is specified in the XmlSaveProperties property. An empty .NET XmlTextReader object is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleCommand Members

- Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

- http://otn.oracle.com/

OracleCommandBuilder Class

An OracleCommandBuilder object provides automatic SQL generation for the OracleDataAdapter when updates are made to the database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.ComponentModel.Component

System.Data.Common.DbCommandBuilder

OracleDataAccess.Client.OracleCommandBuilder

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleCommandBuilder : DbCommandBuilder

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleCommandBuilder automatically generates SQL statements for single-table updates when the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter is set. An exception is thrown if the DataSet contains multiple tables. The OracleCommandBuilder registers itself as a listener for RowUpdating events whenever its DataAdapter property is set. Only one OracleDataAdapter object and one OracleCommandBuilder object can be associated with each other at one time.

To generate INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements, the OracleCommandBuilder uses ExtendedProperties within the DataSet to retrieve a required set of metadata. If the SelectCommand is changed after the metadata is retrieved (for example, after the first update), the RefreshSchema method should be called to update the metadata.

OracleCommandBuilder first looks for the metadata from the ExtendedProperties of the DataSet; if the metadata is not available, OracleCommandBuilder uses the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter to retrieve the metadata.

Example

The following example performs an update on the EMP table. It uses the OracleCommandBuilder object to create the UpdateCommand for the OracleDataAdapter object when OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called.

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleCommandBuilderSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
string cmdstr = "SELECT empno, sal from emp";

// Create the adapter with the selectCommand txt and the
// connection string
OracleDataAdapter adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmdstr, constr);

// Create the builder for the adapter to automatically generate
// the Command when needed
OracleCommandBuilder builder = new OracleCommandBuilder(adapter);

// Create and fill the DataSet using the EMP
DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(dataset, "EMP");

// Get the EMP table from the dataset
DataTable table = dataset.Tables["EMP"];

// Indicate DataColumn EMPNO is unique
// This is required by the OracleCommandBuilder to update the EMP table
table.Columns["EMPNO"].Unique = true;

// Get the first row from the EMP table
DataRow row = table.Rows[0];

// Update the salary
double sal = double.Parse(row["SAL"].ToString());
row["SAL"] = sal + .01;

// Now update the EMP using the adapter
// The OracleCommandBuilder will create the UpdateCommand for the
// adapter to update the EMP table
adapter.Update(dataset, "EMP");

Console.WriteLine("Row updated successfully");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

- OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

- OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

- OracleCommandBuilder Properties

- OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

- OracleCommandBuilder Events

OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder members are listed in the following tables.

OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

OracleCommandBuilder constructors are listed in Table 6-13.

Table 6-13 OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleCommandBuilder class (Overloaded)

OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

OracleCommandBuilder static methods are listed in Table 6-14.

Table 6-14 OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

Method

Description

DeriveParameters

Queries for the parameters of a stored procedure or function, represented by a specified OracleCommand, and populates the OracleParameterCollection of the command with the return values

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleCommandBuilder Properties

OracleCommandBuilder properties are listed in Table 6-15.

Table 6-15 OracleCommandBuilder Properties

Property

Description

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

CaseSensitive

Indicates whether or not double quotes are used around Oracle object names when generating SQL statements

CatalogLocation

Not Supported

CatalogSeparator

Not Supported

ConflictOption

Not Supported

DataAdapter

Indicates the OracleDataAdapter for which the SQL statements are generated

QuotePrefix

Specifies the beginning character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words

QuoteSuffix

Specifies the ending character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words

SchemaSeparator

Specifies the character to be used for the separator between the schema identifier and other identifiers

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

OracleCommandBuilder public methods are listed in Table 6-16.

Table 6-16 OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetDeleteCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetInsertCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database (Overloaded)

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetUpdateCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database (Overloaded)

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

QuoteIdentifier

Returns the correct quoted form of the provided unquoted identifier, with any embedded quotes in the identifier properly escaped

RefreshSchema

Refreshes the database schema information used to generate INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements

UnquoteIdentifier

Returns the correct unquoted form of the provided quoted identifier, removing any escape notation for quotes embedded in the identifier

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

OracleCommandBuilder Events

The OracleCommandBuilder event is listed in Table 6-17.

Table 6-17 OracleCommandBuilder Events

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

OracleCommandBuilder Constructors

OracleCommandBuilder constructors create new instances of the OracleCommandBuilder class.

Overload List:

- OracleCommandBuilder()
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleCommandBuilder class.

- OracleCommandBuilder(OracleDataAdapter)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleCommandBuilder class and sets the DataAdapter property to the provided OracleDataAdapter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder()

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleCommandBuilder class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommandBuilder();

Remarks

Default constructor.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder(OracleDataAdapter)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleCommandBuilder class and sets the DataAdapter property to the provided OracleDataAdapter object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommandBuilder(OracleDataAdapter da);

Parameters

- da
The OracleDataAdapter object provided.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

OracleCommandBuilder static methods are listed in Table 6-18.

Table 6-18 OracleCommandBuilder Static Methods

Method

Description

DeriveParameters

Queries for the parameters of a stored procedure or function, represented by a specified OracleCommand, and populates the OracleParameterCollection of the command with the return values

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

DeriveParameters

This method queries for the parameters of a stored procedure or function, represented by a specified OracleCommand, and populates the OracleParameterCollection of the command with the return values.

Declaration

// C#
public static void DeriveParameters(OracleCommand command);

Parameters

- command
The command that represents the stored procedure or function for which parameters are to be derived.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The CommandText is not a valid stored procedure or function name, the CommandType is not CommandType.StoredProcedure, or the Connection.State is not ConnectionState.Open.

Remarks

When DeriveParameters is used to populate the Parameter collection of an OracleCommand Object that represents a stored function, the return value of the function is bound as the first parameter (at position 0 of the OracleParameterCollection).

DeriveParameters can only be used for stored procedures or functions, not for anonymous PL/SQL blocks.

DeriveParameters incurs a database round-trip to retrieve parameter metadata prior to executing the stored procedure/function. It should only be used during design time. To avoid unnecessary database round-trips in a production environment, the DeriveParameters method itself should be replaced with the explicit parameter settings that were returned by the DeriveParameters method at design time.

DeriveParameters can only preserve the case of the stored procedure or function name if it is encapsulated by double-quotes. For example, if the stored procedure in the database is named GetEmployees with mixed-case, the CommandText property on the OracleCommand object must be set appropriately as in the following example:

cmd.CommandText = "\"GetEmployees\"";

Stored procedures and functions in a package must be provided in the following format:

<package name>.<procedure or function name>

For example, to obtain parameters for a stored procedure named GetEmployees (mixed-case) in a package named EmpProcedures (mixed-case), the name provided to the OracleCommand is:

"\"EmpProcedures\".\"GetEmployees\""

DeriveParameters cannot be used for object type methods.

The derived parameters contain all the metadata information that is needed for the stored procedure to execute properly. The application must provide the value of the parameters before execution, if required. The application may also modify the metadata information of the parameters before execution. For example, the Size property of the OracleParameter may be modified for PL/SQL character and string types to optimize the execution of the stored procedure.

The output values of derived parameters return as .NET Types by default. To obtain output parameters as provider types, the OracleDbType property of the parameter must be set explicitly by the application to override this default behavior. One quick way to do this is to set the OracleDbType to itself for all output parameters that should be returned as provider types.

The BindByName property of the supplied OracleCommand is left as is, but the application can change its value.

If the specified stored procedure or function is overloaded, the first overload is used to populate the parameters collection.

// Database Setup
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE MyOracleStoredProc (arg_in IN VARCHAR2,
arg_out OUT VARCHAR2) IS
BEGIN
arg_out := arg_in;
END;
/
*/

// C#
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class DeriveParametersSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Create the PL/SQL Stored Procedure MyOracleStoredProc as indicated in
// the preceding Database Setup

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("MyOracleStoredProc", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

// Derive Parameters
OracleCommandBuilder.DeriveParameters(cmd);
Console.WriteLine("Parameters Derived");

// Prints "Number of Parameters for MyOracleStoredProc = 2"
Console.WriteLine("Number of Parameters for MyOracleStoredProc = {0}",
cmd.Parameters.Count);

// The PL/SQL stored procedure MyOracleStoredProc has one IN and
// one OUT parameter.  Set the Value for the IN parameter.
cmd.Parameters[0].Value = "MyText";

// The application may modify the other OracleParameter properties also
// This sample uses the default Size for the IN parameter and modifies
// the Size for the OUT parameter

// The default size for OUT VARCHAR2 is 4000
// Prints "cmd.Parameters[1].Size  = 4000"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters[1].Size  = " + cmd.Parameters[1].Size);

// Set the Size for the OUT parameter
cmd.Parameters[1].Size = 6;

// Execute the command
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Prints "cmd.Parameters[1].Value = MyText"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters[1].Value = " + cmd.Parameters[1].Value);

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

Example

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

- OracleCommand Class

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library for detailed information about this Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 feature

OracleCommandBuilder Properties

OracleCommandBuilder properties are listed in Table 6-19.

Table 6-19 OracleCommandBuilder Properties

Property

Description

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

CaseSensitive

Indicates whether or not double quotes are used around Oracle object names when generating SQL statements

CatalogLocation

Not Supported

CatalogSeparator

Not Supported

ConflictOption

Not Supported

DataAdapter

Indicates the OracleDataAdapter for which the SQL statements are generated

QuotePrefix

Specifies the beginning character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words

QuoteSuffix

Specifies the ending character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words

SchemaSeparator

Specifies the character to be used for the separator between the schema identifier and other identifiers

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

CaseSensitive

This property indicates whether or not double quotes are used around Oracle object names (for example, tables or columns) when generating SQL statements.

Declaration

// C#
bool CaseSensitive {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that indicates whether or not double quotes are used.

Remarks

Default = false

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

CatalogLocation

This property is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override CatalogLocation CatalogLocation {get; set;}

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

Remarks

This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

CatalogSeparator

This property is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override string CatalogSeparator {get; set;}

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

Remarks

This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

ConflictOption

This property is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ConflictOption {get; set;}

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

Remarks

This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

DataAdapter

This property indicates the OracleDataAdapter object for which the SQL statements are generated.

Declaration

// C#
OracleDataAdapter DataAdapter{get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleDataAdapter object.

Remarks

Default = null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

QuotePrefix

This property specifies the beginning character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words.

Declaration

// C#
public override string QuotePrefix {get; set;}

Property Value

The beginning character or characters to use. The default value is "\"".

Remarks

This property is independent of any OracleConnection or OracleCommand objects.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

QuoteSuffix

This property specifies the ending character or characters used to specify database objects whose names contain special characters such as spaces or reserved words.

Declaration

// C#
public override string QuoteSuffix {get; set;}

Property Value

The ending character or characters to use. The default value is "\"".

Remarks

This property is independent of any OracleConnection or OracleCommand objects.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

SchemaSeparator

This property specifies the character to be used for the separator between the schema identifier and other identifiers.

Declaration

// C#
public override string SchemaSeparator {get; set; }

Property Value

The character to be used as the schema separator.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - The input value is not a dot (.).

Remarks

The default schema separator is a dot (.). The only acceptable value for this property is a dot (.).

This property is independent of any OracleConnection or OracleCommand objects.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SchemaSeperatorSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
OracleCommandBuilder cmdBuilder = new OracleCommandBuilder();

//schemaSeparator is dot(.)
Console.WriteLine("schemaSeparator is {0}",
cmdBuilder.SchemaSeparator);

//set the schemaseparator, only '.' is allowed.
cmdBuilder.SchemaSeparator = ".";

// the only acceptable value for this property is a dot (.)
// Hence the following line will throw NotSupportedException
cmdBuilder.SchemaSeparator = "!";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

OracleCommandBuilder public methods are listed in Table 6-20.

Table 6-20 OracleCommandBuilder Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetDeleteCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetInsertCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database (Overloaded)

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetUpdateCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database (Overloaded)

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

QuoteIdentifier

Returns the correct quoted form of the provided unquoted identifier, with any embedded quotes in the identifier properly escaped

RefreshSchema

Refreshes the database schema information used to generate INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements

UnquoteIdentifier

Returns the correct unquoted form of the provided quoted identifier, removing any escape notation for quotes embedded in the identifier

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetDeleteCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database

Overload List

- GetDeleteCommand()
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

- GetDeleteCommand(bool)
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetDeleteCommand()

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetDeleteCommand();

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetDeleteCommand(bool)

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform deletions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetDeleteCommand(bool useColumnsForParameterNames);

Parameters

- useColumnsForParameterNames
If true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

Remarks

If the bool is true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetInsertCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database

Overload List

- GetInsertCommand()
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

- GetInsertCommand(bool)
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetInsertCommand()

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetInsertCommand();

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetInsertCommand(bool)

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform insertions on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetInsertCommand(bool useColumnsForParameterNames);

Parameters

- useColumnsForParameterNames
If true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

Remarks

If the bool is true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetUpdateCommand

Gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database

Overload List

- GetUpdateCommand()
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

- GetUpdateCommand(bool)
This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetUpdateCommand()

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetUpdateCommand();

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

GetUpdateCommand(bool)

This method gets the automatically generated OracleCommand object that has the SQL statement (CommandText) perform updates on the database when an application calls Update() on the OracleDataAdapter.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand GetUpdateCommand(bool useColumnsForParameterNames);

Parameters

- useColumnsForParameterNames
If true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

Return Value

An OracleCommand.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The OracleCommandBuilder object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - Either the SelectCommand or the DataAdapter property is null, or the primary key cannot be retrieved from the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

Remarks

If the bool is true, the method generates parameter names matching column names if possible. If false, the method binds parameters by position.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

QuoteIdentifier

This method returns the correct quoted form of the provided unquoted identifier, with any embedded quotes in the identifier properly escaped.

Declaration

// C#
public override string QuoteIdentifier(string unquotedIdentifier);

Parameters

- UnquotedIdentifier
An unquoted identifier string.

Return Value

The quoted version of the identifier. Embedded quotes within the identifier are properly escaped.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The input parameter is null.

Remarks

This method is independent of any OracleConnection or OracleCommand objects.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class QuoteIdentifierSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleCommandBuilder builder = new OracleCommandBuilder();
string quoteIdentifier = builder.QuoteIdentifier("US\"ER");

//quoteIdentifier for "US\"ER" is (\"US\"\"ER\")
Console.WriteLine("quoteIdentifier is {0}" , quoteIdentifier);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

RefreshSchema

This method refreshes the database schema information used to generate INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements.

Declaration

// C#
public override void RefreshSchema();

Remarks

An application should call RefreshSchema whenever the SelectCommand value of the OracleDataAdapter object changes.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

UnquoteIdentifier

This method returns the correct unquoted form of the provided quoted identifier, removing any escape notation for quotes embedded in the identifier.

Declaration

// C#
public override string UnquoteIdentifier(string quotedIdentifier);

Parameters

- quotedIdentifier
The quoted string identifier.

Return Value

The unquoted identifier, with escape notation for any embedded quotes removed.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The input parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The input parameter is empty.

Remarks

This method is independent of any OracleConnection or OracleCommand objects.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class UnQuoteIdentifierSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//create an OracleCommandBuilder object.
OracleCommandBuilder builder = new OracleCommandBuilder();

string identifier = "US\"ER";
Console.WriteLine("Identifier is {0}", identifier);

// quote the identifier
string quoteIdentifier = builder.QuoteIdentifier(identifier);

//quoteIdentifier of "US\"ER" is (\"US\"\"ER\")
Console.WriteLine("QuotedIdentifier is {0}" , quoteIdentifier);
string unquoteIdentifier = builder.UnquoteIdentifier(quoteIdentifier);

//And its unquoteIdentifier is US\"ER
Console.WriteLine("UnquotedIdentifier is {0}" , unquoteIdentifier);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleCommandBuilder Events

The OracleCommandBuilder event is listed in Table 6-21.

Table 6-21 OracleCommandBuilder Event

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleCommandBuilder Class

- OracleCommandBuilder Members

OracleConnection Class

An OracleConnection object represents a connection to an Oracle database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.ComponentModel.Component

System.Data.Common.DbConnection

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleConnection

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleConnection : DbConnection, IDbConnection, ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleConnectionSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Connect
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Execute a SQL SELECT
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "select * from emp";
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Print all employee numbers
while (reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetInt32(0));

// Clean up
reader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Members

- OracleConnection Constructors

- OracleConnection Static Properties

- OracleConnection Static Methods

- OracleConnection Properties

- OracleConnection Public Methods

- OracleConnection Events

OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection members are listed in the following tables.

OracleConnection Constructors

OracleConnection constructors are listed in Table 6-22.

Table 6-22 OracleConnection Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleConnection Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnection class (Overloaded)

OracleConnection Static Properties

The OracleConnection static property is listed in Table 6-24.

Table 6-23 OracleConnection Static Property

Property

Description

IsAvailable

Indicates whether or not the implicit database connection is available for use

OracleConnection Static Methods

The OracleConnection static methods are listed in Table 6-24.

Table 6-24 OracleConnection Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

ClearPool

Clears the connection pool that is associated with the provided OracleConnection object.

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

ClearAllPools

Clears all connections from all the connection pools

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

OracleConnection Properties

OracleConnection properties are listed in Table 6-25.

Table 6-25 OracleConnection Properties

Property

Description

ActionName

Specifies the action name for the connection

ClientId

Specifies the client identifier for the connection

ClientInfo

Specifies the client information for the connection

ConnectionString

Specifies connection information used to connect to an Oracle database

ConnectionTimeout

Indicates the maximum amount of time that the Open method can take to obtain a pooled connection before the request is terminated

ConnectionType

Determines whether a particular connection object is associated with a TimesTen database connection, an Oracle database connection, or no physical connection

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Database

Not Supported

DatabaseDomainName

Specifies the name of the database domain to which the connection is set

DatabaseName

Specifies the name of the database to which the connection is set

DataSource

Specifies the Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect

HostName

Specifies the name of the host to which the connection is set

InstanceName

Specifies the name of the instance to which the connection is set

LogicalTransactionId

Specifies the logical transaction id that is associated with the connection at the time of the invocation

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

This property has been deprecated in 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

ModuleName

Specifies the module name for the connection

OracleLogicalTransaction

Returns an instance of an OracleLogicalTransaction object.

ServerVersion

Specifies the version number of the Oracle database to which the OracleConnection has established a connection

ServiceName

Specifies the name of the service to which the connection is set

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

State

Specifies the current state of the connection

StatementCacheSize

Specifies the current size of the statement cache associated with this connection

OracleConnection Public Methods

OracleConnection public methods are listed in Table 6-26.

Table 6-26 OracleConnection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

BeginTransaction

Begins a local transaction (Overloaded)

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure for context connection

ChangeDatabase

Not Supported

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleConnection object

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Close

Closes the database connection

CreateCommand

Creates and returns an OracleCommand object associated with the OracleConnection object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

EnlistDistributedTransaction

Enables applications to explicitly enlist in a specified distributed transaction

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

EnlistTransaction

Enables applications to enlist in a specified distributed transaction

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

FlushCache

Flushes all updates and deletes made through REF objects retrieved using this connection

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetLogicalTransactionStatus

Returns the status of the current local transaction associated with the connection

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

This method has been deprecated in ODP.NET 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

GetSchema

Returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection

GetSessionInfo

Returns or refreshes the property values of the OracleGlobalization object that represents the globalization settings of the session (Overloaded)

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Open

Opens a database connection with the property settings specified by the ConnectionString

OpenWithNewPassword

Opens a new connection with the new password

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure for context connection

PurgeStatementCache

Flushes the Statement Cache by closing all open cursors on the database, when statement caching is enabled

SetSessionInfo

Alters the session's globalization settings with the property values provided by the OracleGlobalization object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

OracleConnection Events

OracleConnection events are listed in Table 6-27.

Table 6-27 OracleConnection Events

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Failover

An event that is triggered when an Oracle failover occurs

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

HAEvent

An event that is triggered when an HA event occurs.

InfoMessage

An event that is triggered for any message or warning sent by the database

StateChange

An event that is triggered when the connection state changes

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

OracleConnection Constructors

OracleConnection constructors instantiate new instances of the OracleConnection class.

Overload List:

- OracleConnection()
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnection class using default property values.

- OracleConnection(String)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnection class with the provided connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection()

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnection class using default property values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection();

Remarks

The properties for OracleConnection are set to the following default values:

- ConnectionString = empty string

- ConnectionTimeout = 15 (default value of 0 is used for the implicit database connection)

- DataSource = empty string

- ServerVersion = empty string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection(String)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnection class with the provided connection string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection(String connectionString);

Parameters

- connectionString
The connection information used to connect to the Oracle database.

Remarks

The ConnectionString property is set to the supplied connectionString. The ConnectionString property is parsed and an exception is thrown if it contains invalid connection string attributes or attribute values.

The properties of the OracleConnection object default to the following values unless they are set by the connection string:

- ConnectionString = empty string

- ConnectionTimeout = 15 (default value of 0 is used for the implicit database connection)

- DataSource = empty string

- ServerVersion = empty string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection Static Properties

The OracleConnection static property is listed in Table 6-28.

Table 6-28 OracleConnection Static Property

Property

Description

IsAvailable

Indicates whether or not the implicit database connection is available for use

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

IsAvailable

This property indicates whether or the implicit database connection is available for use.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool IsAvailable {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the implicit database connection is available for use.

Remarks

The availability of the implicit database connection can be checked at runtime through this static property. When Oracle Data Provider for .NET is used within a .NET stored procedure, this property always returns true. Otherwise, false is returned.

To obtain an OracleConnection object in a .NET stored procedure that represents the implicit database connection, set the ConnectionString property of the OracleConnection object to "context connection=true" and invoke the Open method.

Note that not all features that are available for an explicit user connection are available for an implicit database connection. See "Implicit Database Connection" for details.

Example

// C# (Library/DLL)
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

public class IsAvailableSample
{
static void MyStoredProcedure()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection();
if (OracleConnection.IsAvailable)
{
// This function is invoked as a stored procedure
// Obtain the implicit database connection by setting
//   "context connection=true" in the connection string
con.ConnectionString = "context connection=true";
}
else
{
// This function is not invoked as a stored procedure
// Set the connection string for a normal client connection
con.ConnectionString = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle";
}

con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("connected!");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection Static Methods

The OracleConnection static methods are listed in Table 6-29.

Table 6-29 OracleConnection Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

ClearPool

Clears the connection pool that is associated with the provided OracleConnection object.

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

ClearAllPools

Clears all connections from all the connection pools

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ClearPool

This method clears the connection pool that is associated with the provided OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public static void ClearPool(OracleConnection connection);

Remarks

When this method is invoked, all idle connections are closed and freed from the pool. Currently used connections are not discarded until they are returned to the pool.

Beginning with ODP.NET 12c Release 1 (12.1), ClearPool does not automatically repopulate the pool with new connections. This prevents the pool from being repopulated with invalid connections if client remains unable to connect with the database server. Developers programmatically control when the pool is repopulated by calling OracleConnection.Open(), which will repopulate the pool with at least the Min Pool Size number of connections.

Connections created after this method invocation are not cleared unless another invocation is made.

This method can be invoked with an OracleConnection object before opening the connection as well as after, provided the ConnectionString is properly set.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException – Either the connection pool cannot be found or the provided connection string is invalid.

Example

// C#
// Sample demonstrating the use of ClearPool API in OracleConnection class

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ClearPoolSample
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Running ClearPool sample..." );
// Set the connection string
string strConn = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;" +
"Min pool size=5;";
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection(strConn);

// Open the connection
conn.Open();

// Clears the connection pool associated with connection 'conn'
OracleConnection.ClearPool (conn);

// This connection will be placed back into the pool
conn.Close ();

// Open the connection again to create additional connections in the pool
conn.Open();

// Create a new connection object
OracleConnection connNew = new OracleConnection(strConn);

// Clears the pool associated with Connection 'connNew'
// Since the same connection string is set for both the connections,
// connNew and conn, they will be part of the same connection pool.
// We need not do an Open() on the connection object before calling
// ClearPool
OracleConnection.ClearPool (connNew);

// cleanup
conn.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Done!");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ClearAllPools

This method clears all connections from all the connection pools.

Declaration

// C#
public static void ClearAllPools();

Remarks

This call is analogous to calling ClearPool for all the connection pools that are created for the application.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException – No connection pool could be found for the application.

Example

// C#
// Sample demonstrating the use of ClearAllPools API in OracleConnection class

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ClearAllPoolsSample
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Running ClearAllPools sample..." );
// Set the connection string
string strConn = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;" +
"Min pool size=5;";
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection(strConn);

// Create another connection object with a different connection string
string strConnNew = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;";
OracleConnection connNew = new OracleConnection(strConnNew);

// Open the connections. Separate pools are created for conn and connNew
conn.Open();
connNew.Open();

// Clears the pools associated with conn and connNew
OracleConnection.ClearAllPools ();

// cleanup
conn.Close();
connNew.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Done!");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "ClearPool"

OracleConnection Properties

OracleConnection properties are listed in Table 6-30

Table 6-30 OracleConnection Properties

Property

Description

ActionName

Specifies the action name for the connection

ClientId

Specifies the client identifier for the connection

ClientInfo

Specifies the client information for the connection

ConnectionString

Specifies connection information used to connect to an Oracle database

ConnectionTimeout

Indicates the maximum amount of time that the Open method can take to obtain a pooled connection before the request is terminated

ConnectionType

Determines whether a particular connection object is associated with a TimesTen database connection, an Oracle database connection, or no physical connection

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Database

Not Supported

DatabaseDomainName

Specifies the name of the database domain to which the connection is set

DatabaseName

Specifies the name of the database to which the connection is set

DataSource

Specifies the Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect

HostName

Specifies the name of the host to which the connection is set

InstanceName

Specifies the name of the instance to which the connection is set

LogicalTransactionId

Specifies the logical transaction id that is associated with the connection at the time of the invocation

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

This property has been deprecated in 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

ModuleName

Specifies the module name for the connection

OracleLogicalTransaction

Returns an instance of an OracleLogicalTransaction object.

ServerVersion

Specifies the version number of the Oracle database to which the OracleConnection has established a connection

ServiceName

Specifies the name of the service to which the connection is set

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

State

Specifies the current state of the connection

StatementCacheSize

Specifies the current size of the statement cache associated with this connection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ActionName

This property specifies the action name for the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public string ActionName {set;}

Property Value

The string to be used as the action name.

Remarks

The default value is null.

Using the ActionName property allows the application to set the action name in the application context for a given OracleConnection object.

The ActionName property is reset to null when the Close or Dispose method is called on the OracleConnection object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

- Oracle Database Security Guide

ClientId

This property specifies the client identifier for the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public string ClientId {set;}

Property Value

The string to be used as the client identifier.

Remarks

The default value is null.

Using the ClientId property allows the application to set the client identifier in the application context for a given OracleConnection object.

Setting ClientId to null resets the client identifier for the connection. ClientId is set to null when the Close or Dispose method is called on the OracleConnection object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

- Oracle Database Security Guide

ClientInfo

This property specifies the client information for the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public string ClientInfo {set;}

Property Value

The string to be used as the client information.

Remarks

The default value is null.

Using the ClientInfo property allows the application to set the client information in the application context for a given OracleConnection object.

The ClientInfo property is reset to null when the Close or Dispose method is called on the OracleConnection object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

- Oracle Database Security Guide

ConnectionString

This property specifies connection information used to connect to an Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ConnectionString{get; set;}

Property Value

If the connection string is supplied through the constructor, this property is set to that string.

Implements

IDbConnection

Exceptions

ArgumentException - An invalid syntax is specified for the connection string.

InvalidOperationException - ConnectionString is being set while the connection is open.

Remarks

The default value is an empty string.

ConnectionString must be a string of attribute name and value pairings, separated by a semi-colon, for example:

"User Id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle"

If the ConnectionString is not in a proper format, an exception is thrown. All spaces are ignored unless they are within double quotes.

When the ConnectionString property is set, the OracleConnection object immediately parses the string for errors. An ArgumentException is thrown if the ConnectionString contains invalid attributes or invalid values. Attribute values for User Id, Password, Proxy User Id, Proxy Password, and Data Source (if provided) are not validated until the Open method is called.

The connection must be closed to set the ConnectionString property. When the ConnectionString property is reset, all previously set values are reinitialized to their default values before the new values are applied.

Starting with ODP.NET 11.1, password and proxy password connection string attribute values are accepted as case-sensitive strings. Thus, they are passed to the database for authentication in the case provided in the connection string. Therefore, if the database is configured to support case-sensitive passwords, passwords must be passed in the correct case.

If a connection string attribute is set more than once, the last setting takes effect and no exceptions are thrown.

Boolean connection string attributes can be set to either true, false, yes, or no.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

To obtain an OracleConnection object in a .NET stored procedure that represents the implicit database connection, set the ConnectionString property of the OracleConnection object to "context connection=true" and invoke the Open method. Other connection string attributes cannot be used in conjunction with "context connection" when it is set to true.

Supported Connection String Attributes

Table 6-31 lists the supported connection string attributes.

Table 6-31 Supported Connection String Attributes

Connection String Attribute

Description

Default Value

Connection Lifetime

Minimum life time (in seconds) of the connection.

This attribute specifies the lifetime of the connection in seconds. Before the Connection is placed back into the pool, the lifetime of the connection is checked. If the lifetime of the connection exceeds this property value, the connection is closed and disposed of. If this property value is 0, the connection lifetime is never checked. Connections that have exceeded their lifetimes are not closed and disposed of, if doing so brings the number of connections in the pool below the Min Pool Size.

0

Connection Timeout

Minimum time (in seconds) to wait for a free connection from the pool.

This attribute specifies the minimum amount of time (in seconds) that the Open() method must take to obtain a pooled connection before it terminates the request. This value comes into effect only if no free connection is available from the connection pool and the Max Pool Size is reached. If a free connection is not available within the specified time, an exception is thrown. Connection Timeout does not limit the time required to open new connections.

This attribute value takes effect for pooled connection requests and not for new connection requests.

(The default value is 0 for the implicit database connection in a .NET stored procedure.)

15

Context Connection

Returns an implicit database connection if set to true.

An implicit database connection can only be obtained from within a .NET stored procedure. Other connection string attributes cannot be used in conjunction with "context connection" when it is set to true.

Supported in a .NET stored procedure only

false

Data Source

Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect.

empty string

DBA Privilege

Administrative privileges SYSDBA or SYSOPER.

This connection string attribute only accepts SYSDBA or SYSOPER as the attribute value. It is case-insensitive.

empty string

Decr Pool Size

Number of connections that are closed when an excessive amount of established connections are unused.

This connection string attribute controls the maximum number of unused connections that are closed when the pool regulator makes periodic checks. The regulator thread is spawned every 3 minutes and closes up to Decr Pool Size amount of pooled connections if they are not used. The pool regulator never takes the total number of connections below the Min Pool Size by closing pooled connections.

1

Enlist

Controls the enlistment behavior and capabilities of a connection in context of COM+ transactions or System.Transactions.

If this attribute is set to true, the connection is automatically enlisted in the thread's transaction context. If this attribute is false, no enlistments are made. If this attribute is set to dynamic, applications can dynamically enlist in distributed transactions. This attribute can be set to true, false, yes, no, or dynamic.

true

HA Events

Enables ODP.NET connection pool to proactively remove connections from the pool when an Oracle database service, service member, or node goes down.

This feature can be used with Global Data Services, including Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and single instance deployments. "pooling=true" must also be set

This attribute can be set to true, false, yes, or no.

false

Load Balancing

Enables ODP.NET connection pool to balance work requests across Oracle database instances based on the load balancing advisory and service goal.

This feature can be used with Global Data Services, including Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, and GoldenGate. "pooling=true" must also be set.

This attribute can be set to true, false, yes, or no.

false

Incr Pool Size

Number of new connections to be created when all connections in the pool are in use.

This connection string attribute determines the number of new connections that are established when a pooled connection is requested, but no unused connections are available and Max Pool Size is not reached. If new connections have been created for a pool, the regulator thread skips a cycle and does not have an opportunity to close any connections for 6 minutes. Note, however, that some connections can be still be closed during this time if their lifetime has been exceeded.

5

Max Pool Size

Maximum number of connections in a pool.

This attribute specifies the maximum number of connections allowed in the particular pool used by that OracleConnection. Simply changing this attribute in the connection string does not change the Max Pool Size restriction on a currently existing pool. Doing so simply creates a new pool with a different Max Pool Size restriction. This attribute must be set to a value greater than the Min Pool Size. This value is ignored unless Pooling is turned on.

100

Metadata Pooling

Caches metadata information.

This attribute indicates whether or not metadata information for executed queries are cached for improved performance.

True

Min Pool Size

Minimum number of connections in a pool.

This attribute specifies the minimum number of connections to be maintained by the pool during its entire lifetime. Simply changing this attribute in the connection string does not change the Min Pool Size restriction on a currently existing pool. Doing so simply creates a new pool with a different Min Pool Size restriction. This value is ignored unless Pooling is turned on.

1

Password

Password for the user specified by User Id.

This attribute specifies an Oracle user's password. Password is case-sensitive by default for Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1) and later.

empty string

Persist Security Info

Retrieval of the password in the connection string.

If this attribute is set to false, the Password value setting is not returned when the application requests the ConnectionString after the connection is successfully opened by the Open() method. This attribute can be set to either true, false, yes, or no.

false

Pooling

Connection pooling.

This attribute specifies whether or not connection pooling is to be used. Pools are created using an attribute value matching algorithm. This means that connection strings which only differ in the number of spaces in the connection string use the same pool. If two connection strings are identical except that one sets an attribute to a default value while the other does not set that attribute, both requests obtain connections from the same pool. This attribute can be set to either true, false, yes, or no.

true

Promotable Transaction

Promotable to distributed transaction or not.

If "promotable" is specified, the first and all subsequent connections opened in the same TransactionScope enlist in the same distributed transaction. If "local" is specified, the first connection opened in the TransactionScope uses a local transaction.

promotable

Proxy User Id

User name of the proxy user.

This connection string attribute specifies the middle-tier user, or the proxy user, who establishes a connection on behalf of a client user specified by the User Id attribute. ODP.NET attempts to establish a proxy connection if either the Proxy User Id or the Proxy Password attribute is set to a non-empty string.

empty string

For the proxy user to connect to an Oracle database using operating system authentication, the Proxy User Id must be set to "/". The Proxy Password is ignored in this case. The User Id cannot be set to "/" when establishing proxy connections. The case of this attribute value is preserved.

Proxy Password

Password of the proxy user.

This connection string attribute specifies the password of the middle-tier user or the proxy user. This user establishes a connection on behalf of a client user specified by the User Id attribute. ODP.NET attempts to establish a proxy connection if either the Proxy User Id or the Proxy Password attribute is set to a non-empty string.

The case of this attribute value is preserved if it is surrounded by double quotes.

empty string

Statement Cache Purge

Statement cache purged when the connection goes back to the pool.

If statement caching is enabled, setting this attribute to true purges the Statement Cache when the connection goes back to the pool.

false

Statement Cache Size

Statement cache enabled and cache size set size, that is, the maximum number of statements that can be cached.

A value greater than zero enables statement caching and sets the cache size to itself. This value should not be greater than the value of the OPEN_CURSORS parameter set in the init.ora database configuration file.

0

Self Tuning

Enables or disables self-tuning for the connection.

If self-tuning is enabled, then the StatementCacheSize settings in the registry, configuration files, and connection string are ignored.

If self-tuning is disabled, then a StatementCacheSize value of 0 is used unless StatementCachSize is specified in the registry, configuration file, or connection string.

true

User Id

Oracle user name.

This attribute specifies the Oracle user name. The case of this attribute value is preserved if it is surrounded by double quotes. For the user to connect to an Oracle database using operating system authentication, set the User Id to "/". Any Password attribute setting is ignored in this case.

empty string

Validate Connection

Validation of connections coming from the pool.

Validation causes a round-trip to the database for each connection. Therefore, it should only be used when necessary.

false

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ConnectionTimeout

This property indicates the minimum amount of time that the Open method can take to obtain a pooled connection before the request is terminated.

Declaration

// C#
public override int ConnectionTimeout {get;}

Property Value

The minimum time allowed for a pooled connection request, in seconds.

Implements

IDbConnection

Remarks

This property indicates the connection timeout that has been set using the ConnectionString attribute Connection TimeOut.

This property is read-only.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

There is no connection string specified by the application and a connection on the implicit database is always available, therefore, this property is set to 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ConnectionType

This property enables an ODP.NET application to determine whether a particular connection object is associated with an Oracle database connection, a TimesTen database connection, or no physical connection at all.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnectionType ConnectionType {get;}

Property Value

The OracleConnectionType that this connection object is associated with.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- OracleConnectionType Enumeration

Database

This property is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override string Database {get;}

Property Value

A string.

Implements

IDbConnection.Database

Remarks

This property is not supported. It always returns an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

DatabaseDomainName

This property specifies the name of the database domain that this connection is connected to.

Declaration

// C#
public string DatabaseDomainName {get;}

Property Value

The database domain that this connection is connected to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

DatabaseName

This property specifies the name of the database that this connection is connected to.

Declaration

// C#
public string DatabaseName {get;}

Property Value

The database that this connection is connected to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

DataSource

This property specifies the Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect

Declaration

// C#
public override string DataSource {get;}

Property Value

Oracle Net Services Name, Connect Descriptor, or an easy connect naming that identifies the database to which to connect.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

The value of this property is always an empty string for the implicit database connection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

HostName

This property specifies the name of the host that this connection is connected to.

Declaration

// C#
public string HostName {get;}

Property Value

The host that this connection is connected to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

InstanceName

This property specifies the name of the instance that this connection is connected to.

Declaration

// C#
public string InstanceName {get;}

Property Value

The instance that this connection is connected to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

LogicalTransactionId

This property provides the logical transaction ID that the connection is associated with.

Declaration

// C#
public string LogicalTransactionId {get;}

Property Value

LogicalTransactionId returns a byte [ ] that represents the logical transaction id that is associated with the connection at the time of the invocation.

Remarks

LogicalTransactionId can then be used to get the status of the logical transaction by invoking GetLogicalTransactionStatus and passing the byte[ ] as an input parameter.

The return value is NULL if the database version is earlier than 12.1.

Only local transactions support using LogicalTransactionId. The property is not supported with distributed transactions.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ModuleName

This property specifies the module name for the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public string ModuleName {set;}

Property Value

The string to be used as the module name.

Remarks

The default value is null.

Using the ModuleName property allows the application to set the module name in the application context for a given OracleConnection object.

The ModuleName property is reset to null when the Close or Dispose method is called on the OracleConnection object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Client Identifier and End-to-End Tracing"

- Oracle Database Security Guide

OracleLogicalTransaction

This is a read-only property that returns an instance of an OracleLogicalTransaction object.

Declaration

// C#
public string OracleLogicalTransaction {get;}

Property Value

An instance of an OracleLogicalTransaction object.

Remarks

The same OracleLogicalTransaction object is returned unless the logical transaction ID changes on that OracleConnection object.

This property will return NULL if the database server version is 11.2 or earlier

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

ServerVersion

This property specifies the version number of the Oracle database to which the OracleConnection has established a connection.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ServerVersion {get;}

Property Value

The version of the Oracle database.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed.

Remarks

The default is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ServiceName

This property specifies the name of the service that this connection is connected to.

Declaration

// C#
public string ServiceName {get;}

Property Value

The service that this connection is connected to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

State

This property specifies the current state of the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public override ConnectionState State {get;}

Property Value

The ConnectionState of the connection.

Implements

IDbConnection

Remarks

ODP.NET supports ConnectionState.Closed and ConnectionState.Open for this property. The default value is ConnectionState.Closed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

StatementCacheSize

This property specifies the current size of the statement cache associated with this connection.

Declaration

// C#
public int StatementCacheSize{get;}

Property Value

An integer value indicating the size of the statement cache.

Remarks

If self tuning is not enabled, then the default value of this property depends upon the statement cache size specified in the connection string, application configuration file, or the registry. If none of these values are specified, then a default value of 0 is used.

If self tuning is enabled, then the property value is adjusted automatically. Any values specified in the connection string, application configuration file, or the registry are ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection Public Methods

OracleConnection public methods are listed in Table 6-32.

Table 6-32 OracleConnection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

BeginTransaction

Begins a local transaction (Overloaded)

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure for context connection

ChangeDatabase

Not Supported

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleConnection object

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Close

Closes the database connection

CreateCommand

Creates and returns an OracleCommand object associated with the OracleConnection object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

EnlistDistributedTransaction

Enables applications to explicitly enlist in a specified distributed transaction

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

EnlistTransaction

Enables applications to enlist in a specified distributed transaction

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

FlushCache

Flushes all updates and deletes made through REF objects retrieved using this connection

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetLogicalTransactionStatus

Returns the status of the current local transaction associated with the connection

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

This method has been deprecated in ODP.NET 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

GetSchema

Returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection

GetSessionInfo

Returns or refreshes the property values of the OracleGlobalization object that represents the globalization settings of the session (Overloaded)

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Open

Opens a database connection with the property settings specified by the ConnectionString

OpenWithNewPassword

Opens a new connection with the new password

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure for context connection

PurgeStatementCache

Flushes the Statement Cache by closing all open cursors on the database, when statement caching is enabled

SetSessionInfo

Alters the session's globalization settings with the property values provided by the OracleGlobalization object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

BeginTransaction

BeginTransaction methods begin local transactions.

Overload List

- BeginTransaction()
This method begins a local transaction.

- BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel)
This method begins a local transaction with the specified isolation level.

BeginTransaction()

This method begins a local transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTransaction BeginTransaction();

Return Value

An OracleTransaction object representing the new transaction.

Implements

IDbConnection

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - A transaction has already been started.

Remarks

The transaction is created with its isolation level set to its default value of IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted. All further operations related to the transaction must be performed on the returned OracleTransaction object.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

Using this method in a .NET stored procedure for context connection causes a Not Supported exception.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel)

This method begins a local transaction with the specified isolation level.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTransaction BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel isolationLevel);

Parameters

- isolationLevel
The isolation level for the new transaction.

Return Value

An OracleTransaction object representing the new transaction.

Implements

IDbConnection

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - A transaction has already been started.

ArgumentException - The isolationLevel specified is invalid.

Remarks

The following isolation levels are supported: IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted and IsolationLevel.Serializable.

Although the BeginTransaction method supports the IsolationLevel.Serializable isolation level, serializable transactions are not supported when using System.Transactions and TransactionScope.

Requesting other isolation levels causes an exception.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

Using this method in a .NET stored procedure for context connection causes a Not Supported exception.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class BeginTransactionSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand object using the connection object
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

// Update EMP table
cmd.CommandText = "update emp set sal = sal + 100";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Rollback transaction
txn.Rollback();
Console.WriteLine("Transaction rolledback");

// Clean up
txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

ChangeDatabase

This method is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override void ChangeDatabase(string databaseName);

Parameters

- databaseName
The name of the database that replaces the current database name.

Implements

IDbConnection.ChangeDatabase

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - Method not supported.

Remarks

This method is not supported and throws a NotSupportedException if invoked.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleConnection object.

Implements

ICloneable

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

This method is not supported for an implicit database connection.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Need a proper casting for the return value when cloned
OracleConnection clonedCon = (OracleConnection)con.Clone();

// Cloned connection is always closed, regardless of its source,
//   But the connection string should be identical
clonedCon.Open();
if (clonedCon.ConnectionString.Equals(con.ConnectionString))
Console.WriteLine("The connection strings are the same.");
else
Console.WriteLine("The connection strings are different.");

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
clonedCon.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

Close

This method closes the connection to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

Implements

IDbConnection

Remarks

Performs the following:

- Rolls back any pending transactions.

- Places the connection to the connection pool if connection pooling is enabled. Even if connection pooling is enabled, the connection can be closed if it exceeds the connection lifetime specified in the connection string. If connection pooling is disabled, the connection is closed.

- Closes the connection to the database.

The connection can be reopened using Open().

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

CreateCommand

This method creates and returns an OracleCommand object associated with the OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand CreateCommand();

Return Value

The OracleCommand object.

Implements

IDbConnection

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class CreateCommandSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Connect
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Execute a SQL SELECT
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "select * from emp";
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Print all employee numbers
while (reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetInt32(0));

// Clean up
reader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

EnlistDistributedTransaction

This method enables applications to explicitly enlist in a specific distributed transaction after a connection has been opened.

Declaration

// C#
public void EnlistDistributedTransaction(ITransaction transaction);

Parameters

- transaction
An ITransaction interface.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is part of a local transaction or the connection is closed.

Remarks

EnlistDistributedTransaction enables objects to enlist in a specific transaction that is passed to the method. The ITransaction interface can be obtained by applying an (ITransaction) cast to the ContexUtil.Transaction property within the component that started the distributed transaction.

The connection must be open before calling this method or an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

If a connection is part of a local transaction that was started implicitly or explicitly while attempting to enlist in a distributed transaction, the local transaction is rolled back and an exception is thrown.

By default, distributed transactions roll back, unless the method-level AutoComplete declaration is set.

Invoking the commit on the ITranasction raises an exception.

Invoking the rollback on the ITransaction method and calling ContextUtil.SetComplete on the same distributed transaction raises an exception.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

Using this method causes a Not Supported exception.

Example

Application:

// C#

/* This is the class that will utilize the Enterprise Services
component.  This module needs to be built as an executable.

The Enterprise Services Component DLL must be built first
before building this module.
In addition, the DLL needs to be referenced appropriately
when building this application.
*/

using System;
using System.EnterpriseServices;
using DistribTxnSample;

class DistribTxnSample_App
{
static void Main()
{
DistribTxnSample_Comp comp = new DistribTxnSample_Comp();
comp.DoWork();
}
}

Component:

// C#

/* This module needs to be
1) built as a component DLL/Library
2) built with a strong name

This library must be built first before the application is built.
*/

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.EnterpriseServices;

namespace DistribTxnSample
{
[Transaction(TransactionOption.RequiresNew)]
public class DistribTxnSample_Comp : ServicedComponent
{
public void DoWork()
{
string constr =
"User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;enlist=false";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Enlist in a distrubuted transaction
con.EnlistDistributedTransaction((ITransaction)ContextUtil.Transaction);

// Update EMP table
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "UPDATE emp set sal = sal + .01";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Commit
ContextUtil.SetComplete();

// Dispose OracleConnection object
con.Dispose();
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "EnlistTransaction"

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library for detailed information about this Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 feature

EnlistTransaction

This method enlists the connection to the specified transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public override void EnlistTransaction(Transaction transaction)

Parameters

- transaction
A System.Transactions.Transaction object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is part of a local transaction or the connection is closed.

Remarks

Invocation of this method immediately enlists the connection to a transaction that is specified by the provided transaction parameter.

If OracleConnection is still associated with a distributed transaction that has not completed from a previous EnlistTransaction method invocation, calling this method will cause an exception to be thrown.

In general, for transaction enlistments to succeed, the "enlist" connection string attribute must be set to either "true" or "dynamic" before invoking the Open method. Setting the "enlist" connection string attribute to "true" will implicitly enlist the connection when the Open method is called, if the connection is within a transaction context. Setting it to "dynamic" allows the connection to dynamically enlist in transactions when an EnlistTransaction or EnlistDistributedTransaction method is called. The "enlist" attribute should be set to "false" only if the connection will never enlist in a transaction.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "System.Transactions and Promotable Transactions"

- "EnlistDistributedTransaction"

FlushCache

This method flushes all updates and deletes made through REF objects retrieved using this connection.

Declaration

// c#
public void FlushCache();

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open.

Remarks

Before flushing objects, it is required that the application has explicitly started a transaction by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object. This is because if the object being flushed has not already been locked by the application, an exclusive lock is obtained implicitly for the object. The lock is only released when the transaction commits or rollbacks.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetLogicalTransactionStatus

This method on the already existing OracleConnection object returns the status of the current local transaction associated with the connection.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleLogicalTransactionStatus GetLogicalTransactionStatus(byte);

Return Value

The status of the current local transaction associated with the connection.

Exceptions

If this method is invoked on the same OracleConnection object from which the LTXID is obtained, an "ORA-14906: GetLTXID outcome operation is not permitted on the current session" exception will be thrown.

Remarks

This call returns a NULL if the LTXID is NULL or if the Oracle Database version is not greater than or equal to 12.1.

Example

// C#
// NOTE: User HR requires execution access on SYS.DBMS_APP_CONT for this demo.
// NOTE: The database service must be set with commit_outcome = true
// FIXME – show this example is used after a session loss

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class TransactionGuardDemo
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Establish a connection to an Oracle database for checking the status
string statusConStr = "user id=hr;password=hr;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection statusCon = new OracleConnection(statusConStr);
statusCon.Open();

// Establish a connection to an Oracle database for the transaction
string txnConStr = "user id=hr;password=hr;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection txnCon = new OracleConnection(txnConStr);
txnCon.Open();

// Obtain the logical transaction id
byte[] logicalTransactionId = txnCon.LogicalTransactionId;

try
{
// Begin a local transaction
OracleTransaction txn = txnCon.BeginTransaction();

// Do transactional work
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("update employees set salary=salary+10 where employee_id=100", txnCon);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Commit the transaction
txn.Commit();
}
finally
{
// Obtain the transaction status for the specified logical transaction id
OracleLogicalTransactionStatus status =
statusCon.GetLogicalTransactionStatus(logicalTransactionId);

// Output the status of the logical transaction
Console.WriteLine("Has the transaction been committed? " + status.Committed);
Console.WriteLine("Has the user call been completed? " + status.UserCallCompleted);
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSchema

GetSchema methods return schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection.

Overload List

- GetSchema()
This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection.

- GetSchema (string collectionName)
This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection using the specified string for the collection name.

- GetSchema (string collectionName, string[] restrictions)
This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection using the specified string for the collection name and the specified string array for the restriction values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSchema()

This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataTable GetSchema();

Return Value

A DataTable object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException – The connection is closed.

Remarks

This method returns a DataTable object that contains a row for each metadata collection available from the database.

The method is equivalent to specifying the String value "MetaDataCollections" when using the GetSchema(String) method.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetSchemaSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string constr = "User Id=scott; Password=tiger; Data Source=oracle;";
string ProviderName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";

DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(ProviderName);

using (DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection())
{
try
{
conn.ConnectionString = constr;
conn.Open();

//Get all the schema collections and write to an XML file.
//The XML file name is Oracle.DataAccess.Client_Schema.xml
DataTable dtSchema = conn.GetSchema();
dtSchema.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_Schema.xml");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSchema (string collectionName)

This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection using the specified string for the collection name.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataTable GetSchema (string collectionName);

Parameters

collectionName

Name of the collection for which metadata is required.

Return Value

A DataTable object.

Exceptions

ArgumentException – The requested collection is not defined.

InvalidOperationException – The connection is closed.

InvalidOperationException – The requested collection is not supported by current version of Oracle database.

InvalidOperationException – No population string is specified for requested collection.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetSchemaSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string constr = "User Id=scott; Password=tiger; Data Source=oracle;";
string ProviderName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";

DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(ProviderName);

using (DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection())
{
try
{
conn.ConnectionString = constr;
conn.Open();

//Get MetaDataCollections and write to an XML file.
//This is equivalent to GetSchema()
DataTable dtMetadata =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.MetaDataCollections);
dtMetadata.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_MetaDataCollections.xml");

//Get Restrictions and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtRestrictions =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.Restrictions);
dtRestrictions.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_Restrictions.xml");

//Get DataSourceInformation and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtDataSrcInfo =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.DataSourceInformation);
dtDataSrcInfo.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_DataSourceInformation.xml");

//data types and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtDataTypes =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.DataTypes);
dtDataTypes.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_DataTypes.xml");

//Get ReservedWords and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtReservedWords =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.ReservedWords);
dtReservedWords.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_ReservedWords.xml");

//Get all the tables and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtTables = conn.GetSchema("Tables");
dtTables.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_Tables.xml");

//Get all the views and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtViews = conn.GetSchema("Views");
dtViews.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_Views.xml");

//Get all the columns and write to an XML file.
DataTable dtColumns = conn.GetSchema("Columns");
dtColumns.WriteXml(ProviderName + "_Columns.xml");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSchema (string collectionName, string[] restrictions)

This method returns schema information for the data source of the OracleConnection using the specified string for the collection name and the specified string array for the restriction values.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataTable GetSchema (string collectionName,
string[] restrictions);

Parameters

- collectionName
The name of the collection of metadata being retrieved.

- restrictions
An array of restrictions that apply to the metadata being retrieved.

Return Value

A DataTable object.

Exception

- ArgumentException – The requested collection is not defined.

- InvalidOperationException – One of the following conditions exist:

- The connection is closed.

- The requested collection is not supported by the current version of Oracle database.

- More restrictions were provided than the requested collection supports.

- No population string is specified for requested collection.

Remarks

This method takes the name of a metadata collection and an array of String values that specify the restrictions for filtering the rows in the returned DataTable. This returns a DataTable that contains only rows from the specified metadata collection that match the specified restrictions.

For example, if the Columns collection has three restrictions (owner, tablename, and columnname), to retrieve all the columns for the EMP table regardless of schema, the GetSchema method must pass in at least these values: null, EMP.

If no restriction value is passed in, default values are used for that restriction, which is the same as passing in null. This differs from passing in an empty string for the parameter value. In this case, the empty string ("") is considered the value for the specified parameter.

collectionName is not case-sensitive, but restrictions (string values) are.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetSchemaSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string constr = "User Id=scott; Password=tiger; Data Source=oracle;";
string ProviderName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";

DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(ProviderName);

using (DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection())
{
try
{
conn.ConnectionString = constr;
conn.Open();

//Get Restrictions
DataTable dtRestrictions =
conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.Restrictions);

DataView dv = dtRestrictions.DefaultView;

dv.RowFilter = "CollectionName = 'Columns'";
dv.Sort = "RestrictionNumber";

for (int i = 0; i < dv.Count; i++)
Console.WriteLine("{0} (default) {1}" ,
dtRestrictions.Rows[i]["RestrictionName"],
dtRestrictions.Rows[i]["RestrictionDefault"]);

//Set restriction string array
string[] restrictions = new string[3];

//Get all columns from all tables owned by "SCOTT"
restrictions[0] = "SCOTT";
DataTable dtAllScottCols = conn.GetSchema("Columns", restrictions);

// clear collection
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
restrictions[i] = null;

//Get all columns from all tables named "EMP" owned by any
//owner/schema
restrictions[1] = "EMP";
DataTable dtAllEmpCols = conn.GetSchema("Columns", restrictions);

// clear collection
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
restrictions[i] = null;

//Get columns named "EMPNO" from tables named "EMP",
//owned by any owner/schema
restrictions[1] = "EMP";
restrictions[2] = "EMPNO";
DataTable dtAllScottEmpCols = conn.GetSchema("Columns", restrictions);

// clear collection
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
restrictions[i] = null;

//Get columns named "EMPNO" from all
//tables, owned by any owner/schema
restrictions[2] = "EMPNO";
DataTable dtAllEmpNoCols = conn.GetSchema("Columns", restrictions);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.Source);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSessionInfo

GetSessionInfo returns or refreshes an OracleGlobalization object that represents the globalization settings of the session.

Overload List:

- GetSessionInfo()
This method returns a new instance of the OracleGlobalization object that represents the globalization settings of the session.

- GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization)
This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the session.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSessionInfo()

This method returns a new instance of the OracleGlobalization object that represents the globalization settings of the session.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleGlobalization GetSessionInfo();

Return Value

The newly created OracleGlobalization object.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetSessionInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Get session info from connection object
OracleGlobalization info = con.GetSessionInfo();

// Update session info
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MM-DD";
con.SetSessionInfo(info);

// Execute SQL SELECT
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "select TO_CHAR(hiredate) from emp";
Console.WriteLine("Hire Date ({0}): {1}",
info.DateFormat, cmd.ExecuteScalar());

// Clean up
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization)

This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the session.

Declaration

// C#
public void GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

- oraGlob
The OracleGlobalization object to be updated.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

Open

This method opens a connection to an Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public overide void Open();

Implements

IDbConnection

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is already opened or the connection string is null or empty.

Remarks

The connection is obtained from the pool if connection pooling is enabled. Otherwise, a new connection is established.

It is possible that the pool does not contain any unused connections when the Open() method is invoked. In this case, a new connection is established.

If no connections are available within the specified connection timeout value, when the Max Pool Size is reached, an OracleException is thrown.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OpenWithNewPassword

This method opens a new connection with the new password.

Declaration

// C#
public void OpenWithNewPassword(string newPassword);

Parameters

- newPassword
A string that contains the new password.

Remarks

This method uses the ConnectionString property settings to establish a new connection. The old password must be provided in the connection string as the Password attribute value.

This method can only be called on an OracleConnection in the closed state.

Remarks (.NET Stored Procedure)

This method is not supported in a .NET stored procedure for context connection.

Note:
If connection pooling is enabled, then invoking the OpenWithNewPassword method also clears the connection pool. This closes all idle connections created with the old password.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Password Expiration"

PurgeStatementCache

This method flushes the statement cache by closing all open cursors on the database, when statement caching is enabled.

Declaration

// C#
public void PurgeStatementCache();

Remarks

Flushing the statement cache repetitively results in decreased performance and may negate the performance benefit gained by enabling the statement cache.

Statement caching remains enabled after the call to PurgeStatementCache.

Invocation of this method purges the cached cursors that are associated with the OracleConnection. It does not purge all the cached cursors in the database.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class PurgeStatementCacheSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;" +
"Statement Cache Size=20";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("select * from emp", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Purge Statement Cache
con.PurgeStatementCache();

// Close and Dispose OracleConnection object
Console.WriteLine("Statement Cache Flushed");
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "Statement Caching"

- ConnectionString

SetSessionInfo

This method alters the session's globalization settings with all the property values specified in the provided OracleGlobalization object.

Declaration

// C#
public void SetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

- oraGlob

An OracleGlobalization object.

Remarks

Calling this method is equivalent to calling an ALTER SESSION SQL on the session.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SetSessionInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Get session info from connection object
OracleGlobalization info = con.GetSessionInfo();

// Execute SQL SELECT
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "select TO_CHAR(hiredate) from emp";
Console.WriteLine("Hire Date ({0}): {1}",
info.DateFormat, cmd.ExecuteScalar());

// Update session info
info.DateFormat = "MM-DD-RR";
con.SetSessionInfo(info);

// Execute SQL SELECT again
Console.WriteLine("Hire Date ({0}): {1}",
info.DateFormat, cmd.ExecuteScalar());

// Clean up
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

OracleConnection Events

OracleConnection events are listed in Table 6-33.

Table 6-33 OracleConnection Events

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Failover

An event that is triggered when an Oracle failover occurs

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Not available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

HAEvent

An event that is triggered when an HA event occurs.

InfoMessage

An event that is triggered for any message or warning sent by the database

StateChange

An event that is triggered when the connection state changes

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

Failover

This event is triggered when an Oracle failover occurs.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleFailoverEventHandler Failover;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleFailoverEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- FailoverType
Indicates the type of the failover.

- FailoverEvent
Indicates the state of the failover.

Remarks

The Failover event is raised when a connection to an Oracle instance is unexpectedly severed. The client should create an OracleFailoverEventHandler delegate to listen to this event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties"

- "OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate"

HAEvent

This event is triggered when an HA event occurs.

Declaration

// C#
public static event OracleHAEventHandler HAEvent;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleHAEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- Source
Indicates the source of the event.

- Status
Indicates the status of the event.

- DatabaseName
Indicates the database name affected by this event.

- DatabaseDomainName
Indicates the database domain name affected by this event.

- HostName
Indicates the host name affected by this event.

- InstanceName
Indicates the instance name affected by this event.

- ServiceName
Indicates the service name affected by this event.

- Time
Indicates the time of the event.

Remarks

The HAEvent is static, which means that any HA Events that happen within the application domain can trigger this event. Note that in order to receive HA event notifications, OracleConnection objects that establish connections within the application domain must have "ha events=true" in the application. Otherwise, the application never receives any HA Events.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "OracleHAEventArgs Properties"

- "OracleHAEventHandler Delegate"

InfoMessage

This event is triggered for any message or warning sent by the database.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleInfoMessageEventHandler InfoMessage;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleInfoMessageEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- Errors
The collection of errors generated by the data source.

- Message
The error text generated by the data source.

- Source
The name of the object that generated the error.

Remarks

In order to respond to warnings and messages from the database, the client should create an OracleInfoMessageEventHandler delegate to listen to this event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- "OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties"

- "OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate"

StateChange

This event is triggered when the connection state changes.

Declaration

// C#
public override event StateChangeEventHandler StateChange;

Event Data

The event handler receives a StateChangeEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- CurrentState
The new state of the connection.

- OriginalState
The original state of the connection.

Remarks

The StateChange event is raised after a connection changes state, whenever an explicit call is made to Open, Close or Dispose.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnection Class

- OracleConnection Members

- Microsoft ADO.NET documentation for a description of StateChangeEventHandler

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

An OracleConnectionStringBuilder object allows applications to create or modify connection strings.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleConnectionStringBuilder

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleConnectionStringBuilder : DbConnectionStringBuilder

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The following rules must be followed for setting values with reserved characters:

1. Values containing characters enclosed within single quotes
If the value contains characters that are enclosed within single quotation marks, then the entire value must be enclosed within double quotation marks.

For example, password = "'scoTT'" where the value is 'scoTT'.

2. Values containing characters enclosed within double quotes
Values should be enclosed in double quotation marks to preserve the case and to avoid the upper casing of values.

If the value contains characters enclosed in double quotation marks, then it must be enclosed in single quotation marks.

For example, password = '"scoTT"' where the value is "scoTT".

3. Values containing characters enclosed in both single and double quotes
If the value contains characters enclosed in both single and double quotation marks, the quotation mark used to enclose the value must be doubled each time it occurs within the value.

For example, password = '"sco''TT"' where the value is "sco'TT".

4. Values containing spaces
All leading and trailing spaces are ignored, but the spaces between the value are recognized. If the value needs to have leading or trailing spaces then it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

For example, User ID = Sco TT where the value is <Sco TT>.

For example, User ID = "Sco TT " where the value is <Sco TT>.

5. Keywords occurring multiple times in a connection string
If a specific keyword occurs multiple times in a connection string, the last occurrence listed is used in the value set.

For example, with "User ID = scott; password = tiger; User ID = david" connection string, User ID value is david.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using System.Collections;

class ConnectionStringBuilderSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
bool bRet = false;

// Create an instance of OracleConnectionStringBuilder
OracleConnectionStringBuilder connStrBuilder =
new OracleConnectionStringBuilder();

// Add new key/value pairs to the connection string
connStrBuilder.Add("User Id", "scott");
connStrBuilder.Add("Password", "tiger");
connStrBuilder.Add("Data Source", "oracle");
connStrBuilder.Add("pooling", false);

// Modify the existing value
connStrBuilder["Data source"] = "inst1";

// Remove an entry from the connection string
bRet = connStrBuilder.Remove("pooling");

//ContainsKey indicates whether or not the specific key exist
//returns true even if the user has not specified it explicitly
Console.WriteLine("Enlist exist: " +
connStrBuilder.ContainsKey("Enlist"));

//returns false
connStrBuilder.ContainsKey("Invalid");

// ShouldSerialize indicates whether or not a specific key
// exists in connection string inherited from DbConnectionStringBuilder.
// returns true if the key is explicitly added the user otherwise false;
// this will return false as this key doesn't exists.
connStrBuilder.ShouldSerialize("user");

// returns false because this key is nott added by user explicitly.
connStrBuilder.ShouldSerialize("Enlist");

// IsFixedSize [read-only property]
Console.WriteLine("Connection String is fixed size only: "
+ connStrBuilder.IsFixedSize);
Console.WriteLine("Key/Value Pair Count: " + connStrBuilder.Count);

//adding a new key which is not supported by the provider
//is not allowed.
try
{
//this will throw an exception.
connStrBuilder.Add("NewKey", "newValue");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}

Console.WriteLine("Key/Value Pair Count: " + connStrBuilder.Count);

//modifying a existing key is allowed.
connStrBuilder.Add("Enlist", false);
Console.WriteLine("Key/Value Pair Count: " + connStrBuilder.Count);

// Get all the keys and values supported by the provider.
ICollection keyCollection = connStrBuilder.Keys;
ICollection valueCollection = connStrBuilder.Values;

IEnumerator keys = keyCollection.GetEnumerator();
IEnumerator values = valueCollection.GetEnumerator();

while (keys.MoveNext())
{
values.MoveNext();
Console.WriteLine("Key: {0}     Value: {1} \n"
,keys.Current ,values.Current);
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

OracleConnectionStringBuilder members are listed in the following tables.

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

OracleConnectionStringBuilder constructors are listed in Table 6-34.

Table 6-34 OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleConnectionStringBuilder class (Overloaded)

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance properties are listed in Table 6-35.

Table 6-35 OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

Properties

Description

BrowsableConnectionString

Inherited from System.Data.Common. DbConnectionStringBuilder

ConnectionLifeTime

Specifies the value corresponding to the Connection Lifetime attribute in the ConnectionString property

ConnectionString

Inherited from System.Data.Common. DbConnectionStringBuilder

ConnectionTimeout

Specifies the value corresponding to the Connection Timeout attribute in the ConnectionString property

ContextConnection

Specifies the value corresponding to the Context Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property

Count

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

DataSource

Specifies the value corresponding to the Data Source attribute in the ConnectionString property

DBAPrivilege

Specifies the value corresponding to the DBA Privilege attribute in the ConnectionString property

DecrPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Decr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

Enlist

Specifies the value corresponding to the Enlist attribute in the ConnectionString property

HAEvents

Specifies the value corresponding to the HA Events attribute in the ConnectionString property

IncrPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Incr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

IsFixedSize

Indicates whether or not the Connection String Builder has a fixed size

IsReadOnly

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Item

Specifies the value associated with the specified attribute

Keys

Specifies a collection of attributes contained in the Connection String Builder

LoadBalancing

Specifies the value corresponding to the Load Balancing attribute in the ConnectionString property

MaxPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Max Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

MetadataPooling

Specifies the value that corresponds to the Metadata Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property

MinPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Min Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

Password

Specifies the value corresponding to the Password attribute in the ConnectionString property

PersistSecurityInfo

Specifies the value corresponding to the Persist Security Info attribute in the ConnectionString property

Pooling

Specifies the value corresponding to the Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property

PromotableTransaction

Specifies the value corresponding to the PromotableTransaction attribute in the ConnectionString property

ProxyPassword

Specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

ProxyUserId

Specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

SelfTuning

Specifies the value corresponding to the Self Tuning attribute in the ConnectionString property

StatementCachePurge

Specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Purge attribute in the ConnectionString property

StatementCacheSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

UserID

Specifies the value corresponding to the User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

ValidateConnection

Specifies the value corresponding to the Validate Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property

Values

Specifies a collection of values contained in the Connection String Builder

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance methods are listed in Table 6-36.

Table 6-36 OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

Methods

Description

Add

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Clear

Clears the connection string contents

ContainsKey

Indicates whether or not a specific attribute in the connection string is supported by ODP.NET

EquivalentTo

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Remove

Removes the entry corresponding to the specified attribute from the connection string

ShouldSerialize

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

ToString

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

TryGetValue

Returns the value corresponding to the supplied attribute, as an output parameter

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Constructors

OracleConnectionStringBuilder constructors instantiate new instances of the OracleConnectionStringBuilder class.

Overload List:

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder()
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleConnectionStringBuilder class.

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder(string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnectionStringBuilder class with the provided connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

OracleConnectionStringBuilder()

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnectionStringBuilder class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnectionStringBuilder();

Remarks

The ConnectionString property is empty after the object is created.

See Also:
"Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

OracleConnectionStringBuilder(string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleConnectionStringBuilder class with the provided connection string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnectionStringBuilder(string connectionString);

Parameters

- connectionString
The connection information.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The connectionString parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The connectionString parameter is invalid.

Remarks

The ConnectionString property of this instance is set to the supplied connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

OracleConnectionStringBuilder public properties are listed in Table 6-37.

Table 6-37 OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Properties

Properties

Description

BrowsableConnectionString

Inherited from System.Data.Common. DbConnectionStringBuilder

ConnectionLifeTime

Specifies the value corresponding to the Connection Lifetime attribute in the ConnectionString property

ConnectionString

Inherited from System.Data.Common. DbConnectionStringBuilder

ConnectionTimeout

Specifies the value corresponding to the Connection Timeout attribute in the ConnectionString property

ContextConnection

Specifies the value corresponding to the Context Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property

Count

Inherited from System.Data.Common. DbConnectionStringBuilder

DataSource

Specifies the value corresponding to the Data Source attribute in the ConnectionString property

DBAPrivilege

Specifies the value corresponding to the DBA Privilege attribute in the ConnectionString property

DecrPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Decr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

Enlist

Specifies the value corresponding to the Enlist attribute in the ConnectionString property

HAEvents

Specifies the value corresponding to the HA Events attribute in the ConnectionString property

IncrPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Incr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

IsFixedSize

Indicates whether or not the Connection String Builder has a fixed size

IsReadOnly

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Item

Specifies the value associated with the specified attribute

Keys

Specifies a collection of attributes contained in the Connection String Builder

LoadBalancing

Specifies the value corresponding to the Load Balancing attribute in the ConnectionString property

MaxPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Max Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

MetadataPooling

Specifies the value that corresponds to the Metadata Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property

MinPoolSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Min Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

Password

Specifies the value corresponding to the Password attribute in the ConnectionString property

PersistSecurityInfo

Specifies the value corresponding to the Persist Security Info attribute in the ConnectionString property

Pooling

Specifies the value corresponding to the Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property

PromotableTransaction

Specifies the value corresponding to the PromotableTransaction attribute in the ConnectionString property

ProxyPassword

Specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

ProxyUserId

Specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

SelfTuning

Specifies the value corresponding to the Self Tuning attribute in the ConnectionString property

StatementCachePurge

Specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Purge attribute in the ConnectionString property

StatementCacheSize

Specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Size attribute in the ConnectionString property

UserID

Specifies the value corresponding to the User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property

ValidateConnection

Specifies the value corresponding to the Validate Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property

Values

Specifies a collection of values contained in the Connection String Builder

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ConnectionLifeTime

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Connection LifeTime attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int ConnectionLifeTime{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than zero.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ConnectionTimeout

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Connection Timeout attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int ConnectionTimeout{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than zero.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ContextConnection

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Context Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool ContextConnection {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

DataSource

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Data Source attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string DataSource{get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

DBAPrivilege

This property specifies the value corresponding to the DBA Privilege attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string DBAPrivilege{get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Possible values are SYSDBA or SYSOPER.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

OracleException - The specified value is invalid.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

DecrPoolSize

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Decr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int DecrPoolSize{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than 1.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Enlist

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Enlist attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string Enlist{get; set;};

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute. Values are case-insensitive. Possible values are: dynamic, true, false, yes, and no.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

OracleException - The supplied value is not one of following: dynamic, true, false, yes, or no.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

HAEvents

This property specifies the value corresponding to the HA Events attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool HAEvents{get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

IncrPoolSize

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Incr Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int IncrPoolSize{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than 1.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

IsFixedSize

Indicates whether or not the Connection String Builder has a fixed size.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool IsFixedSize{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the Connection String Builder has a fixed size; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

Attributes cannot be added or removed. They can only be modified for connection strings with a fixed size.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Item

This property specifies the value associated with the specified attribute.

Declaration

// C#
public override object this[string keyword]{get; set;}

Property Value

An object value corresponding to the attribute.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified attribute is null.

OracleException - The specified attribute is not supported or the specified value is invalid.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Keys

This property specifies a collection of attributes contained in the Connection String Builder.

Declaration

// C#
public override ICollection Keys{get;}

Property Value

Returns an ICollection that represents the attributes in the Connection String Builder.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

LoadBalancing

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Load Balancing attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool LoadBalancing {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that contains the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

MaxPoolSize

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Max Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int MaxPoolSize{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than 1.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

MetadataPooling

This property specifies the value that corresponds to the Metadata Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool MetadataPooling{get; set;};

Property Value

A bool containing the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

MinPoolSize

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Min Pool Size attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int MinPoolSize{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that contains the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than 0.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Password

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Password attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string Password{get; set;}

Property Value

A string that contains the value of the supplied attribute.

Exception

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

PersistSecurityInfo

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Persist Security Info attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool PersistSecurityInfo{get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property gets set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Pooling

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Pooling attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Pooling {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

PromotableTransaction

This property specifies the value corresponding to the PromotableTransaction attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string PromotableTransaction {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ProxyPassword

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy Password attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string ProxyPassword {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exception

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ProxyUserId

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Proxy User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string ProxyUserId {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exception

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

SelfTuning

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Self Tuning attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool SelfTuning {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

StatementCachePurge

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Purge attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool StatementCachePurge {get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

StatementCacheSize

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Statement Cache Size attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public int StatementCacheSize{get; set;}

Property Value

An int that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exceptions

OracleException - The specified value is less than zero.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

UserID

This property specifies the value corresponding to the User Id attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public string UserID{get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Exception

ArgumentNullException - The specified value is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ValidateConnection

This property specifies the value corresponding to the Validate Connection attribute in the ConnectionString property.

Declaration

// C#
public bool ValidateConnection{get; set;}

Property Value

A bool that represents the value of the supplied attribute.

Remarks

When an OracleConnectionStringBuilder instance is created, this property is set to the default value of the corresponding connection string attribute.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Values

This property specifies a collection of values contained in the Connection String Builder.

Declaration

// C#
public override ICollection Values{get;}

Property Value

Returns an ICollection that represents the values in the Connection String Builder.

Remarks

The order of the values in the ICollection is unspecified, but is the same as the associated attributes in the ICollection returned by the Keys property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

OracleConnectionStringBuilder public methods are listed in Table 6-38.

Table 6-38 OracleConnectionStringBuilder Public Methods

Methods

Description

Add

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Clear

Clears the connection string contents

ContainsKey

Indicates whether or not a specific attribute in the connection string is supported by ODP.NET

EquivalentTo

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

Remove

Removes the entry corresponding to the specified attribute from the connection string

ShouldSerialize

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

ToString

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbConnectionStringBuilder

TryGetValue

Returns the value corresponding to the supplied attribute, as an output parameter

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Clear

This method clears the connection string contents.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Clear();

Remarks

All key/value pairs are removed from the OracleConnectionStringBuilder object and the ConnectionString property is set to Empty.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

ContainsKey

This method indicates whether or not a specific attribute in the connection string is supported by ODP.NET.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool ContainsKey(string keyword);

Parameters

- keyword
The attribute being verified.

Return Value

Returns true if the specified attribute exists; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified attribute is null.

Remarks

This method indicates if the attribute is part of the provider-supported attributes. It does not indicate if the user added the attribute to the connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

Remove

This method removes the entry corresponding to the specified attribute from the connection string.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Remove(string keyword);

Parameters

- keyword
The attribute that specifies the entry to be removed.

Return Value

Returns true if the attribute existed in the connection string and the corresponding entry was removed; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified attribute is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

TryGetValue

This method returns the value corresponding to the supplied attribute, as an output parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool TryGetValue(string keyword, out object value);

Parameters

- keyword
The attribute for which the value is being retrieved.

- value
The value of the supplied attribute.

Sets value to the default value if the attribute is not present in the connection string.

Return Value

Returns true if the value that corresponds to the attribute has been successfully retrieved; otherwise, returns false. If the attribute is not present in the connection string, returns false and sets the value to null.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The specified attribute is null.

Remarks

If the function returns false, sets value to null.

If the attribute is not present in the connection string, sets value to the default value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

- OracleConnectionStringBuilder Members

OracleDataAdapter Class

An OracleDataAdapter object represents a data provider object that populates the DataSet and updates changes in the DataSet to the Oracle database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.ComponentModel.Component

System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataAdapter

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDataAdapter : DbDataAdapter, IDbDataAdapter

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

The following example uses the OracleDataAdapter and the dataset to update the EMP table:

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleDataAdapterSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
string cmdstr = "SELECT empno, sal from emp";

// Create the adapter with the selectCommand txt and the
// connection string
OracleDataAdapter adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmdstr, constr);

// Create the builder for the adapter to automatically generate
// the Command when needed
OracleCommandBuilder builder = new OracleCommandBuilder(adapter);

// Create and fill the DataSet using the EMP
DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(dataset, "EMP");

// Get the EMP table from the dataset
DataTable table = dataset.Tables["EMP"];

// Indicate DataColumn EMPNO is unique
// This is required by the OracleCommandBuilder to update the EMP table
table.Columns["EMPNO"].Unique = true;

// Get the first row from the EMP table
DataRow row = table.Rows[0];

// Update the salary
double sal = double.Parse(row["SAL"].ToString());
row["SAL"] = sal + .01;

// Now update the EMP using the adapter
// The OracleCommandBuilder will create the UpdateCommand for the
// adapter to update the EMP table
adapter.Update(dataset, "EMP");

Console.WriteLine("Row updated successfully");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- OracleDataAdapter Constructors

- OracleDataAdapter Static Methods

- OracleDataAdapter Properties

- OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

- OracleDataAdapter Events

OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter members are listed in the following tables.

OracleDataAdapter Constructors

OracleDataAdapter constructors are listed in Table 6-39.

Table 6-39 OracleDataAdapter Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleDataAdapter Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleDataAdapter class (Overloaded)

OracleDataAdapter Static Methods

The OracleDataAdapter static method is listed in Table 6-40.

Table 6-40 OracleDataAdapter Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleDataAdapter Properties

OracleDataAdapter properties are listed in Table 6-41.

Table 6-41 OracleDataAdapter Properties

Property

Description

AcceptChangesDuringFill

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

ContinueUpdateOnError

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

DeleteCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to delete rows from an Oracle database

IdentityInsert

Determines whether or not to insert identity column values in the DataSet into the database when the Update method is invoked.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

IdentityUpdate

Determines whether or not to update identity column values in the DataSet into the database when the Update method is invoked.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

InsertCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to insert new rows into an Oracle database

MissingMappingAction

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

MissingSchemaAction

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

Requery

Determines whether or not the SelectCommand is reexecuted on the next call to Fill

ReturnProviderSpecificTypes

Determines if the Fill method returns ODP.NET-specific values or .NET common language specification values

SafeMapping

Creates a mapping between column names in the result set to .NET types, to preserve the data

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

SelectCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure that returns a single or multiple result set

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

TableMappings

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

UpdateBatchSize

Specifies a value that enables or disables batch processing support, and specifies the number of SQL statements that can be executed in a single round-trip to the database

UpdateCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to update rows from the DataSet to an Oracle database

OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

OracleDataAdapter public methods are listed in Table 6-42.

Table 6-42 OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Fill

Adds or refreshes rows in the DataSet to match the data in the Oracle database (Overloaded)

FillSchema

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

GetFillParameters

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Update

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

OracleDataAdapter Events

OracleDataAdapter events are listed in Table 6-43.

Table 6-43 OracleDataAdapter Events

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

FillError

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

RowUpdated

This event is raised when row(s) have been updated by the Update() method

RowUpdating

This event is raised when row data are about to be updated to the database

OracleDataAdapter Constructors

OracleDataAdapter constructors create new instances of an OracleDataAdapter class.

Overload List:

- OracleDataAdapter()
This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class.

- OracleDataAdapter(OracleCommand)
This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided OracleCommand as the SelectCommand.

- OracleDataAdapter(string, OracleConnection)
This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided OracleConnection object and the command text for the SelectCommand.

- OracleDataAdapter(string, string)
This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided connection string and the command text for the SelectCommand.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter()

This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with no arguments.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataAdapter();

Remarks

Initial values are set for the following OracleDataAdapter properties as indicated:

- MissingMappingAction = MissingMappingAction.Passthrough

- MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.Add

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter(OracleCommand)

This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided OracleCommand as the SelectCommand.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataAdapter(OracleCommand selectCommand);

Parameters

- selectCommand
The OracleCommand that is to be set as the SelectCommand property.

Remarks

Initial values are set for the following OracleDataAdapter properties as indicated:

- MissingMappingAction = MissingMappingAction.Passthrough

- MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.Add

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter(string, OracleConnection)

This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided OracleConnection object and the command text for the SelectCommand.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataAdapter(string selectCommandText, OracleConnection
selectConnection);

Parameters

- selectCommandText
The string that is set as the CommandText of the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

- selectConnection
The OracleConnection to connect to the Oracle database.

Remarks

The OracleDataAdapter opens and closes the connection, if it is not already open. If the connection is open, it must be explicitly closed.

Initial values are set for the following OracleDataAdapter properties as indicated:

- MissingMappingAction = MissingMappingAction.Passthrough

- MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.Add

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter(string, string)

This constructor creates an instance of an OracleDataAdapter class with the provided connection string and the command text for the SelectCommand.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataAdapter(string selectCommandText, string
selectConnectionString);

Parameters

- selectCommandText
The string that is set as the CommandText of the SelectCommand property of the OracleDataAdapter.

- selectConnectionString
The connection string.

Remarks

Initial values are set for the following OracleDataAdapter properties as indicated:

- MissingMappingAction = MissingMappingAction.Passthrough

- MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.Add

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter Static Methods

The OracleDataAdapter static method is listed in Table 6-44.

Table 6-44 OracleDataAdapter Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

OracleDataAdapter Properties

OracleDataAdapter properties are listed in Table 6-45.

Table 6-45 OracleDataAdapter Properties

Property

Description

AcceptChangesDuringFill

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

Container

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

ContinueUpdateOnError

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

DeleteCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to delete rows from an Oracle database

IdentityInsert

Determines whether or not to insert identity column values in the DataSet into the database when the Update method is invoked.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

IdentityUpdate

Determines whether or not to update identity column values in the DataSet into the database when the Update method is invoked.

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

InsertCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to insert new rows into an Oracle database

MissingMappingAction

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

MissingSchemaAction

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

Requery

Determines whether or not the SelectCommand is reexecuted on the next call to Fill

ReturnProviderSpecificTypes

Determines if the Fill method returns ODP.NET-specific values or .NET common language specification values

SafeMapping

Creates a mapping between column names in the result set to .NET types, to preserve the data

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

SelectCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure that returns a single or multiple result set

Site

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

TableMappings

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

UpdateBatchSize

Specifies a value that enables or disables batch processing support, and specifies the number of SQL statements that can be executed in a single round-trip to the database

UpdateCommand

A SQL statement or stored procedure to update rows from the DataSet to an Oracle database

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

DeleteCommand

This property is a SQL statement or stored procedure to delete rows from an Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand DeleteCommand {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleCommand used during the Update call to delete rows from tables in the Oracle database, corresponding to the deleted rows in the DataSet.

Remarks

Default = null

If there is primary key information in the DataSet, the DeleteCommand can be automatically generated using the OracleCommandBuilder, if no command is provided for this.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

IdentityInsert

When inserting DataSet data into the database, this property indicates whether the database generates the inserted row's identity column value or DataSet supplies this value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IdentityInsert {get; set;}

Property Value

When set to true, ODP.NET inserts DataSet identity column values into the database. When set to false, the database determines the inserted identity column values.

Remarks

This property applies only to identity columns of type GENERATED BY DEFAULT and GENERATED BY DEFAULT ON NULL. Identity column of type GENERATED ALWAYS will ignore this property and will always use database generated values.

When set to false, the server will generate an identity value for the row. That generated identity value returns back to the client to update the DataSet value.

When this property is set to true for the GENERATED BY DEFAULT case and the application attempts to insert a NULL value into the database's identity column, the NOT NULL constraint is violated and an error occurs. ODP.NET will then allow the database to generate the identity column value and return the generated value to the DataSet.

The default value for this property is false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- OracleIdentityType Enumeration

IdentityUpdate

When updating DataSet data into the database, this property indicates whether to replace the database's identity column values with values of the DataSet or leave the current values unchanged.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IdentityUpdate {get; set;}

Property Value

When set to true, ODP.NET updates the database identity column values with the values of the DataSet. When set to false, the database identity columns are left unchanged.

Remarks

This property applies only to identity columns of type GENERATED BY DEFAULT and GENERATED BY DEFAULT ON NULL. In the case of type GENERATED ALWAYS, this property will be ignored and the database will always retain its current identity values.

When set to false, the existing identity column value in the server is returned to the DataSet.

When this property is set to true for the GENERATED BY DEFAULT and GENERATED BY DEFAULT ON NULL cases and the application attempts to update the database's identity column with a NULL value, the NOT NULL constraint is violated and an error occurs. ODP.NET then does not update the identity column value and instead returns the existing identity column value of the database to the DataSet.

The default value for this property is false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- OracleIdentityType Enumeration

InsertCommand

This property is a SQL statement or stored procedure to insert new rows into an Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand InsertCommand {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleCommand used during the Update call to insert rows into a table, corresponding to the inserted rows in the DataSet.

Remarks

Default = null

If there is primary key information in the DataSet, the InsertCommand can be automatically generated using the OracleCommandBuilder, if no command is provided for this property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

Requery

This property determines whether or not the SelectCommand is reexecuted on the next call to Fill.

Declaration

// C#
public Boolean Requery {get; set;}

Property Value

Returns true if the SelectCommand is reexecuted on the next call to Fill; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

ReturnProviderSpecificTypes

This property determines if the Fill method returns ODP.NET-specific values or .NET common language specification compliant values.

Declaration

// C#
public Boolean ReturnProviderSpecificTypes {get; set;}

Property Value

A value that indicates whether or not the Fill method returns ODP.NET-specific values.

Starting with ODP.NET 12.1.0.2, when set to true and LegacyEntireLOBFetch = 0 (default), BLOB and CLOB column values are represented in the DataTable as OracleBlob and OracleClob, respectively.

A value of false indicates that the Fill method returns .NET common language specification compliant values. The default is false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

SafeMapping

This property creates a mapping between column names in the result set to .NET types that represent column values in the DataSet, to preserve the data.

Declaration

// C#
public Hashtable SafeMapping {get; set;}

Property Value

A hash table.

Remarks

Default = null

The SafeMapping property is used, when necessary, to preserve data in the following types:

- DATE

- TimeStamp (refers to all TimeStamp objects)

- INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

- NUMBER

Example

See the example in "OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping"

SelectCommand

This property is a SQL statement or stored procedure that returns single or multiple result sets.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand SelectCommand {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleCommand used during the Fill call to populate the selected rows to the DataSet.

Remarks

Default = null

If the SelectCommand does not return any rows, no tables are added to the dataset and no exception is raised.

If the SELECT statement selects from a VIEW, no key information is retrieved when a FillSchema() or a Fill() with MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey is invoked.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

UpdateBatchSize

This property specifies a value that enables or disables batch processing support, and specifies the number of SQL statements that can be executed in a single round-trip to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public virtual int UpdateBatchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer that returns the batch size.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The value is set to a number < 0.

Remarks

Update batches executed with large amounts of data may encounter an "PLS-00123: Program too large" error. To avoid this error, reduce the size of UpdateBatchSize to a smaller value.

For each row in the DataSet that has been modified, added, or deleted, one SQL statement will be executed on the database.

Values are as follows:

- Value = 0
The data adapter executes all the SQL statements in a single database round-trip

- Value = 1 - Default value
This value disables batch updating and SQL statements are executed one at a time.

- Value = n where n > 1
The data adapter updates n rows of data per database round-trip.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "Batch Processing"

UpdateCommand

This property is a SQL statement or stored procedure to update rows from the DataSet to an Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCommand UpdateCommand {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleCommand used during the Update call to update rows in the Oracle database, corresponding to the updated rows in the DataSet.

Remarks

Default = null

If there is primary key information in the DataSet, the UpdateCommand can be automatically generated using the OracleCommandBuilder, if no command is provided for this property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

OracleDataAdapter public methods are listed in Table 6-46.

Table 6-46 OracleDataAdapter Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Fill

Adds or refreshes rows in the DataSet to match the data in the Oracle database (Overloaded)

FillSchema

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

GetFillParameters

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Update

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

Fill

Fill populates or refreshes the specified DataTable or DataSet.

Overload List:

- Fill(DataTable, OracleRefCursor)
This method adds or refreshes rows in the specified DataTable to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

- Fill(DataSet, OracleRefCursor)
This method adds or refreshes rows in the DataSet to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

- Fill(DataSet, string, OracleRefCursor)
This method adds or refreshes rows in the specified source table of the DataSet to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

- Fill(DataSet, int, int, string, OracleRefCursor)
This method adds or refreshes rows in a specified range in the DataSet to match rows in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

Fill(DataTable, OracleRefCursor)

This method adds or refreshes rows in the specified DataTable to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

Declaration

// C#
public int Fill(DataTable dataTable, OracleRefCursor refCursor);

Parameters

- dataTable
The DataTable object being populated.

- refCursor
The OracleRefCursor that rows are being retrieved from.

Return Value

The number of rows added to or refreshed in the DataTable.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The dataTable or refCursor parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleRefCursor is already being used to fetch data.

NotSupportedException - The SafeMapping type is not supported.

Remarks

No schema or key information is provided, even if the Fill method is called with MissingSchemaAction set to MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

Fill(DataSet, OracleRefCursor)

This method adds or refreshes rows in the DataSet to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

Declaration

// C#
public int Fill(DataSet dataSet, OracleRefCursor refCursor);

Parameters

- dataSet
The DataSet object being populated.

- refCursor
The OracleRefCursor that rows are being retrieved from.

Return Value

Returns the number of rows added or refreshed in the DataSet.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The dataSet or refCursor parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleRefCursor is already being used to fetch data.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleRefCursor is ready to fetch data.

NotSupportedException - The SafeMapping type is not supported.

Remarks

If there is no DataTable to refresh, a new DataTable named Table is created and populated using the provided OracleRefCursor object.

No schema or key information is provided, even if the Fill method is called with MissingSchemaAction set to MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

Fill(DataSet, string, OracleRefCursor)

This method adds or refreshes rows in the specified source table of the DataSet to match those in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

Declaration

// C#
public int Fill(DataSet dataSet, string srcTable, OracleRefCursor
refCursor);

Parameters

- dataSet
The DataSet object being populated.

- srcTable
The name of the source table used in the table mapping.

- refCursor
The OracleRefCursor that rows are being retrieved from.

Return Value

Returns the number of rows added or refreshed into the DataSet.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The dataSet or refCursor parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleRefCursor is already being used to fetch data or the source table name is invalid.

NotSupportedException - The SafeMapping type is not supported.

Remarks

No schema or key information is provided, even if the Fill method is called with MissingSchemaAction set to MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

Fill(DataSet, int, int, string, OracleRefCursor)

This method adds or refreshes rows in a specified range in the DataSet to match rows in the provided OracleRefCursor object.

Declaration

// C#
public int Fill(DataSet dataSet, int startRecord, int maxRecords,
string srcTable, OracleRefCursor refCursor);

Parameters

- dataSet
The DataSet object being populated.

- startRecord
The record number to start with.

- maxRecords
The maximum number of records to obtain.

- srcTable
The name of the source table used in the table mapping.

- refCursor
The OracleRefCursor that rows are being retrieved from.

Return Value

This method returns the number of rows added or refreshed in the DataSet. This does not include rows affected by statements that do not return rows.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The dataSet or refCursor parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleRefCursor is already being used to fetch data or the source table name is invalid.

NotSupportedException - The SafeMapping type is not supported.

Remarks

No schema or key information is provided, even if the Fill method is called with MissingSchemaAction set to MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleDataAdapter Requery Property"

OracleDataAdapter Events

OracleDataAdapter events are listed in Table 6-47.

Table 6-47 OracleDataAdapter Events

Event Name

Description

Disposed

Inherited from System.ComponentModel.Component

FillError

Inherited from System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter

RowUpdated

This event is raised when row(s) have been updated by the Update() method

RowUpdating

This event is raised when row data are about to be updated to the database

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

RowUpdated

This event is raised when row(s) have been updated by the Update() method.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler RowUpdated;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- Command
The OracleCommand executed during the Update.

- Errors (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The exception, if any, is generated during the Update.

- RecordsAffected (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The number of rows modified, inserted, or deleted by the execution of the Command.

- Row (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The DataRow sent for Update.

- StatementType (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The type of SQL statement executed.

- Status (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The UpdateStatus of the Command.

- TableMapping (inherited from RowUpdatedEventArgs)
The DataTableMapping used during the Update.

Example

The following example shows how to use the RowUpdating and RowUpdated events.

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class RowUpdatedSample
{
// Event handler for RowUpdating event
protected static void OnRowUpdating(object sender,
OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Row updating.....");
Console.WriteLine("Event arguments:");
Console.WriteLine("Command Text: " + e.Command.CommandText);
Console.WriteLine("Command Type: " + e.StatementType);
Console.WriteLine("Status: " + e.Status);
}

// Event handler for RowUpdated event
protected static void OnRowUpdated(object sender,
OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Row updated.....");
Console.WriteLine("Event arguments:");
Console.WriteLine("Command Text: " + e.Command.CommandText);
Console.WriteLine("Command Type: " + e.StatementType);
Console.WriteLine("Status: " + e.Status);
}

static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
string cmdstr = "SELECT EMPNO, ENAME, SAL FROM EMP";

// Create the adapter with the selectCommand txt and the
// connection string
OracleDataAdapter adapter = new OracleDataAdapter(cmdstr, constr);

// Create the builder for the adapter to automatically generate
// the Command when needed
OracleCommandBuilder builder = new OracleCommandBuilder(adapter);

// Create and fill the DataSet using the EMP
DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(dataset, "EMP");

// Get the EMP table from the dataset
DataTable table = dataset.Tables["EMP"];

// Indicate DataColumn EMPNO is unique
// This is required by the OracleCommandBuilder to update the EMP table
table.Columns["EMPNO"].Unique = true;

// Get the first row from the EMP table
DataRow row = table.Rows[0];

// Update the salary
double sal = double.Parse(row["SAL"].ToString());
row["SAL"] = sal + .01;

// Set the event handlers for the RowUpdated and the RowUpdating event
// the OnRowUpdating() method will be triggered before the update, and
// the OnRowUpdated() method will be triggered after the update
adapter.RowUpdating += new OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler(OnRowUpdating);
adapter.RowUpdated += new OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler(OnRowUpdated);

// Now update the EMP using the adapter
// The OracleCommandBuilder will create the UpdateCommand for the
// adapter to update the EMP table
// The OnRowUpdating() and the OnRowUpdated() methods will be triggered
adapter.Update(dataset, "EMP");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate"

RowUpdating

This event is raised when row data are about to be updated to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler RowUpdating;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs object which exposes the following properties containing information about the event.

- Command
The OracleCommand executed during the Update.

- Errors (inherited from RowUpdatingEventArgs)
The exception, if any, is generated during the Update.

- Row (inherited from RowUpdatingEventArgs)
The DataRow sent for Update.

- StatementType (inherited from RowUpdatingEventArgs)
The type of SQL statement executed.

- Status (inherited from RowUpdatingEventArgs)
The UpdateStatus of the Command.

- TableMapping (inherited from RowUpdatingEventArgs)
The DataTableMapping used during the Update.

Example

The example for the RowUpdated event also shows how to use the RowUpdating event. See RowUpdated event "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataAdapter Class

- OracleDataAdapter Members

- "OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate"

OracleDatabase Class

An OracleDatabase object represents an Oracle Database instance.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDatabase

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDatabase : IDisposable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

namespace Startup
{
class Test
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = null;
OracleDatabase db = null;
string constring = "dba privilege=sysdba;user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle";

try
{
// Open a connection to see if the DB is up
con = new OracleConnection(constring);
con.Open();

Console.WriteLine("The Oracle database is already up.");
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
// If the database is down, start up the DB
if (ex.Number == 1034)
{
Console.WriteLine("The Oracle database is down.");

// Create an instance of an OracleDatbase object
db = new OracleDatabase(constring);

// Start up the database
db.Startup();

Console.WriteLine("The Oracle database is now up.");

// Executing Startup() is the same as the following:
// db.Startup(OracleDBStartupMode.NoRestriction, null, true);
// which is also the same as:
// db.Startup(OracleDBStartupMode.NoRestriction, null, false);
// db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE MOUNT");
// db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE OPEN");

// Dispose the OracleDatabase object
db.Dispose();
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
}
}
finally
{
// Dispose the OracleConnetion object
con.Dispose();
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Members

- OracleDatabase Constructor

- OracleDatabase Properties

- OracleDatabase Public Methods

OracleDatabase Members

OracleDatabase members are listed in the following tables.

OracleDatabase Constructors

The OracleDatabase constructor is listed in Table 6-48.

Table 6-48 OracleDatabase Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleDatabase Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of OracleDatabase class using the supplied connection string

OracleDatabase Properties

The OracleDatabase properties are listed in Table 6-49.

Table 6-49 OracleDatabase Properties

Property

Description

ServerVersion

Specifies the database version number of the Oracle Database instance to which the connection is made

OracleDatabase Public Methods

The OracleDatabase public methods are listed in Table 6-50.

Table 6-50 OracleDatabase Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

ExecuteNonQuery

Executes the supplied non-SELECT statement against the database

Shutdown

Shuts down the database (Overloaded)

Startup

Starts up the database (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

OracleDatabase Constructor

The OracleDatabase constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleDatabase class using the supplied connection string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDatabase(String connetionString);

Parameters

- connectionString
The connection information used to connect to the Oracle Database instance.

Remarks

The connectionString follows the same format used by the OracleConnection object. However, the OracleDatabase constructor accepts only the user id, password, data source, and dba privilege connection string attributes. All other attribute values are ignored. The supplied connectionString must contain the dba privilege connection string attribute that is set to either SYSDBA or SYSOPER.

The OracleDatabase object creates a connection upon construction and remains connected throughout its lifetime. The connection is destroyed when the OracleDatabase object is disposed. This connection is not pooled to be used by another OracleDatabase object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

OracleDatabase Properties

The OracleDatabase properties are listed in Table 6-51.

Table 6-51 OracleDatabase Properties

Property

Description

ServerVersion

Specifies the database version number of the Oracle Database instance to which the connection is made

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

ServerVersion

This property returns the database version number of the Oracle Database instance to which the connection is made.

Declaration

Public string ServerVersion {get;}

Property value

Returns the database version of the Oracle Database instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

OracleDatabase Public Methods

The OracleDatabase public methods are listed in Table 6-52.

Table 6-52 OracleDatabase Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

ExecuteNonQuery

Executes the supplied non-SELECT statement against the database

Shutdown

Shuts down the database (Overloaded)

Startup

Starts up the database (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

ExecuteNonQuery

This method executes the supplied non-SELECT statement against the database.

Declaration

// C#
public void ExecuteNonQuery(string sql);

Exceptions

OracleException - The command execution has failed.

Remarks

This method is meant for execution of DDL statements such as ALTER DATABASE statements to OPEN and MOUNT the database, for example. This method should not be used to execute SQL SELECT statements. This method does not support any parameter binding.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

Shutdown

Shutdown methods shut down a database instance.

Overload List

- Shutdown()
This method shuts down the database.

- Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode, bool)
This method shuts down the database using the specified mode.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration"

Shutdown()

This method shuts down the database.

Declaration

// C#
public void Shutdown();

Exceptions

OracleException - The database shutdown request has failed.

Remarks

This method shuts down a database instance in the OracleDBShutdownMode.Default mode. New connections are refused, and the method waits for the existing connections to end.

Note:
As the shutdown is effected using the OracleDBShutdownMode.Default mode, the shutdown request may remain pending if there are open connections other than the connection created by the OracleDatabase object.

After the connections have closed, the method closes the database, dismounts the database, and shuts down the instance using the OracleDBShutdownMode.Final mode.

This method does not throw exceptions for cases where the database has been already closed, dismounted, or shutdown appropriately. If other errors are encountered, then an exception is thrown.

Invoking this method against an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) database shuts down only that database instance to which the OracleDatabase object is connected.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration"

Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode, bool)

This method shuts down the database instance using the specified mode.

Declaration

//C#
public void Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode shutdownMode, bool bCloseDismountAndFinalize);

Parameters

- shutdownMode
A OracleDBShutdownMode enumeration value.

- bCloseDismountAndFinalize
A boolean signifying whether the database is to be closed, dismounted, and finalized.

Exceptions

OracleException - The database shutdown request has failed.

Remarks

This method shuts down a database instance in the specified mode. If the bCloseDismountAndFinalize parameter is true, then the method also closes the database, dismounts the database, and shuts down the instance using the OracleDBShutdownMode.Final mode.

If the bCloseDismountAndFinalize parameter is true, then this method does not throw exceptions for cases where the database has been already closed, dismounted, or shutdown appropriately. If other errors are encountered, then an exception is thrown.

If the bCloseDismountAndFinalize parameter is false, then the application needs to explicitly close and dismount the database. The application can then reinvoke the method using the OracleDBShutdownMode.Final mode to properly shut down the database. For example, if db is an instance of the OracleDatabase class, then the application invokes the following:

1. db.Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode.Default, false);

2. db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL");

3. db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE DISMOUNT");

4. db.Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode.Final);

Note:

- The OracleDBShutdownMode.Final enumeration value should not be used as the shutdownMode for the initial method invocation. The OracleDBShutdownMode.Final mode should be used only if the database is already closed and dismounted. Otherwise, the method might wait indefinitely.

- If the specified shutdownMode is OracleDBShutdownMode.Final, then the value of the bCloseDismountAndFinalize input parameter is ignored, as the database should have been closed and dismounted already.

If the specified shutdownMode is OracleDBShutdownMode.Abort, then the value of the bCloseDismountAndFinalize input parameter is ignored, as the Abort mode requires the database to be closed, dismounted, and finalized.

Invoking this method against an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) database shuts down only that database instance to which the OracleDatabase object is connected.

Example

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

namespace Shutdown
{
class Test
{
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = null;
OracleDatabase db = null;
string constring = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=oracle;" +
"pooling=false;dba privilege=sysdba";

try
{
// Open a connection to see if the DB is up;
con = new OracleConnection(constring);
con.Open();

Console.WriteLine("The Oracle database is currently up.");

// If open succeeds, we know that the database is up.
// We have to dispose the connection so that we can
//   shutdown the database.
con.Dispose();

// Shutdown the database
db = new OracleDatabase(constring);
db.Shutdown();

Console.WriteLine("The Oracle database is shut down.");

// Executing Shutdown() above is the same as the following:
// db.Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode.Default, false);
// db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL");
// db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE DISMOUNT");
// db.Shutdown(OracleDBShutdownMode.Final);

// Dispose the OracleDatabase object
db.Dispose();
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("An error has occurred: {0}", ex.Message);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration"

Startup

Startup methods enable a user with database administrator privileges to start a database instance.

Overload List

- Startup()
This method starts a database instance using the server-side parameter file.

- Startup(OracleDBStartupMode, string, bool)
This method starts a database instance using the client-side parameter file.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration"

Startup()

This method starts up the database.

Declaration

// C#
public void Startup();

Exceptions

OracleException - The database startup request has failed.

Remarks

This method starts a database instance in the OracleDbStartupMode.Normal mode using the server-side parameter file (spfile). After the database is successfully started, this method also executes the ALTER DATABASE MOUNT and ALTER DATABASE OPEN statements.

This method does not throw exceptions for cases where the database is already mounted, opened, or started appropriately. If other errors are encountered, then an exception is thrown.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration"

Startup(OracleDBStartupMode, string, bool)

This method starts up the database using the specified startup mode.

Declaration

// C#
public void Startup(OracleDbStartupMode startupMode, string pfile, bool bMountAndOpen);

Parameters

- startupMode
An OracleDBStartupMode enumeration value.

- pfile
The location and name of the client-side parameter file. For example, "c:\\admin\\init.ora".

The name of the parameter file varies depending on the operating system. For example, it can be in mixed case or lowercase, or it can have a logical name or a variation of the name init.ora. The default location is usually ORACLE_HOME/dbs or ORACLE_HOME\database.

- bMountAndOpen
A true/false value signifying whether the database is to be mounted and opened.

Exceptions

OracleException - The database startup request has failed.

Remarks

This method starts a database instance in the specified mode using the specified client-side parameter file. After the database is successfully started, and if bMountAndOpen input parameter is true, this method also executes the ALTER DATABASE MOUNT and ALTER DATABASE OPEN statements.

If bMountAndOpen is true, then this method does not throw an exception for cases where the database is already mounted, opened, or started appropriately. If other errors are encountered, then an exception is thrown.

If bMountAndOpen is false, then the database must be mounted and opened explicitly by the application. For example, if db is an instance of the OracleDatabase class, then the application invokes the following:

1. db.Startup(OracleDBStartupMode.NoRestriction, null, false);

2. db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE MOUNT");

3. db.ExecuteNonQuery("ALTER DATABASE OPEN");

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDatabase Class

- OracleDatabase Members

- "OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration"

OracleDataReader Class

An OracleDataReader object represents a forward-only, read-only, in-memory result set.

Unlike the DataSet, the OracleDataReader object stays connected and fetches one row at a time.

The following section contain related information:

- "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data".

- "Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object".

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.Data.Common.DataReader

System.Data.Common.DbDataReader

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataReader

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDataReader : DbDataReader, IEnumerable,
IDataReader, IDisposable, IDataRecord

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An OracleDataReader instance is constructed by a call to the ExecuteReader method of the OracleCommand object. The only properties that can be accessed after the DataReader is closed or has been disposed, are IsClosed and RecordsAffected.

To minimize the number of open database cursors, OracleDataReader objects should be explicitly disposed.

Example

The following OracleDataReader example retrieves the data from the EMP table:

/* Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE TABLE empInfo (
empno NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY,
empName VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
hiredate DATE,
salary NUMBER(7,2),
jobDescription Clob,
byteCodes BLOB
);

Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(1,'KING','SOFTWARE ENGR', '5657');
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(2,'SCOTT','MANAGER', '5960');
commit;

*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleDataReaderSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

string cmdstr = "SELECT * FROM EMPINFO";
OracleConnection connection = new OracleConnection(constr);
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdstr, con);

OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Declare the variables to retrieve the data in EmpInfo
short empNo;
string empName;
DateTime hireDate;
double salary;
string jobDesc;
byte[] byteCodes = new byte[10];

// Read the next row until end of row
while (reader.Read())
{
empNo = reader.GetInt16(0);
Console.WriteLine("Employee number: " + empNo);
empName = reader.GetString(1);
Console.WriteLine("Employee name: " + empName);

// The following columns can have NULL value, so it
//   is important to call IsDBNull before getting the column data
if (!reader.IsDBNull(2))
{
hireDate = reader.GetDateTime(2);
Console.WriteLine("Hire date: " + hireDate);
}

if (!reader.IsDBNull(3))
{
salary = reader.GetDouble(3);
Console.WriteLine("Salary: " + salary);
}

if (!reader.IsDBNull(4))
{
jobDesc = reader.GetString(4);
Console.WriteLine("Job Description: " + jobDesc);
}

if (!reader.IsDBNull(5))
{
long len = reader.GetBytes(5, 0, byteCodes, 0, 10);

Console.Write("Byte codes: ");
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
Console.Write(byteCodes[i].ToString("x"));

Console.WriteLine();
}

Console.WriteLine();
}

// Clean up
reader.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Members

- OracleDataReader Static Methods

- OracleDataReader Properties

- OracleDataReader Public Methods

- OracleDataReader SchemaTable

OracleDataReader Members

OracleDataReader members are listed in the following tables.

OracleDataReader Static Methods

The OracleDataReader static method is listed in Table 6-53.

Table 6-53 OracleDataReader Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleDataReader Properties

OracleDataReader properties are listed in Table 6-54.

Table 6-54 OracleDataReader Properties

Property

Description

Depth

Gets a value indicating the depth of nesting for the current row

FetchSize

Specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache

FieldCount

Gets the number of columns in the result set

HasRows

Indicates whether the OracleDataReader has one or more rows

HiddenFieldCount

Gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are hidden

IsClosed

Indicates whether or not the data reader is closed

Item

Gets the value of the column (Overloaded)

InitialLOBFetchSize

Specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns

InitialLONGFetchSize

Specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns

RecordsAffected

Gets the number of rows changed, inserted, or deleted by execution of the SQL statement

RowSize

Gets the amount of memory the internal cache of the OracleDataReader needs to store one row of data.

UseEdmMapping

Indicates whether or not the OracleDataReader utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration when returning values

VisibleFieldCount

Gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are not hidden

OracleDataReader Public Methods

OracleDataReader public methods are listed in Table 6-55.

Table 6-55 OracleDataReader Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Close

Closes the OracleDataReader

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBoolean

Not Supported

GetByte

Returns the byte value of the specified column

GetBytes

Populates the provided byte array with up to the maximum number of bytes, from the specified offset (in bytes) of the column

GetChar

Not Supported

GetChars

Populates the provided character array with up to the maximum number of characters, from the specified offset (in characters) of the column

GetData

Not Supported

GetDataTypeName

Returns the ODP.NET type name of the specified column

GetDateTime

Returns the DateTime value of the specified column

GetDecimal

Returns the decimal value of the specified NUMBER column

GetDouble

Returns the double value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_DOUBLE column

GetEnumerator

Returns an IEnumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection

GetFieldType

Returns the Type of the specified column

GetFloat

Returns the float value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_FLOAT column

GetGuid

Not Supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetInt16

Returns the Int16 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetInt32

Returns the Int32 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetInt64

Returns the Int64 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetLifetimeService

Inherited by System.MarshalByRefObject

GetName

Returns the name of the specified column

GetOracleBFile

Returns an OracleBFile object of the specified BFILE column

GetOracleBinary

Returns an OracleBinary structure of the specified column

GetOracleBlob

Returns an OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column

GetOracleBlobForUpdate

Returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column

GetOracleClob

Returns an OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column

GetOracleClobForUpdate

Returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column

GetOracleDate

Returns an OracleDate structure of the specified DATE column

GetOracleDecimal

Returns an OracleDecimal structure of the specified NUMBER column

GetOracleIntervalDS

Returns an OracleIntervalDS structure of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column

GetOracleIntervalYM

Returns an OracleIntervalYM structure of the specified INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH column

GetOracleRef

Returns an OracleRef object of the specified REF column

GetOracleString

Returns an OracleString structure of the specified column

GetOracleTimeStamp

Returns an OracleTimeStamp structure of the Oracle TimeStamp column

GetOracleTimeStampLTZ

Returns an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE column

GetOracleTimeStampTZ

Returns an OracleTimeStampTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH TIME ZONE column

GetOracleXmlType

Returns an OracleXmlType object of the specified XMLType column

GetOracleValue

Returns the specified column value as a ODP.NET type

GetOracleValues

Gets all the column values as ODP.NET types

GetOrdinal

Returns the 0-based ordinal (or index) of the specified column name

GetProviderSpecificFieldType

Returns the provider-specific type of the specified column

GetProviderSpecificValue

Returns an object that represents the underlying provider-specific value of the specified ordinal

GetProviderSpecificValues

Returns an array of objects that represent the underlying provider-specific values

GetSchemaTable

Returns a DataTable that describes the column metadata of the OracleDataReader

GetString

Returns the string value of the specified column

GetTimeSpan

Returns the TimeSpan value of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column

GetType

Inherited from System.Object class

GetValue

Returns the column value as a .NET type

GetValues

Gets all the column values as .NET types

GetXmlReader

Returns the value of an XMLType column as an instance of an .NET XmlTextReader

IsDBNull

Indicates whether or not the column value is null

NextResult

Advances the data reader to the next result set when reading the results

Read

Reads the next row in the result set

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

OracleDataReader Static Methods

The OracleDataReader static method is listed in Table 6-56.

Table 6-56 OracleDataReader Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

OracleDataReader Properties

OracleDataReader properties are listed in Table 6-57.

Table 6-57 OracleDataReader Properties

Property

Description

Depth

Gets a value indicating the depth of nesting for the current row

FetchSize

Specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache

FieldCount

Gets the number of columns in the result set

HasRows

Indicates whether the OracleDataReader has one or more rows

HiddenFieldCount

Gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are hidden

IsClosed

Indicates whether or not the data reader is closed

Item

Gets the value of the column (Overloaded)

InitialLOBFetchSize

Specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns

InitialLONGFetchSize

Specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns

RecordsAffected

Gets the number of rows changed, inserted, or deleted by execution of the SQL statement

RowSize

Gets the amount of memory the internal cache of the OracleDataReader needs to store one row of data

UseEdmMapping

Indicates whether or not the OracleDataReader utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration when returning values

VisibleFieldCount

Gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are not hidden

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Depth

This property gets a value indicating the depth of nesting for the current row.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Depth {get;}

Property Value

The depth of nesting for the current row.

Implements

IDataReader

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

Default = 0

This property always returns zero because Oracle does not support nesting.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

FetchSize

This property specifies the size of OracleDataReader's internal cache.

Declaration

// C#
public long FetchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

A long that specifies the amount of memory (in bytes) that the OracleDataReader uses for its internal cache.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The FetchSize value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = The OracleCommand's FetchSize property value.

The FetchSize property is inherited by the OracleDataReader that is created by a command execution returning a result set. The FetchSize property on the OracleDataReader object determines the amount of data fetched into its internal cache for each database round-trip.

The RowSize and FetchSize properties handle UDT and XMLType data differently than other scalar data types. Because only a reference to the UDT and XMLType data is stored in the ODP.NET's internal cache, the RowSize property accounts for only the memory needed for the reference (which is very small) and not the actual size of the UDT and XMLType data. Thus, applications can inadvertently fetch a large number of UDT or XMLType instances from the database in a single database round-trip. This is because the actual size of UDT and XMLType data does not count against the FetchSize, and it would require numerous UDT and XMLType references to fill up the default cache size of 131072 bytes. Therefore, when fetching UDT or XMLType data, the FetchSize property must be appropriately configured to control the number of UDT and XMLType instances that are to be fetched, rather than the amount of the actual UDT and XMLType data to be fetched.

NOTE: For LOB and LONG data types, only the sizes specified in the InitialLOBFetchSize and InitialLONGFetchSize properties are accounted for by the RowSize property in addition to the metadata and reference information that is maintained by the cache for each LOB in the select list.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- OracleDataReader "RowSize"

- OracleCommand "ExecuteReader()"

- OracleCommand "RowSize"

FieldCount

This property returns the number of columns in the result set.

Declaration

// C#
public override int FieldCount {get;}

Property Value

The number of columns in the result set if one exists, otherwise 0.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

Default = 0

This property has a value of 0 for queries that do not return result sets.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

HasRows

This property indicates whether the OracleDataReader has one or more rows.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool HasRows {get;}

Return Value

bool

Remarks

HasRows indicates whether or not the OracleDataReader has any rows.

The value of HasRows does not change based on the row position. For example, even if the application has read all the rows from the result set and the next Read method invocation will return false, the HasRows property still returns true since the result set was not empty to begin with.

Rows are fetched to determine the emptiness of the OracleDataReader when HasRows property is accessed for the first time after the creation of the OracleDataReader object.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class HasRowsSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(
"select * from emp where empno = 9999", con);

OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

if (!reader.HasRows)
Console.WriteLine("The result set is empty.");
else
Console.WriteLine("The result set is not empty.");

con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library for detailed information about this Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 feature

HiddenFieldCount

This property gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are hidden.

Declaration

// C#
public int HiddenFieldcount { get; }

Property Value

The number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are hidden.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

OracleDataReader.FieldCount and OracleDataReader.VisibleFieldCount return the visible field count.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "VisibleFieldCount"

- "FieldCount"

IsClosed

This property indicates whether or not the data reader is closed.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool IsClosed {get;}

Property Value

If the OracleDataReader is in a closed state, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

Implements

IDataReader

Remarks

Default = true

IsClosed and RecordsAffected are the only two properties that are accessible after the OracleDataReader is closed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Item

This property gets the value of the column in .NET data type.

Overload List:

- Item [index]
This property gets the .NET Value of the column specified by the column index.

- Item [string]
This property gets the .NET Value of the column specified by the column name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Item [index]

This property gets the .NET Value of the column specified by the column index.

Declaration

// C#
public override object this[int index] {get;}

Parameters

- index
The zero-based index of the column.

Property Value

The .NET value of the specified column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Remarks

Default = Not Applicable

In C#, this property is the indexer for this class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Item [string]

This property gets the .NET Value of the column specified by the column name.

Declaration

// C#
public override object this[string columnName] {get;}

Parameters

- columnName
The name of the column.

Property Value

The .NET Value of the specified column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Remarks

Default = Not Applicable

A case-sensitive search is made to locate the specified column by its name. If this fails, then a case-insensitive search is made.

In C#, this property is the indexer for this class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

InitialLOBFetchSize

This property specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LOB columns.

Declaration

// C#
public int InitialLOBFetchSize {get;}

Property Value

The size of the chunk to retrieve.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

The maximum value supported for InitialLOBFetchSize is 2 GB.

Default is the OracleCommand.InitialLOBFetchSize, from which this value is inherited.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "InitialLOBFetchSize" for further information on OracleCommand.InitialLOBFetchSize

- "Obtaining LOB Data"

InitialLONGFetchSize

This property specifies the amount that the OracleDataReader initially fetches for LONG and LONG RAW columns.

Declaration

// C#
public long InitialLONGFetchSize {get;}

Property Value

The size of the chunk to retrieve. The default is 0.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

The maximum value supported for InitialLONGFetchSize is 32767. If this property is set to a higher value, the provider resets it to 32767.

Default is OracleCommand.InitialLONGFetchSize, from which this value is inherited.

This property is read-only for the OracleDataReader.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "InitialLONGFetchSize" for further information on OracleCommand.InitialLONGFetchSize

- "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data"

RecordsAffected

This property gets the number of rows changed, inserted, or deleted by execution of the SQL statement.

Declaration

// C#
public int RecordsAffected {get;}

Property Value

The number of rows affected by execution of the SQL statement.

Implements

IDataReader

Remarks

Default = 0

The value of -1 is returned for SELECT statements.

IsClosed and RecordsAffected are the only two properties that are accessible after the OracleDataReader is closed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

RowSize

This property gets the amount of memory the internal cache of the OracleDataReader needs to store one row of data.

Declaration

// C#
public long RowSize {get;}

Property Value

A long that indicates the amount of memory (in bytes) that an OracleDataReader needs to store one row of data for the executed query.

Remarks

The RowSize property is set to a nonzero value when the OracleDataReader object is created. This property can be used at design time or dynamically during runtime, to set the FetchSize property, based on the number of rows. For example, to enable the OracleDataReader object to fetch N rows for each database round-trip, the OracleDataReader FetchSize property can be set dynamically to RowSize * N. Note that for the FetchSize property to take effect appropriately, it must be set before the first invocation of OracleDataReader.Read() for the particular result set.

ODP.NET now supports values up to 32K for VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2 or RAW type columns in its calculation of RowSize value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "FetchSize"

UseEdmMapping

This read-only property indicates whether or not the OracleDataReader utilizes the Entity Data Model mapping configuration when returning values.

Declaration

// C#
public bool UseEdmMapping {get;}

Property Value

A boolean that indicates whether the OracleDataReader uses the Entity Data Model mapping configuration for returning values.

Remarks

Default is false.

The value is inherited from the OracleCommand object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- OracleCommand Class

VisibleFieldCount

This property gets the number of fields in the OracleDataReader that are not hidden.

Declaration

// C#
public override int VisibleFieldcount { get; }

Property Value

The number of fields that are not hidden.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

Remarks

If an application sets the AddRowid property on an OracleCommand object to true, then the application can access the RowId but it is not a visible field. If RowId is added in the select statement list, then it is a visible field. OracleDataReader.VisibleFieldCount and OracleDataReader.FieldCount always have the same value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class VisibleFieldCountSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string constr = "User Id=scott; Password=tiger; Data Source=oracle;";
DbProviderFactory factory =
DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("Oracle.DataAccess.Client");

using (DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = constr;
try
{
conn.Open();
OracleCommand cmd = (OracleCommand)factory.CreateCommand();
cmd.Connection = (OracleConnection)conn;

//to gain access to ROWIDs of the table
cmd.AddRowid = true;
cmd.CommandText = "select empno, ename from emp;";

OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

int visFC = reader.VisibleFieldCount; //Results in 2
int hidFC = reader.HiddenFieldCount;  // Results in 1

Console.Write("Visible field count: " + visFC);
Console.Write("Hidden field count: " + hidFC);

reader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "VisibleFieldCount"

- "FieldCount"

OracleDataReader Public Methods

OracleDataReader public methods are listed in Table 6-58.

Table 6-58 OracleDataReader Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Close

Closes the OracleDataReader

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBoolean

Not Supported

GetByte

Returns the byte value of the specified column

GetBytes

Populates the provided byte array with up to the maximum number of bytes, from the specified offset (in bytes) of the column

GetChar

Not Supported

GetChars

Populates the provided character array with up to the maximum number of characters, from the specified offset (in characters) of the column

GetData

Not Supported

GetDataTypeName

Returns the ODP.NET type name of the specified column

GetDateTime

Returns the DateTime value of the specified column

GetDecimal

Returns the decimal value of the specified NUMBER column

GetDouble

Returns the double value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_DOUBLE column

GetEnumerator

Returns an IEnumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection

GetFieldType

Returns the Type of the specified column

GetFloat

Returns the float value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_FLOAT column

GetGuid

Not Supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetInt16

Returns the Int16 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetInt32

Returns the Int32 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetInt64

Returns the Int64 value of the specified NUMBER column

GetLifetimeService

Inherited by System.MarshalByRefObject

GetName

Returns the name of the specified column

GetOracleBFile

Returns an OracleBFile object of the specified BFILE column

GetOracleBinary

Returns an OracleBinary structure of the specified column

GetOracleBlob

Returns an OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column

GetOracleBlobForUpdate

Returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetOracleClob

Returns an OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column

GetOracleClobForUpdate

Returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetOracleDate

Returns an OracleDate structure of the specified DATE column

GetOracleDecimal

Returns an OracleDecimal structure of the specified NUMBER column

GetOracleIntervalDS

Returns an OracleIntervalDS structure of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column

GetOracleIntervalYM

Returns an OracleIntervalYM structure of the specified INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH column

GetOracleRef

Returns an OracleRef object of the specified REF column

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetOracleString

Returns an OracleString structure of the specified column

GetOracleTimeStamp

Returns an OracleTimeStamp structure of the Oracle TimeStamp column

GetOracleTimeStampLTZ

Returns an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE column

GetOracleTimeStampTZ

Returns an OracleTimeStampTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH TIME ZONE column

GetOracleXmlType

Returns an OracleXmlType object of the specified XMLType column

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetOracleValue

Returns the specified column value as a ODP.NET type

GetOracleValues

Gets all the column values as ODP.NET types

GetOrdinal

Returns the 0-based ordinal (or index) of the specified column name

GetProviderSpecificFieldType

Returns the provider-specific type of the specified column

GetProviderSpecificValue

Returns an object that represents the underlying provider-specific value of the specified ordinal

GetProviderSpecificValues

Returns an array of objects that represent the underlying provider-specific values

GetSchemaTable

Returns a DataTable that describes the column metadata of the OracleDataReader

GetString

Returns the string value of the specified column

GetTimeSpan

Returns the TimeSpan value of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column

GetType

Inherited from System.Object class

GetValue

Returns the column value as a .NET type

GetValues

Gets all the column values as .NET types

GetXmlReader

Returns the value of an XMLType column as an instance of an .NET XmlTextReader

IsDBNull

Indicates whether or not the column value is null

NextResult

Advances the data reader to the next result set when reading the results

Read

Reads the next row in the result set

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Close

This method closes the OracleDataReader.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

Implements

IDataReader

Remarks

The Close method frees all resources associated with the OracleDataReader.

Example

The code example for the OracleDataReader class includes the Close method. See OracleDataReader Overview "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The Dispose method also closes the OracleDataReader.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetBoolean

This method is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool GetBoolean(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetByte

This method returns the byte value of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override byte GetByte(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The value of the column as a byte.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetBytes

This method populates the provided byte array with up to the maximum number of bytes, from the specified offset (in bytes) of the column.

Declaration

// C#
public override long GetBytes(int index, long fieldOffset, byte[] buffer,
int bufferOffset, int length);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

- fieldOffset
The offset within the column from which reading begins (in bytes).

- buffer
The byte array that the data is read into.

- bufferOffset
The offset within the buffer to begin reading data into (in bytes).

- length
The maximum number of bytes to read (in bytes).

Return Value

The number of bytes read.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

This method returns the number of bytes read into the buffer. This may be less than the actual length of the field if the method has been called previously for the same column.

If a null reference is passed for buffer, the length of the field in bytes is returned.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetChar

This method is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override long GetChar(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero based column index.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetChars

This method populates the provided character array with up to the maximum number of characters, from the specified offset (in characters) of the column.

Declaration

// C#
public override long GetChars(int index, long fieldOffset, char[] buffer,
int bufferOffset, int length);

Parameters

- index
The zero based column index.

- fieldOffset
The index within the column from which to begin reading (in characters).

- buffer
The character array that the data is read into.

- bufferOffset
The index within the buffer to begin reading data into (in characters).

- length
The maximum number of characters to read (in characters).

Return Value

The number of characters read.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

This method returns the number of characters read into the buffer. This may be less than the actual length of the field, if the method has been called previously for the same column.

If a null reference is passed for buffer, the length of the field in characters is returned.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetDataTypeName

This method returns the ODP.NET type name of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override string GetDataTypeName(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The name of the ODP.NET type of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetDateTime

This method returns the DateTime value of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override DateTime GetDateTime(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The DateTime value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetDecimal

This method returns the decimal value of the specified NUMBER column.

Declaration

// C#
public override decimal GetDecimal(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The decimal value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetDouble

This method returns the double value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_DOUBLE column.

Declaration

// C#
public override double GetDouble(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The double value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

GetDouble now supports retrieval of data from BINARY_DOUBLE columns.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetEnumerator

This method returns an IEnumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection (record set).

Declaration

// C#
public override IEnumerator GetEnumerator();

Return Value

An IEnumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection (record set).

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetFieldType

This method returns the type of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override Type GetFieldType(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The type of the default .NET type of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed, or the specified column is a UDT but no registered custom type mapping exists for the UDT.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

Remarks

GetFieldType returns a type that corresponds to the value that the application obtains after invoking the GetValue accessor or Item property on the OracleDataReader. For example, if the column is a string, this method returns a .NET Type object for a .NET string.

If the attribute is a UDT, this method may return either of the following:

- A .NET Type of the custom type if a custom type mapping exists for the Oracle object or collection.

- A .NET Type of string if the column is an Oracle REF.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetFloat

This method returns the float value of the specified NUMBER column or BINARY_FLOAT column.

Declaration

// C#
public override float GetFloat(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The float value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

GetFloat now supports retrieval of data from BINARY_FLOAT columns.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetGuid

This method is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override Guid GetGuid(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

NotSupportedException - This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetInt16

This method returns the Int16 value of the specified NUMBER column.

Note:
short is equivalent to Int16.

Declaration

// C#
public override short GetInt16(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The Int16 value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetInt32

This method returns the Int32 value of the specified NUMBER column.

Note:
int is equivalent to Int32.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetInt32(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The Int32 value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetInt64

This method returns the Int64 value of the specified NUMBER column.

Note:
long is equivalent to Int64.

Declaration

// C#
public override long GetInt64(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The Int64 value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetName

This method returns the name of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override string GetName(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The name of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleBFile

This method returns an OracleBFile object of the specified BFILE column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBFile GetOracleBFile(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleBFile value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleBinary

This method returns an OracleBinary structure of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBinary GetOracleBinary(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleBinary value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

GetOracleBinary is used on the following Oracle types:

- BFILE

- BLOB

- LONG RAW

- RAW

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleBlob

This method returns an OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBlob GetOracleBlob(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleBlob value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleBlobForUpdate

GetOracleBlobForUpdate returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column.

Overload List:

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int)
This method returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column.

- GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int, int)
This method returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column using a WAIT clause.

GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int)

This method returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBlob GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

An updatable OracleBlob object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

When the OracleCommand's ExecuteReader() method is invoked, all the data fetched by the OracleDataReader is from a particular snapshot. Therefore, calling an accessor method on the same column always returns the same value. However, the GetOracleBlobForUpdate() method incurs a database round-trip to obtain a reference to the current BLOB data while also locking the row using the FOR UPDATE clause. This means that the OracleBlob obtained from GetOracleBlob() can have a different value than the OracleBlob obtained from GetOracleBlobForUpdate() since it is not obtained from the original snapshot.

The returned OracleBlob object can be used to safely update the BLOB because the BLOB column has been locked after a call to this method.

Invoking this method internally executes a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement without a WAIT clause. Therefore, the statement can wait indefinitely until a lock is acquired for that row.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

Example

The following example gets the OracleBlob object for update from the reader, updates the OracleBlob object, and then commits the transaction.

/* Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE TABLE empInfo (
empno NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY,
empName VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
hiredate DATE,
salary NUMBER(7,2),
jobDescription Clob,
byteCodes BLOB
);

Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(1,'KING','SOFTWARE ENGR', '5657');
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(2,'SCOTT','MANAGER', '5960');
commit;

*/
// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class GetOracleBlobForUpdateSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Get the ByteCodes for empno = 1
string cmdstr = "SELECT BYTECODES, EMPNO FROM EMPINFO where EMPNO = 1";
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdstr, con);

// Since we are going to update the OracleBlob object, we will
//have to create a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();

// Get the reader
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Declare the variables to retrieve the data in EmpInfo
OracleBlob byteCodesBlob;

// Read the first row
reader.Read();
if (!reader.IsDBNull(0))
{
byteCodesBlob = reader.GetOracleBlobForUpdate(0);

// Close the reader
reader.Close();

// Update the ByteCodes object
byte[] addedBytes = new byte[2] {0, 0};
byteCodesBlob.Append(addedBytes, 0, addedBytes.Length);

// Now commit the transaction
txn.Commit();
Console.WriteLine("Blob Column successfully updated");
}
else
reader.Dispose();

// Close the connection
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int, int)

This method returns an updatable OracleBlob object of the specified BLOB column using a WAIT clause.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBlob GetOracleBlobForUpdate(int index, int wait);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

- wait
The number of seconds the method waits to acquire a lock.

Return Value

An updatable OracleBlob object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

When the OracleCommand's ExecuteReader() method is invoked, all the data fetched by the OracleDataReader is from a particular snapshot. Therefore, calling an accessor method on the same column always returns the same value. However, the GetOracleBlobForUpdate() method incurs a database round-trip to obtain a reference to the current BLOB data while also locking the row using the FOR UPDATE clause. This means that the OracleBlob obtained from GetOracleBlob() can have a different value than the OracleBlob obtained from GetOracleBlobForUpdate() since it is not obtained from the original snapshot.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

The returned OracleBlob object can be used to safely update the BLOB because the BLOB column has been locked after a call to this method.

Invoking this method internally executes a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement which locks the row.

Different WAIT clauses are appended to the statement, depending on the wait value. If the wait value is:

- 0
"NOWAIT" is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement. The statement executes immediately whether the lock is acquired or not. If the lock is not acquired, an exception is thrown.

- n
"WAIT n" is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement. The statement executes as soon as the lock is acquired. However, if the lock cannot be acquired by n seconds, this method call throws an exception.

The WAIT n" feature is only available for Oracle9i or later. For any version lower than Oracle9i, n is implicitly treated as -1 and nothing is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement.

- -1
Nothing is appended at the end of the SELECT..FOR UPDATE. The statement execution waits indefinitely until a lock can be acquired.

Example

The GetOracleBlobForUpdate methods are comparable. See "Example" for a code example demonstrating usage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleClob

This method returns an OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClob GetOracleClob(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleClob value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleClobForUpdate

GetOracleClobForUpdate returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column.

Overload List:

- GetOracleClobForUpdate(int)
This method returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column.

- GetOracleClobForUpdate(int, int)
This method returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column using a WAIT clause.

GetOracleClobForUpdate(int)

This method returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClob GetOracleClobForUpdate(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

An updatable OracleClob.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

When the OracleCommand's ExecuteReader() method is invoked, all the data fetched by the OracleDataReader is from a particular snapshot. Therefore, calling an accessor method on the same column always returns the same value. However, the GetOracleClobForUpdate() method incurs a database round-trip to obtain a reference to the current CLOB data while also locking the row using the FOR UPDATE clause. This means that the OracleClob obtained from GetOracleClob() can have a different value than the OracleClob obtained from GetOracleClobForUpdate() since it is not obtained from the original snapshot.

The returned OracleClob object can be used to safely update the CLOB because the CLOB column is locked after a call to this method.

Invoking this method internally executes a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement without a WAIT clause. Therefore, the statement can wait indefinitely until a lock is acquired for that row.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

Example

The following example gets the OracleClob object for update from the reader, updates the OracleClob object, and then commits the transaction.

/* Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE TABLE empInfo (
empno NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY,
empName VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
hiredate DATE,
salary NUMBER(7,2),
jobDescription Clob,
byteCodes BLOB
);

Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(1,'KING','SOFTWARE ENGR', '5657');
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(2,'SCOTT','MANAGER', '5960');
commit;

*/
// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class GetOracleClobForUpdateSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Get the job description for empno = 1
string cmdStr = "SELECT JOBDESCRIPTION, EMPNO FROM EMPINFO where EMPNO = 1";
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdStr, con);

// Since we are going to update the OracleClob object, we will
//  have to create a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();

// Get the reader
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

// Declare the variables to retrieve the data in EmpInfo
OracleClob jobDescClob;

// Read the first row
reader.Read();

if (!reader.IsDBNull(0))
{
jobDescClob = reader.GetOracleClobForUpdate(0);

// Close the reader
reader.Close();

// Update the job description Clob object
char[] jobDesc = "-SALES".ToCharArray();
jobDescClob.Append(jobDesc, 0, jobDesc.Length);

// Now commit the transaction
txn.Commit();
Console.WriteLine("Clob Column successfully updated");
}
else
reader.Close();

// Close the connection
con.Close();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleClobForUpdate(int, int)

This method returns an updatable OracleClob object of the specified CLOB column using a WAIT clause.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClob GetOracleClobForUpdate(int index, int wait);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

- wait
The number of seconds the method waits to acquire a lock.

Return Value

An updatable OracleClob.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

When the OracleCommand's ExecuteReader() method is invoked, all the data fetched by the OracleDataReader is from a particular snapshot. Therefore, calling an accessor method on the same column always returns the same value. However, the GetOracleClobForUpdate() method incurs a database round-trip to obtain a reference to the current CLOB data while also locking the row using the FOR UPDATE clause. This means that the OracleClob obtained from GetOracleClob() can have a different value than the OracleClob obtained from GetOracleClobForUpdate() since it is not obtained from the original snapshot.

Invoking this method internally executes a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement which locks the row.

The returned OracleClob object can be used to safely update the CLOB because the CLOB column is locked after a call to this method.

Different WAIT clauses are appended to the statement, depending on the wait value. If the wait value is:

- 0
"NOWAIT" is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement. The statement executes immediately whether the lock is acquired or not. If the lock is not acquired, an exception is thrown.

- n
"WAIT n" is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement. The statement executes as soon as the lock is acquired. However, if the lock cannot be acquired by n seconds, this method call throws an exception.

The WAIT n" feature is only available for Oracle9i or later. For any version lower than Oracle9i, n is implicitly treated as -1 and nothing is appended at the end of a SELECT..FOR UPDATE statement.

- -1
Nothing is appended at the end of the SELECT..FOR UPDATE. The statement execution waits indefinitely until a lock can be acquired.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

Example

The GetOracleClobForUpdate methods are comparable. See "Example" for a code example demonstrating usage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleDate

This method returns an OracleDate structure of the specified DATE column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate GetOracleDate(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleDate value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOracleDecimal

This method returns an OracleDecimal structure of the specified NUMBER column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal GetOracleDecimal(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleDecimal value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleIntervalDS

This method returns an OracleIntervalDS structure of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS GetOracleIntervalDS(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleIntervalDS value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleIntervalYM

This method returns an OracleIntervalYM structure of the specified INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM GetOracleIntervalYM(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleIntervalYM value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleRef

This method returns an OracleRef object of the specified REF column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRef GetOracleRef(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleRef object of the specified column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, the Read method has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleString

This method returns an OracleString structure of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString GetOracleString(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleString value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

If the column is an Oracle REF column, the string returned is a hexadecimal value that represents the REF in the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleTimeStamp

This method returns an OracleTimeStamp structure of the Oracle TimeStamp column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp GetOracleTimeStamp(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleTimeStamp value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

GetOracleTimeStamp is used with the Oracle Type TimeStamp.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleTimeStampLTZ

This method returns an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ GetOracleTimeStampLTZ(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleTimeStampLTZ value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

GetOracleTimeStampLTZ is used with the Oracle Type TimeStamp with Local Time Zone columns.

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleTimeStampTZ

This method returns an OracleTimeStampTZ structure of the specified Oracle TimeStamp WITH TIME ZONE column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ GetOracleTimeStampTZ(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleTimeStampTZ value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

Used with the Oracle Type TimeStamp with Local Time Zone columns

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleXmlType

This method returns an OracleXmlType object of the specified XMLType column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType GetOracleXmlType(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The OracleXmlType value of the column.

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleValue

This method returns the specified column value as an ODP.NET type.

Declaration

// C#
public object GetOracleValue(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The value of the column as an ODP.NET type.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

Remarks

If the column is an Oracle object or Oracle collection column and a custom type mapping exists, then a custom type is returned.

If the column is an Oracle REF column, then an OracleRef is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetOracleValues

This method gets all the column values as ODP.NET types.

Declaration

// C#
public int GetOracleValues(object[] values);

Parameters

- values
An array of objects to hold the ODP.NET types as the column values.

Return Value

The number of ODP.NET types in the values array.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

Remarks

This method provides a way to retrieve all column values rather than retrieving each column value individually.

The number of column values retrieved is the minimum of the length of the values array and the number of columns in the result set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

- "LOB Support"

GetOrdinal

This method returns the 0-based ordinal (or index) of the specified column name.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetOrdinal(string name);

Parameters

- name
The specified column name.

Return Value

The index of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

Remarks

A case-sensitive search is made to locate the specified column by its name. If this fails, then a case-insensitive search is made.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetProviderSpecificFieldType

This method returns the provider-specific type of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#public override Type GetProviderSpecificFieldType(int index);

Parameters

- index
A zero-based column index.

Return Value

The provider-specific type of the specified column. This is a member of the Oracle.DataAccess.Types namespace.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed, or the specified column is a UDT but no registered custom type mapping exists for the UDT.

Remarks

GetProviderSpecficFieldType returns a type that corresponds to the value the application obtains after invoking the GetProviderSpecificValue accessor on the OracleDataReader. For example, if the column is a string, this method returns a .NET Type object for an OracleString.

If the attribute is a UDT, this method may return any of the following:

- A .NET Type of the custom type, if the column is an Oracle object or Oracle collection column and a custom type mapping exists.

- A .NET Type of OracleRef if the column is an Oracle REF.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetProviderSpecificValue

This method returns an object that represents the underlying provider-specific value of the specified ordinal.

Declaration

// C#
public override object GetProviderSpecificValue (int index);

Parameters

index

A zero-based column index.

Return Value

An Object that is a representation of the underlying provider-specific field type.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called or all rows have been read.

Remarks

If the column is an Oracle object or collection column, and a custom type mapping exists, a custom type is returned.

If the column is an Oracle REF column, an OracleRef is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetProviderSpecificValues

This method returns an array of objects that represent the underlying provider-specific values.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetProviderSpecificValues(object [ ] values);

Parameters

- values
An array of objects.

Return Value

The number of Object instances in the array.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetSchemaTable

This method returns a DataTable that describes the column metadata of the OracleDataReader.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataTable GetSchemaTable();

Return Value

A DataTable that contains the metadata of the result set.

Implements

IDataReader

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed or the reader is closed.

Remarks

The OracleDataReader.GetSchemaTable method returns the SchemaTable.

OracleDataReader SchemaTable

The OracleDataReader SchemaTable is a DataTable that describes the column metadata of the OracleDataReader.

The value of ColumnSize can show value up to 32K depending on the definition of VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, or RAW type columns in the table definition.

The columns of the SchemaTable are in the order shown.

Table 6-59 OracleDataReader SchemaTable

Name

Name Type

Description

ColumnName

System.String

The name of the column.

ColumnOrdinal

System.Int32

The 0-based ordinal of the column.

ColumnSize

System.Int64

The maximum possible length of a value in the column. ColumnSize value is determined as follows:

- CHAR and VARCHAR2 types:
in bytes - if IsByteSemantic boolean value is true

in characters - if IsByteSemantic boolean value is false

- All other types:
in bytes

See "IsByteSemantic" for more information.

NumericPrecision

System.Int16

The maximum precision of the column, if the column is a numeric data type.

This column has valid values for Oracle NUMBER, Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH, and Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND columns. For all other columns, the value is null.

NumericScale

System.Int16

The scale of the column.

This column has valid values for Oracle NUMBER, Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND, and the Oracle TIMESTAMP columns. For all other columns, the value is null.

IsUnique

System.Boolean

Indicates whether or not the column is unique.

true if no two rows in the base table can have the same value in this column, where the base table is the table returned in BaseTableName.

IsUnique is guaranteed to be true if one of the following applies in descending order of priority:

- the column constitutes a base table primary key by itself and a NOT NULL constraint has been defined on the column

- there is a unique constraint or a unique index that applies only to this column and a NOT NULL constraint has been defined on the column

- the column is an explicitly selected ROWID

IsUnique is false if the column can contain duplicate values in the base table.

The default is false.

The value of this property is the same for each occurrence of the base table column in the select list.

IsKey

System.Boolean

Indicates whether or not the column is a key column.

true if the column is one of a set of columns in the rowset that, taken together, uniquely identify the row. The set of columns with IsKey set to true must uniquely identify a row in the rowset. There is no requirement that this set of columns is a minimal set of columns.

This set of columns can be generated from one of the following in descending order of priority:

- A base table primary key with the following condition: A NOT NULL constraint must be defined on the column or on all of the columns, in the case of a composite primary key.

- Any of the unique constraints or unique indexes with the following condition: A NOT NULL constraint must be defined on the column or on all of the columns, in the case of a composite unique constraint or composite unique index.

- A base table composite primary key with the following condition: A NULL constraint must be defined on at least one, but not all, of the columns.

- Any of the composite unique constraints or composite unique indexes with the following condition: A NULL constraint must be defined on at least one, but not all, of the columns.

An explicitly selected ROWID. false if the column is not required to uniquely identify the row. The value of this property is the same for each occurrence of the base table column in the select list.

IsRowID

System.Boolean

true if the column is a ROWID, otherwise false.

BaseColumnName

System.String

The name of the column in the database if an alias is used for the column.

BaseSchemaName

System.String

The name of the schema in the database that contains the column.

BaseTableName

System.String

The name of the table or view in the database that contains the column.

DataType

System.RuntimeType

Maps to the common language runtime type.

ProviderType

Oracle.DataAccess. Client.OracleDbType

The database column type (OracleDbType) of the column.

AllowDBNull

System.Boolean

true if null values are allowed, otherwise false.

IsAliased

System.Boolean

true if the column is an alias; otherwise false.

IsByteSemantic

System.Boolean

IsByteSemantic is:

- true if the ColumnSize value uses bytes semantics

- false if ColumnSize uses character semantics

This value is always true when connected to a database version earlier than Oracle9i.

IsExpression

System.Boolean

true if the column is an expression; otherwise false.

IsHidden

System.Boolean

true if the column is hidden; otherwise false.

IsReadOnly

System.Boolean

true if the column is read-only; otherwise false.

IsLong

System.Boolean

true if the column is a LONG, LONG RAW, BLOB, CLOB, or BFILE; otherwise false.

UdtTypeName

System.String

The type name of the UDT.

IsIdentity

System.Boolean

true if the column is an identity column; otherwise false.

IsAutoIncrement

System.Boolean

true if the column assigns values to new rows in fixed increments; otherwise false.

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

IdentityType

OracleIdentityType

An OracleIdentityType enumeration value that specifies how the identity column values are generated; otherwise DbNull.Value, if the column is not an identity column.

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Example

This example creates and uses the SchemaTable from the reader.

/* Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE TABLE empInfo (
empno NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY,
empName VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
hiredate DATE,
salary NUMBER(7,2),
jobDescription Clob,
byteCodes BLOB
);

Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(1,'KING','SOFTWARE ENGR', '5657');
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values
(2,'SCOTT','MANAGER', '5960');
commit;

*/
// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class GetSchemaTableSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

string cmdstr = "SELECT EMPNO,EMPNAME FROM EMPINFO where EMPNO = 1";
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdstr, con);

//get the reader
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

//get the schema table
DataTable schemaTable = reader.GetSchemaTable();

//retrieve the first column info.
DataRow row = schemaTable.Rows[0];

//print out the column info
Console.WriteLine("Column name: " + row["COLUMNNAME"]);
Console.WriteLine("Precision: " + row["NUMERICPRECISION"]);
Console.WriteLine("Scale: " + row["NUMERICSCALE"]);
reader.Close();

// Close the connection
con.Close();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetString

This method returns the string value of the specified column.

Declaration

// C#
public override string GetString(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The string value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

Call the IsDBNull method to check for null values before calling this method.

If the column is an Oracle REF column, the string returned is a hexadecimal string that represents the REF in the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetTimeSpan

This method returns the TimeSpan value of the specified INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND column.

Declaration

// C#
public TimeSpan GetTimeSpan(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The TimeSpan value of the column.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetValue

This method returns the column value as a .NET type.

Declaration

// C#
public override object GetValue(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

The value of the column as a .NET type.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, all rows have been read, or no valid custom type mapping has been specified for the Oracle Object or Oracle Collection column.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

Remarks

If the column is an Oracle Object or an Oracle Collection column, the .NET custom type corresponding to the custom type mapping is returned.

If the column is an Oracle REF column, a hexidecimal value is returned as a .NET string that represents the REF in the database.

If the UDT is NULL, DBNull.Value is returned

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetValues

This method gets all the column values as .NET types.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetValues(object[ ] values);

Parameters

- values
An array of objects to hold the .NET types as the column values.

Return Value

The number of objects in the values array.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

Remarks

This method provides a way to retrieve all column values rather than retrieving each column value individually.

The number of column values retrieved is the minimum of the length of the values array and the number of columns in the result set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

GetXmlReader

This method returns the contents of an XMLType column as an instance of an .NET XmlTextReader object.

Declaration

// C#
public XmlReader GetXmlReader(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

A .NET XmlTextReader.

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

IsDBNull

This method indicates whether or not the column value is NULL.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool IsDBNull(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based column index.

Return Value

Returns true if the column is a NULL value; otherwise, returns false.

Implements

IDataRecord

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The reader is closed, Read() has not been called, or all rows have been read.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

Remarks

This method should be called to check for NULL values before calling the other accessor methods.

Example

The code example for the OracleDataReader class includes the IsDBNull method. See "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

NextResult

This method advances the data reader to the next result set.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool NextResult();

Return Value

Returns true if another result set exists; otherwise, returns false.

Implements

IDataReader

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed or the reader is closed.

Remarks

NextResult is used when reading results from stored procedure execution that return more than one result set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

Read

This method reads the next row in the result set.

Declaration

// C#
public override  bool Read();

Return Value

Returns true if another row exists; otherwise, returns false.

Implements

IDataReader

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed or the reader is closed.

Remarks

The initial position of the data reader is before the first row. Therefore, the Read method must be called to fetch the first row. The row that was just read is considered the current row. If the OracleDataReader has no more rows to read, it returns false.

Example

The code example for the OracleDataReader class includes the Read method. See "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataReader Class

- OracleDataReader Members

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

An OracleDataSourceEnumerator object allows applications to generically obtain a collection of data sources to connect to.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.DbDataSourceEnumerator

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataSourceEnumerator

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDataSourceEnumerator : DbDataSourceEnumerator

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class DataSourceEnumSample
{
static void Main()
{
string ProviderName = "Oracle.DataAccess.Client";

DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(ProviderName);

if (factory.CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator)
{
DbDataSourceEnumerator dsenum = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator();
DataTable dt = dsenum.GetDataSources();

// Print the first column/row entry in the DataTable
Console.WriteLine(dt.Columns[0] + " : " + dt.Rows[0][0]);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Columns[1] + " : " + dt.Rows[0][1]);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Columns[2] + " : " + dt.Rows[0][2]);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Columns[3] + " : " + dt.Rows[0][3]);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Columns[4] + " : " + dt.Rows[0][4]);
}
else
Console.Write("Data source enumeration is not supported by provider");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Constructor

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

OracleDataSourceEnumerator members are listed in the following tables.

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Constructor

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods are listed in Table 6-60.

Table 6-60 OracleDataSourceEnumerator Method

Method

Description

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleDataSourceEnumerator class

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods are listed in Table 6-61.

Table 6-61 OracleDataSourceEnumerator Method

Method

Description

GetDataSources

Returns a DataTable object with information on all the TNS alias entries in the tnsnames.ora file and entries retrieved from the LDAP servers configured in ldap.ora if LDAP Naming is enabled

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Constructor

OracleDataSourceEnumerator constructor creates new instances of an OracleDataSourceEnumerator class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataSourceEnumerator();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Public Methods

The OracleDataSourceEnumerator static method is listed in Table 6-62.

Table 6-62 OracleDataSourceEnumerator Method

Method

Description

GetDataSources

Returns a DataTable object with information on all the TNS alias entries in the tnsnames.ora file

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

GetDataSources

This method returns a DataTable object with information on all the TNS alias entries in the tnsnames.ora file and entries retrieved from the LDAP servers configured in ldap.ora if LDAP naming is enabled.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataTable GetDataSources();

Return Value

A DataTable object.

Remarks

This method returns a DataTable object for each TNS alias entry that exists in the tnsnames.ora file and each entry retrieved from the LDAP servers. If a tnsnames.ora file is not found and LDAP Naming is not configured, then the returned DataTable object will be empty.

When Oracle Internet Directory (OID) is used for the TNS naming repository, there is a limit of 1000 TNS entries retrieved.

The following columns are returned for each row, but only the InstanceName column is populated.

- InstanceName (type: System.String)

- ServerName (type: System.String)

- ServiceName (type: System.String)

- Protocol (type: System.String)

- Port (type: System.String)

If the TNS and/or LDAP information changes for existing pooled connections, then calling GetDataSources will not return these changes unless the pools have been cleared.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

- OracleDataSourceEnumerator Members

OracleError Class

The OracleError class represents an error reported by Oracle.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleError

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleError

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The OracleError class represents a warning or an error reported by Oracle.

If there are multiple errors, ODP.NET only returns the first error message on the stack.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleErrorsSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand object using the connection object
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

try
{
cmd.CommandText = "insert into notable values (99, 'MyText')";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Record is not inserted into the database table.");

foreach (OracleError error in ex.Errors)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error Message: " + error.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Error Source: " + error.Source);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Members

- OracleError Static Methods

- OracleError Properties

- OracleError Methods

OracleError Members

OracleError members are listed in the following tables.

OracleError Static Methods

The OracleError static method is listed in Table 6-63.

Table 6-63 OracleError Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleError Properties

OracleError properties are listed in Table 6-64.

Table 6-64 OracleError Properties

Property

Description

ArrayBindIndex

Specifies the row number of errors that occurred during the Array Bind execution

DataSource

Specifies the Oracle service name (TNS name) that identifies the Oracle database

Message

Specifies the message describing the error

Number

Specifies the Oracle error number

Procedure

Specifies the stored procedure that causes the error

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

OracleError Methods

OracleError methods are listed in Table 6-65.

Table 6-65 OracleError Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns a string representation of the OracleError

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

OracleError Static Methods

The OracleError static method is listed in Table 6-66.

Table 6-66 OracleError Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

OracleError Properties

OracleError properties are listed in Table 6-67.

Table 6-67 OracleError Properties

Property

Description

ArrayBindIndex

Specifies the row number of errors that occurred during the Array Bind execution

DataSource

Specifies the Oracle service name (TNS name) that identifies the Oracle database

Message

Specifies the message describing the error

Number

Specifies the Oracle error number

Procedure

Specifies the stored procedure that causes the error

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

ArrayBindIndex

This property specifies the row number of errors that occurred during the Array Bind execution.

Declaration

// C#
public int ArrayBindIndex {get;}

Property Value

An int value that specifies the row number for errors that occurred during the Array Bind execution.

Remarks

Default = 0.

This property is used for Array Bind operations only.

ArrayBindIndex represents the zero-based row number at which the error occurred during an Array Bind operation. For example, if an array bind execution causes two errors on the 2nd and 4th operations, two OracleError objects appear in the OracleErrorCollection with the ArrayBindIndex property values 2 and 4 respectively.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

- "Array Binding"

DataSource

This property specifies the Oracle service name (TNS name) that identifies the Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public string DataSource {get;}

Property Value

A string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

Message

This property specifies the message describing the error.

Declaration

// C#
public string Message {get;}

Property Value

A string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

Number

This property specifies the Oracle error number.

Declaration

// C#
public int Number {get;}

Property Value

An int.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

Procedure

This property specifies the stored procedure that causes the error.

Declaration

// C#
public string Procedure {get;}

Property Value

The stored procedure name.

Remarks

Represents the stored procedure which creates this OracleError object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

Source

This property specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error.

Declaration

// C#
public string Source {get;}

Property Value

A string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

OracleError Methods

OracleError methods are listed in Table 6-68.

Table 6-68 OracleError Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns a string representation of the OracleError

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method returns a string representation of the OracleError.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns a string with the format Ora- error number: Class.Method name error message stack trace information.

Example

ORA-24333: zero iteration count

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleError Class

- OracleError Members

OracleErrorCollection Class

An OracleErrorCollection class represents a collection of all errors that are thrown by the Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ArrayList

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleErrorCollection

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleErrorCollection : ArrayList

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

A simple ArrayList that holds a list of OracleErrors.

If there are multiple errors, ODP.NET only returns the first error message on the stack.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleErrorCollectionSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand object using the connection object
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

try
{
cmd.CommandText = "insert into notable values (99, 'MyText')";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Record is not inserted into the database table.");

foreach (OracleError error in ex.Errors)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error Message: " + error.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Error Source: " + error.Source);
}
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleErrorCollection Members

- OracleErrorCollection Static Methods

- OracleErrorCollection Properties

- OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

OracleErrorCollection Members

OracleErrorCollection members are listed in the following tables.

OracleErrorCollection Static Methods

OracleErrorCollection static methods are listed in Table 6-69.

Table 6-69 OracleErrorCollection Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleErrorCollection Properties

OracleErrorCollection properties are listed in Table 6-70.

Table 6-70 OracleErrorCollection Properties

Property

Description

Capacity

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Count

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

IsReadOnly

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

IsSynchronized

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Item

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

OracleErrorCollection public methods are listed in Table 6-71.

Table 6-71 OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CopyTo

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleErrorCollection Class

OracleErrorCollection Static Methods

The OracleErrorCollection static method is listed in Table 6-72.

Table 6-72 OracleErrorCollection Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleErrorCollection Class

- OracleErrorCollection Members

OracleErrorCollection Properties

OracleErrorCollection properties are listed in Table 6-73.

Table 6-73 OracleErrorCollection Properties

Property

Description

Capacity

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Count

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

IsReadOnly

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

IsSynchronized

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Item

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleErrorCollection Class

- OracleErrorCollection Members

OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

OracleErrorCollection public methods are listed in Table 6-74.

Table 6-74 OracleErrorCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

CopyTo

Inherited from System.Collections.ArrayList

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleErrorCollection Class

- OracleErrorCollection Members

OracleException Class

The OracleException class represents an exception that is thrown when the Oracle Data Provider for .NET encounters an error. Each OracleException object contains at least one OracleError object in the Error property that describes the error or warning.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Exception

System.SystemException

System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException

System.Data.Common.DbException

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleException

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleException : SystemException

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

If there are multiple errors, ODP.NET only returns the first error message on the stack.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleExceptionSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand object using the connection object
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

try
{
cmd.CommandText = "insert into notable values (99, 'MyText')";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Record is not inserted into the database table.");
Console.WriteLine("Exception Message: " + ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Exception Source: " + ex.Source);
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Members

- OracleException Methods

- OracleException Static Methods

- OracleException Static Methods

- OracleException Properties

- OracleException Methods

OracleException Members

OracleException members are listed in the following tables.

OracleException Static Methods

The OracleException static method is listed in Table 6-75.

Table 6-75 OracleException Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleException Properties

OracleException properties are listed in Table 6-76.

Table 6-76 OracleException Properties

Property

Description

DataSource

Specifies the TNS name that contains the information for connecting to an Oracle instance

Errors

Specifies a collection of one or more OracleError objects that contain information about exceptions generated by the Oracle database

HelpLink

Inherited from System.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.Exception

IsRecoverable

Specifies whether the current operation producing this exception can succeed if retried

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Message

Specifies the error messages that occur in the exception

Number

Specifies the Oracle error number

Procedure

Specifies the stored procedure that cause the exception

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

StackTrace

Inherited from System.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.Exception

OracleException Methods

OracleException methods are listed in Table 6-77.

Table 6-77 OracleException Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Sets the serializable info object with information about the exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the fully qualified name of this exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

OracleException Static Methods

The OracleException static method is listed in Table 6-78.

Table 6-78 OracleException Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

OracleException Properties

OracleException properties are listed in Table 6-79.

Table 6-79 OracleException Properties

Property

Description

DataSource

Specifies the TNS name that contains the information for connecting to an Oracle instance

Errors

Specifies a collection of one or more OracleError objects that contain information about exceptions generated by the Oracle database

HelpLink

Inherited from System.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.Exception

IsRecoverable

Specifies whether the current operation producing this exception can succeed if retried

Not available in the ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Message

Specifies the error messages that occur in the exception

Number

Specifies the Oracle error number

Procedure

Specifies the stored procedure that cause the exception

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

StackTrace

Inherited from System.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.Exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

DataSource

This property specifies the TNS name that contains the information for connecting to an Oracle instance.

Declaration

// C#
public string DataSource {get;}

Property Value

The TNS name containing the connect information.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

Errors

This property specifies a collection of one or more OracleError objects that contain information about exceptions generated by the Oracle database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleErrorCollection Errors {get;}

Property Value

An OracleErrorCollection.

Remarks

The Errors property contains at least one instance of OracleError objects.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

IsRecoverable

This property specifies whether the current operation producing this exception can succeed if retried.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsRecoverable {get;}

Property Value

A bool.

Remarks

When a database outage occurs, such as during a network failure, the session becomes unavailable and the client receives an error code. The client can have difficulty determining whether the in-flight operation committed or needs to be resubmitted. Oracle automatically determines whether an in-flight database operation can be recovered or not using the IsRecoverable property. If IsRecoverable returns true after an outage, then the application can retrieve the current operation status and complete the transaction. If IsRecoverable returns false, then the application can rollback the current operation and resubmit the transaction.

This property is often used in conjunction with Transaction Guard.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

- Using Transaction Guard to Prevent Logical Corruption

Message

Overrides Exception

This property specifies the error messages that occur in the exception.

Declaration

// C#
public override string Message {get;}

Property Value

A string.

Remarks

Message is a concatenation of all errors in the Errors collection. Each error message is concatenated and is followed by a carriage return, except the last one.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

Number

This property specifies the Oracle error number.

Declaration

// C#
public int Number {get;}

Property Value

The error number.

Remarks

This error number can be the topmost level of error generated by Oracle and can be a provider-specific error number.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

Procedure

This property specifies the stored procedure that caused the exception.

Declaration

// C#
public string Procedure {get;}

Property Value

The stored procedure name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

Source

Overrides Exception

This property specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error.

Declaration

// C#
public override string Source {get;}

Property Value

The name of the data provider.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

OracleException Methods

OracleException methods are listed in Table 6-80.

Table 6-80 OracleException Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Sets the serializable info object with information about the exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the fully qualified name of this exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

GetObjectData

Overrides Exception

This method sets the serializable info object with information about the exception.

Declaration

// C#
public override void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext
context);

Parameters

- info
A SerializationInfo object.

- context
A StreamingContext object.

Remarks

The information includes DataSource, Message, Number, Procedure, Source, and StackTrace.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

ToString

Overrides Exception

This method returns the fully qualified name of this exception, the error message in the Message property, the InnerException.ToString() message, and the stack trace.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

The string representation of the exception.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ToStringSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand object using the connection object
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

try
{
cmd.CommandText = "insert into notable values (99, 'MyText')";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();  // This will throw an exception
}
catch (OracleException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Record is not inserted into the database table.");
Console.WriteLine("ex.ToString() : " + ex.ToString());
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleException Class

- OracleException Members

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleConnection.InfoMessage event. When any warning occurs in the database, the OracleConnection.InfoMessage event is triggered along with the OracleInfoMessageEventArgs object that stores the event data.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleInfoMessageEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleInfoMessageEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class InfoMessageSample
{
public static void WarningHandler(object src,
OracleInfoMessageEventArgs args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Source object is: " + src.GetType().Name);
Console.WriteLine("InfoMessageArgs.Message is " + args.Message);
Console.WriteLine("InfoMessageArgs.Source is " + args.Source);
}
static void Main()
{
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection("User Id=scott;" +
"Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle;");

con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

//Register to the InfoMessageHandler
cmd.Connection.InfoMessage +=
new OracleInfoMessageEventHandler(WarningHandler);

cmd.CommandText =
"create or replace procedure SelectWithNoInto( " +
"  empname in VARCHAR2) AS " +
"BEGIN " +
"  select * from emp where ename = empname; " +
"END SelectWithNoInto;";

// Execute the statement that produces a warning
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Clean up
cmd.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

- "OracleConnection Class"

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs static methods is listed in Table 6-81.

Table 6-81 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-82.

Table 6-82 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Errors

Specifies the collection of errors generated by the data source

Message

Specifies the error text generated by the data source

Source

Specifies the name of the object that generated the error

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs methods are listed in Table 6-83.

Table 6-83 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs static method is listed in Table 6-84.

Table 6-84 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-85.

Table 6-85 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Errors

Specifies the collection of errors generated by the data source

Message

Specifies the error text generated by the data source

Source

Specifies the name of the object that generated the error

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

Errors

This property specifies the collection of errors generated by the data source.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleErrorCollection Errors {get;}

Property Value

The collection of errors.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

Message

This property specifies the error text generated by the data source.

Declaration

// C#
public string Message {get;}

Property Value

The error text.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

Source

This property specifies the name of the object that generated the error.

Declaration

// C#
public string Source {get;}

Property Value

The object that generated the error.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs methods are listed in Table 6-86.

Table 6-86 OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Public Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method returns the string representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns the OracleInfoMessageEventArgs value in a string representation.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Class

- OracleInfoMessageEventArgs Members

OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate

The OracleInfoMessageEventHandler represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.InfoMessage event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleInfoMessageEventHandler(object sender,
OracleInfoMessageEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleInfoMessageEventArgs object that contains the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "InfoMessage"

OracleLogicalTransaction Class

The OracleLogicalTransaction class provides detailed information about the logical transaction status. Applications can conclusively determine the outcome of the running transaction during the last database outage, then act accordingly to commit, complete, or rollback the transaction.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleLogicalTransaction

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleLogicalTransaction

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

- OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

- OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

- OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

OracleLogicalTransaction Members

OracleLogicalTransaction members are listed in the following tables.

OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

OracleLoigcalTransaction public read-only properties are listed in Table 6-87

Table 6-87 OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

Property

Description

Committed

Specifies if the transaction was committed or not

UserCallCompleted

Specifies if the transaction completed and that the information returned may be incomplete and/or not all expected work was completed

UserId

Specifies the user ID that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained from

DataSource

Specifies the data source, for example TNS alias, that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained from

OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

OracleLoigcalTransaction private properties are listed in Table 6-88

Table 6-88 OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

Property

Description

OracleConnection

Holds a reference to a "cloned" OracleConnection which is identical to the one that the OracleLogicalTransaction was obtained from.

OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

OracleLoigcalTransaction private properties are listed in Table 6-89

Table 6-89 OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

Property

Description

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

GetOutcome

This method retrieves the transaction outcome from the database server. The method will determine whether the transaction committed and completed or not.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

OracleLoigcalTransaction public read-only properties are listed in Table 6-90

Table 6-90 OracleLogicalTransaction Public Read-Only Properties

Property

Description

Committed

Specifies if the transaction was committed or not

UserCallCompleted

Specifies if the transaction completed and that the information returned may be incomplete and/or not all expected work was completed

UserId

Specifies the user ID that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained from

DataSource

Specifies the datasource, for example TNS alias, that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained from

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

Committed

This property specifies if the transaction was committed or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool? Committed {get;}

Property Value

bool.

Remarks

If GetOutcome() is not called, the this property holds a null value.

Once GetOutcome() is called, then this property will hold either true or false.

Table 6-91 describes the possible outcomes of the Committed and UserCallCompleted properties.

Table 6-91 Outcome of OracleLogicalTransaction Committed and UserCallCompleted Properties

Committed Value

UserCallCompleted Value

Outcome

false

false

The call did not execute the commit.

true

true

The call did execute the commit and there was no additional information to return and no more work to do if that call was a PL/SQL procedure.

true

false

The transaction is committed, but the information returned may be incomplete and/or not all expected work was completed. Examples of incomplete information or incomplete work done include: the number of rows modified when using autocommit or commit on success, parameter and function results when calling PL/SQL procedures, or PL/SQL procedures with more work to do after the commit. In order to function correctly, .NET applications that use data returned from the commit must check the UserCallCompleted value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

UserCallCompleted

This property specifies if the transaction completed and that the information returned may be incomplete and/or not all expected work was completed.

Declaration

// C#
public bool? UserCallCompleted {get;}

Property Value

bool

Remarks

If GetOutcome() is not called, the this property holds a null value.

Once GetOutcome() is called, then this property will hold either true or false.

Table 6-91 describes the possible outcomes of the Committed and UserCallCompleted properties.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

UserId

This property specifies user ID that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained form.

Declaration

// C#
public string UserId {get;}

Property Value

The user ID as a string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

DataSource

This property specifies the data source, for example TNS alias, that is associated with the connection from which this object was obtained from.

Declaration

// C#
public string DataSource {get;}

Property Value

The data source as a string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

OracleLoigcalTransaction private properties are listed in Table 6-92

Table 6-92 OracleLogicalTransaction Private Properties

Property

Description

OracleConnection

Holds a reference to a "cloned" OracleConnection which is identical to the one that the OracleLogicalTransaction was obtained from.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

OracleLoigcalTransaction private properties are listed in Table 6-93

Table 6-93 OracleLogicalTransaction Methods

Property

Description

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

GetOutcome

This method retrieves the transaction outcome from the database server. The method will determine whether the transaction committed and completed or not.

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The Dispose method also closes the OracleLogicalTransaction object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

GetOutcome

The GetOutcome method retrieves the transaction outcome from the database server. The method will determine whether the transaction committed and completed or not.

Overload List:

- GetOutcome()
This method uses cloned OracleConnection that the OracleLogicalTransaction was obtained from.

The connection is opened with pooling=false and thus the connection gets severed/closed/freed as soon as the outcome is forced.

Repeated calls will not incur server round-trip.

- GetOutcome(string userid, string password, string dataSource)
This method uses cloned OracleConnection that the OracleLogicalTransaction was obtained from.

The connection gets severed/closed/freed as soon as the outcome is forced.

Repeated calls will not incur server round-trip.

Note:
Once one server round-trip is incurred for the GetOutcome() invpcatopm, the PL/SQL ForceOutcome is never invoked again against the server for a given OracleLogicalTransaction object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransaction Class

- OracleLogicalTransaction Members

OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

The OracleLogicalTransactionStatus class provides information on the status of a logical transaction.

This class has been deprecated in ODP.NET 12.1.0.2. It will be desupported in a future release.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleLogicalTransactionStatus

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleLogicalTransactionStatus

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Properties

OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Properties

OracleLoigcalTransactionStatus properties are listed in Table 6-94

Table 6-94 OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Properties

Property

Description

Committed

Specifies if a transaction was committed

UserCallCompleted

Specifies if the application expects additional data such as PL/SQL out binds or DML to be returned with the COMMIT or if the COMMIT is part way through a PL/SQL

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

Committed

This property returns true if the transaction was committed.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Committed {get; set;}

Property Value

bool

Remarks

Table 6-95 describes the possible outcomes of the Committed and UserCallCompleted properties.

Table 6-95 Outcome of OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Properties

Committed Value

UserCallCompleted Value

Outcome

false

false

The call did not execute the commit.

true

true

The call did execute the commit and there was no additional information to return and no more work to do if that call was a PL/SQL procedure.

true

false

The transaction is committed, but the information returned may be incomplete and/or not all expected work was completed. Examples of incomplete information or incomplete work done include: the number of rows modified when using autocommit or commit on success, parameter and function results when calling PL/SQL procedures, or PL/SQL procedures with more work to do after the commit. In order to function correctly, .NET applications that use data returned from the commit must check the UserCallCompleted value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

UserCallCompleted

This property returns true if the application expects additional data such as PL/SQL out binds or DML to be returned with the commit or if the commit is part way through a PL/SQL procedure.

Declaration

// C#
public bool UserCallCompleted {get; set;}

Property Value

bool

Remarks

Table 6-95 describes the possible outcomes of the Committed and UserCallCompleted properties.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleLogicalTransactionStatus Class

OracleParameter Class

An OracleParameter object represents a parameter for an OracleCommand or a DataSet column.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.Data.Common.DbParameter

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleParameter

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleParameter : DbParameter, IDisposable, ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The type binding is invalid.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleParameterSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleParameter[] prm = new OracleParameter[3];

// Create OracleParameter objects through OracleParameterCollection
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

cmd.CommandText = "select max(empno) from emp";
int maxno = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

prm[0] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEmpno", OracleDbType.Decimal,
maxno + 10, ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[1] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEname", OracleDbType.Varchar2,
"Client", ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[2] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramDeptNo", OracleDbType.Decimal,
10, ParameterDirection.Input);
cmd.CommandText =
"insert into emp(empno, ename, deptno) values(:1, :2, :3)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

Console.WriteLine("Record for employee id {0} has been inserted.",
maxno + 10);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Members

- OracleParameter Constructors

- OracleParameter Static Methods

- OracleParameter Properties

- OracleParameter Public Methods

OracleParameter Members

OracleParameter members are listed in the following tables.

OracleParameter Constructors

OracleParameter constructors are listed in Table 6-96.

Table 6-96 OracleParameter Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleParameter Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleParameter class (Overloaded)

OracleParameter Static Methods

OracleParameter static methods are listed in Table 6-97.

Table 6-97 OracleParameter Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleParameter Properties

OracleParameter properties are listed in Table 6-98.

Table 6-98 OracleParameter Properties

Property

Description

ArrayBindSize

Specifies the input or output size of elements in Value property of a parameter before or after an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution

ArrayBindStatus

Specifies the input or output status of elements in Value property of a parameter before or after an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution

CollectionType

Specifies whether or not the OracleParameter represents a collection, and if so, specifies the collection type

DbType

Specifies the data type of the parameter using the Data.DbType enumeration type

Direction

Specifies whether the parameter is input-only, output-only, bi-directional, or a stored function return value parameter

IsNullable

Not supported

Offset

Specifies the offset to the Value property or offset to the elements in the Value property

OracleDbType

Specifies the Oracle data type

OracleDbTypeEx

Specifies the Oracle data type to bind the parameter as, but returns a .NET type as output

ParameterName

Specifies the name of the parameter

Precision

Specifies the maximum number of digits used to represent the Value property

Scale

Specifies the number of decimal places to which Value property is resolved

Size

Specifies the maximum size, in bytes or characters, of the data transmitted to or from the database. For PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Size specifies the maximum number of elements in PL/SQL Associative Array

SourceColumn

Specifies the name of the DataTable Column of the DataSet

SourceColumnNullMapping

Specifies a value which indicates whether the source column is nullable

SourceVersion

Specifies the DataRowVersion value to use when loading the Value property of the parameter

Status

Indicates the status of the execution related to the data in the Value property

UdtTypeName

Specifies the Oracle user-defined type name if the parameter is a user-defined data type

Value

Specifies the value of the Parameter

OracleParameter Public Methods

OracleParameter public methods are listed in Table 6-99.

Table 6-99 OracleParameter Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a shallow copy of an OracleParameter object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases allocated resources

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

ResetDbType

Resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter

ResetOracleDbType

Resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

OracleParameter Constructors

OracleParameter constructors instantiate new instances of the OracleParameter class.

Overload List:

- OracleParameter()
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleParameter class.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name and Oracle data type.

- OracleParameter(string, object)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name and parameter value.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, and parameter direction.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, value, and direction.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, and size.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, and source column.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, direction, null indicator, precision, scale, source column, source version and parameter value.

- OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, value, and direction.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

OracleParameter()

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleParameter class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter();

Remarks

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name and Oracle data type.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType oraType);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- oraType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

Remarks

Changing the DbType implicitly changes the OracleDbType.

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, object)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name and parameter value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, object obj);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- obj
The value of the OracleParameter.

Remarks

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, and parameter direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType type,
ParameterDirection direction);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- type
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- direction
The direction of the OracleParameter.

Remarks

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, value, and direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType type, object obj,
ParameterDirection direction);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- type
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- obj
The value of the OracleParameter.

- direction
The ParameterDirection value.

Remarks

Changing the DbType implicitly changes the OracleDbType.

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, and size.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType type,
int size);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- type
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of the OracleParameter value.

Remarks

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, and source column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType type, int size,
string srcColumn);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- type
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of the OracleParameter value.

- srcColumn
The name of the source column.

Remarks

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, direction, null indicator, precision, scale, source column, source version and parameter value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType oraType,
int size, ParameterDirection direction, bool isNullable, byte
precision, byte scale,  string srcColumn, DataRowVersion srcVersion,
object obj);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- oraType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of the OracleParameter value.

- direction
The ParameterDirection value.

- isNullable
An indicator that specifies if the parameter value can be null.

- precision
The precision of the parameter value.

- scale
The scale of the parameter value.

- srcColumn
The name of the source column.

- srcVersion
The DataRowVersion value.

- obj
The parameter value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The supplied value does not belong to the type of Value property in any of the OracleTypes.

Remarks

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

OracleParameter(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleParameter class using the supplied parameter name, data type, size, value, and direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter(string parameterName, OracleDbType type, int size,
object obj, ParameterDirection direction);

Parameters

- parameterName
The parameter name.

- type
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of the OracleParameter value.

- obj
The value of the OracleParameter.

- direction
The ParameterDirection value.

Remarks

Changing the DbType implicitly changes the OracleDbType.

Unless explicitly set in the constructor, all the properties have the default values.

Default Values:

- DbType - String

- ParameterDirection - Input

- isNullable - true

- offset - 0

- OracleDbType - Varchar2

- ParameterAlias - Empty string

- ParameterName - Empty string

- Precision - 0

- Size - 0

- SourceColumn - Empty string

- SourceVersion - Current

- ArrayBindStatus - Success

- Value - null

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

OracleParameter Static Methods

The OracleParameter static method is listed in Table 6-100.

Table 6-100 OracleParameter Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

OracleParameter Properties

OracleParameter properties are listed in Table 6-101.

Table 6-101 OracleParameter Properties

Property

Description

ArrayBindSize

Specifies the input or output size of elements in Value property of a parameter before or after an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution

ArrayBindStatus

Specifies the input or output status of elements in Value property of a parameter before or after an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution

CollectionType

Specifies whether or not the OracleParameter represents a collection, and if so, specifies the collection type

DbType

Specifies the data type of the parameter using the Data.DbType enumeration type

Direction

Specifies whether the parameter is input-only, output-only, bi-directional, or a stored function return value parameter

IsNullable

Not supported

Offset

Specifies the offset to the Value property or offset to the elements in the Value property

OracleDbType

Specifies the Oracle data type

OracleDbTypeEx

Specifies the Oracle data type to bind the parameter as, but returns a .NET type as output

ParameterName

Specifies the name of the parameter

Precision

Specifies the maximum number of digits used to represent the Value property

Scale

Specifies the number of decimal places to which Value property is resolved

Size

Specifies the maximum size, in bytes or characters, of the data transmitted to or from the database. For PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Size specifies the maximum number of elements in PL/SQL Associative Array

SourceColumn

Specifies the name of the DataTable Column of the DataSet

SourceColumnNullMapping

Specifies a value which indicates whether the source column is nullable

SourceVersion

Specifies the DataRowVersion value to use when loading the Value property of the parameter

Status

Indicates the status of the execution related to the data in the Value property

UdtTypeName

Specifies the Oracle user-defined type name if the parameter is a user-defined data type

Value

Specifies the value of the Parameter

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

ArrayBindSize

This property specifies the maximum size, in bytes or characters, of the data for each array element transmitted to or from the database. This property is used for Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array execution.

Declaration

// C#
public int[] ArrayBindSize {get; set; }

Property Value

An array of int values specifying the size.

Remarks

Default = null.

This property is only used for variable size element types for an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array. For fixed size element types, this property is ignored.

Each element in the ArrayBindSize corresponds to the bind size of an element in the Value property. Before execution, ArrayBindSize specifies the maximum size of each element to be bound in the Value property. After execution, it contains the size of each element returned in the Value property.

For binding a PL/SQL Associative Array, whose elements are of a variable-length element type, as an InputOutput, Out, or ReturnValue parameter, this property must be set properly. The number of elements in ArrayBindSize must be equal to the value specified in the OracleParameter.Size property.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ArrayBindSizeSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleParameter[] prm = new OracleParameter[3];

// Create OracleParameter objects through OracleParameterCollection
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

cmd.CommandText = "select max(empno) from emp";
int maxno = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Set the ArrayBindCount for Array Binding
cmd.ArrayBindCount = 2;

prm[0] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEmpno", OracleDbType.Decimal,
new int[2] {maxno + 10, maxno + 11}, ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[1] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEname", OracleDbType.Varchar2,
new string[2] {"Client1xxx", "Client2xxx"}, ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[2] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramDeptNo", OracleDbType.Decimal,
new int[2] {10, 10}, ParameterDirection.Input);

// Set the ArrayBindSize for prm[1]
// These sizes indicate the maximum size of the elements in Value property
prm[1].ArrayBindSize = new int[2];
prm[1].ArrayBindSize[0] = 7; // Set ename = "Client1"
prm[1].ArrayBindSize[1] = 7; // Set ename = "Client2"

cmd.CommandText =
"insert into emp(empno, ename, deptno) values(:1, :2, :3)";

cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

Console.WriteLine("Record for employee id {0} has been inserted.",
maxno + 10);
Console.WriteLine("Record for employee id {0} has been inserted.",
maxno + 11);

prm[0].Dispose();
prm[1].Dispose();
prm[2].Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "ArrayBindCount"

- "Size" and "Value" for more information on binding Associative Arrays

- "ArrayBindStatus"

ArrayBindStatus

This property specifies the input or output status of each element in the Value property before or after an Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array execution.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameterStatus[] ArrayBindStatus { get; set; }

Property Value

An array of OracleParameterStatus enumerated values.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The Status value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = null.

ArrayBindStatus is used for Array Bind and PL/SQL Associative Array execution only.

Before execution, ArrayBindStatus indicates the bind status of each element in the Value property. After execution, it contains the execution status of each element in the Value property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "ArrayBindCount"

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "Value" for more information on binding Associative Arrays

- "ArrayBindSize"

CollectionType

This property specifies whether or not the OracleParameter represents a collection, and if so, specifies the collection type.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCollectionType CollectionType { get; set; }

Property Value

An OracleCollectionType enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The OracleCollectionType value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = OracleCollectionType.None. If OracleParameter is used to bind a PL/SQL Associative Array, then CollectionType must be set to OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

DbType

This property specifies the data type of the parameter using the Data.DbType enumeration type.

Declaration

// C#
public override DbType DbType {get; set; }

Property Value

A DbType enumerated value.

Implements

IDataParameter

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The DbType value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = DbType.String

DbType is the data type of each element in the array if the OracleParameter object is used for Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution.

Due to the link between DbType and OracleDbType properties, if the DbType property is set, the OracleDbType property is inferred from DbType.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "Inference of OracleDbType from DbType"

- "CollectionType"

Direction

This property specifies whether the parameter is input-only, output-only, bi-directional, or a stored function return value parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override ParameterDirection Direction { get; set; }

Property Value

A ParameterDirection enumerated value.

Implements

IDataParameter

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The ParameterDirection value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = ParameterDirection.Input

Possible values: Input, InputOutput, Output, and ReturnValue.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

IsNullable

This property is not supported.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool IsNullable { get; set; }

Implements

IDataParameter

Property Value

This property is not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Offset

This property specifies the offset to the Value property.

Declaration

// C#
public int Offset { get; set; }

Property Value

An int that specifies the offset.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The Offset value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = 0

For Array Bind and PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Offset applies to every element in the Value property.

The Offset property is used for binary and string data types. The Offset property represents the number of bytes for binary types and the number of characters for strings. The count for strings does not include the terminating character if a null is referenced. The Offset property is used by parameters of the following types:

- OracleDbType.BFile

- OracleDbType.Blob

- OracleDbType.LongRaw

- OracleDbType.Raw

- OracleDbType.Char

- OracleDbType.Clob

- OracleDbType.NClob

- OracleDbType.NChar

- OracleDbType.NVarchar2

- OracleDbType.Varchar2

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

OracleDbType

This property specifies the Oracle data type.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDbType OracleDbType { get; set; }

Property Value

An OracleDbType enumerated value.

Remarks

Default = OracleDbType.Varchar2

If the OracleParameter object is used for Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array Bind execution, OracleDbType is the data type of each element in the array.

The OracleDbType property and DbType property are linked. Therefore, setting the OracleDbType property changes the DbType property to a supporting DbType.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

- "Inference of DbType from OracleDbType"

- "CollectionType"

OracleDbTypeEx

This property specifies the Oracle data type to bind the parameter as, but returns a .NET type as output.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDbType OracleDbTypeEx { get; set; }

Property Value

An OracleDbType enumerated value.

Remarks

This property is used by applications that need to bind a parameter value as an Oracle type, but need a .NET type back for output. This property should be used with an output or input/output parameter. For an input parameter, using OracleDbTypeEx has the same affect as using OracleDbType. The .NET type that is returned for the output is the .NET type that the Oracle type closely maps to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

- "OracleDbType"

- "Inference of DbType from OracleDbType"

- "CollectionType"

ParameterName

This property specifies the name of the parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ParameterName { get; set; }

Property Value

String

Implements

IDataParameter

Remarks

Default = null

Oracle supports ParameterName up to 30 characters.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Precision

This property specifies the maximum number of digits used to represent the Value property.

Declaration

// C#
Public byte Precision { get; set; }

Property Value

byte

Remarks

Default = 0

The Precision property is used by parameters of type OracleDbType.Decimal.

Oracle supports Precision range from 0 to 38.

For Array Bind and PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Precision applies to each element in the Value property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "Value"

Scale

This property specifies the number of decimal places to which Value property is resolved.

Declaration

// C#
public byte Scale { get; set; }

Property Value

byte

Remarks

Default = 0.

Scale is used by parameters of type OracleDbType.Decimal.

Oracle supports Scale between -84 and 127.

For Array Bind and PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Scale applies to each element in the Value property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "Value"

Size

This property specifies the maximum size, in bytes or characters, of the data transmitted to or from the database.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Size { get; set;}

Property Value

int

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The Size value specified is invalid.

InvalidOperationException - The Size = 0 when the OracleParameter object is used to bind a PL/SQL Associative Array.

Remarks

For PL/SQL Associative Array Bind, Size specifies the maximum number of elements in PL/SQL Associative Array.

If Size is not explicitly set, it is inferred from the actual size of the specified parameter value when binding only for input parameters. Output parameters must have their size defined explicitly.

The default value is 0.

Before execution, this property specifies the maximum size to be bound in the Value property. After execution, it contains the size of the type in the Value property.

Size is used for parameters of the following types:

- OracleDbType.Blob

- OracleDbType.Char

- OracleDbType.Clob

- OracleDbType.LongRaw

- OracleDbType.NChar

- OracleDbType.NClob

- OracleDbType.NVarchar2

- OracleDbType.Raw

- OracleDbType.Varchar2

The value of Size is handled as follows:

- Fixed length data types: ignored

- Variable length data types: describes the maximum amount of data transmitted to or from the database. For character data, Size is in number of characters and for binary data, it is in number of bytes.

If the Size is not explicitly set, it is inferred from the actual size of the specified parameter value when binding.

Note:
Size does not include the null terminating character for the string data.

If the OracleParameter object is used to bind a PL/SQL Associative Array, Size specifies the maximum number of elements in the PL/SQL Associative Array. Before the execution, this property specifies the maximum number of elements in the PL/SQL Associative Array. After the execution, it specifies the current number of elements returned in the PL/SQL Associative Array. For Output and InputOutput parameters and return values, Size specifies the maximum number of elements in the PL/SQL Associative Array.

ODP.NET does not support binding an empty PL/SQL Associative Array. Therefore, Size cannot be set to 0 when the OracleParameter object is used to bind a PL/SQL Associative Array.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

- "CollectionType"

- "ArrayBindSize"

- "ArrayBindStatus"

- "Value"

SourceColumn

This property specifies the name of the DataTable Column of the DataSet.

Declaration

// C#
public override string SourceColumn { get; set; }

Property Value

A string.

Implements

IDataParameter

Remarks

Default = empty string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

SourceColumnNullMapping

This property specifies a value which indicates whether the source column is nullable.

Declaration

// C#
public bool SourceColumnNullMapping { get; set; }

Property Value

Returns true if the source column can be nullified; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The default value is false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

SourceVersion

This property specifies the DataRowVersion value to use when loading the Value property of the parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override DataRowVersion SourceVersion { get; set; }

Property Value

DataRowVersion

Implements

IDataParameter

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The DataRowVersion value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = DataRowVersion.Current

SourceVersion is used by the OracleDataAdapter.UpdateCommand() during the OracleDataAdapter.Update to determine whether the original or current value is used for a parameter value. This allows primary keys to be updated. This property is ignored by the OracleDataAdapter.InsertCommand() and the OracleDataAdapter.DeleteCommand().

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Status

This property indicates the status of the execution related to the data in the Value property.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameterStatus Status { get; set; }

Property Value

An OracleParameterStatus enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The Status value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = OracleParameterStatus.Success

Before execution, this property indicates the bind status related to the Value property. After execution, it returns the status of the execution.

Status indicates if:

- A NULL is fetched from a column.

- Truncation has occurred during the fetch; then Value was not big enough to hold the data.

- A NULL is to be inserted into a database column; then Value is ignored, and a NULL is inserted into a database column.
This property is ignored for Array Bind and PL/SQL Associative Array Bind. Instead, ArrayBindStatus property is used.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

- "ArrayBindStatus"

UdtTypeName

This property specifies the Oracle user-defined type name if the parameter is a user-defined data type.

Declaration

// C#
public string UdtTypeName {get; set;}

Property Value

Name of the Oracle UDT.

Remarks

The UdtTypeName property corresponds to the user-defined type name of the parameter. This property must always be specified if the parameter is a user-defined type. Note that when a custom object is provided as an input parameter value, it is converted to the Oracle UDT that is specified by the custom type mapping on the connection used to execute the command.The Oracle UDT specified by the custom type mapping and by the OracleParamter.UdtTypeName property differs if the application binds a custom object that represents a subtype of the parameter type.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Value

This property specifies the value of the Parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override object Value { get; set; }

Property Value

An object.

Implements

IDataParameter

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The Value property specified is invalid.

InvalidArgumentException- The Value property specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = null

If the OracleParameter object is used for Array Bind or PL/SQL Associative Array, Value is an array of parameter values.

The Value property can be overwritten by OracleDataAdapter.Update().

The provider attempts to convert any type of value if it supports the IConvertible interface. Conversion errors occur if the specified type is not compatible with the value.

When sending a null parameter value to the database, the user must specify DBNull, not null. The null value in the system is an empty object that has no value. DBNull is used to represent null values. The user can also specify a null value by setting Status to OracleParameterStatus.NullValue. In this case, the provider sends a null value to the database.

If neither OracleDbType nor DbType are set, their values can be inferred by Value. Please see the following for related information:

- Tables in section "Inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value"

- "ArrayBindCount"

- "ArrayBindSize"

- "ArrayBindStatus"

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

For input parameters the value is:

- Bound to the OracleCommand that is sent to the database.

- Converted to the data type specified in OracleDbType or DbType when the provider sends the data to the database.

For output parameters the value is:

- Set on completion of the OracleCommand (true for return value parameters also).

- Set to the data from the database, to the data type specified in OracleDbType or DbType.

When array binding is used with:

- Input parameter - Value should be set to an array of values. OracleCommand.ArrayBindCount should be set to a value that is greater than zero to indicate the number of elements to be bound.
The number of elements in the array should be equal to the OracleCommand.ArrayBindCount property; otherwise, their minimum value is used to bind the elements in the array.

- Output parameter - OracleCommand.ArrayBindCount should be set to a value that is greater than zero to indicate the number of elements to be retrieved (for SELECT statements).

When PL/SQL Associative Array binding is used with:

- Input parameter – Value should be set to an array of values. CollectionType should be set to OracleCollection.PLSQLAssociativeArray.Size should be set to specify the possible maximum number of array elements in the PL/SQL Associative Array. If Size is smaller than the number of elements in Value, then Size specifies the number of elements in the Value property to be bound.

- Output parameter - CollectionType should be set to OracleCollection.PLSQLAssociativeArray. Size should be set to specify the maximum number of array elements in PL/SQL Associative Array.

Each parameter should have a value. To bind a parameter with a null value, set Value to DBNull.Value, or set Status to OracleParameterStatus. NullInsert.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

- "ArrayBindCount"

- "OracleParameterStatus Enumeration"

OracleParameter Public Methods

OracleParameter public methods are listed in Table 6-102.

Table 6-102 OracleParameter Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a shallow copy of an OracleParameter object

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases allocated resources

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

ResetDbType

Resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter

ResetOracleDbType

Resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Clone

This method creates a shallow copy of an OracleParameter object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleParameter object.

Implements

ICloneable

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleParameter prm1 = new OracleParameter();

// Prints "prm1.ParameterName = "
Console.WriteLine("prm1.ParameterName = " + prm1.ParameterName);

// Set the ParameterName before cloning
prm1.ParameterName = "MyParam";

// Clone the OracleParameter
OracleParameter prm2 = (OracleParameter) prm1.Clone();

// Prints "prm2.ParameterName = MyParam"
Console.WriteLine("prm2.ParameterName = " + prm2.ParameterName);

prm1.Dispose();
prm2.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

Dispose

This method releases resources allocated for an OracleParameter object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

ResetDbType

This method resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override void ResetDbType();

Remarks

If an application does not set the DbType or OracleDbType properties of an OracleParameter object, then these values are inferred from the value set by the application to that OracleParameter object. Calling ResetDbType method resets these properties so that OracleParameter can again infer its type from the value passed into the OracleParameter. Calling this method affects both the DbType and OracleDbType properties of the OracleParameter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

ResetOracleDbType

This method resets the type associated with the parameter so that it can infer its type from the value passed in the parameter.

Declaration

// C#
public override void ResetOracleDbType();

Remarks

If an application does not set the DbType or OracleDbType properties of an OracleParameter object, then these values are inferred from the value set by the application to that OracleParameter object. Calling the ResetOracleDbType method resets these properties so that OracleParameter can again infer its type from the value passed into the OracleParameter. Calling this method affects both the DbType and OracleDbType properties of the OracleParameter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method returns the string representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns the OracleParameter value in a string representation.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameter Class

- OracleParameter Members

OracleParameterCollection Class

An OracleParameterCollection class represents a collection of all parameters relevant to an OracleCommand object and their mappings to DataSet columns.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.Data.Common.DbParameterCollection

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleParameterCollection

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleParameterCollection : DbParameterCollection,
IDataParameterCollection, IList, ICollection, IEnumerable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The position of an OracleParameter added into the OracleParameterCollection is the binding position in the SQL statement. Position is 0-based and is used only for positional binding. If named binding is used, the position of an OracleParameter in the OracleParameterCollection is ignored.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleParameterCollectionSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleParameter[] prm = new OracleParameter[3];

// Create OracleParameter objects through OracleParameterCollection
OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

cmd.CommandText = "select max(empno) from emp";
int maxno = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

prm[0] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEmpno", OracleDbType.Decimal,
maxno + 10, ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[1] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramEname", OracleDbType.Varchar2,
"Client", ParameterDirection.Input);
prm[2] = cmd.Parameters.Add("paramDeptNo", OracleDbType.Decimal,
10, ParameterDirection.Input);
cmd.CommandText =
"insert into emp(empno, ename, deptno) values(:1, :2, :3)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

Console.WriteLine("Record for employee id {0} has been inserted.",
maxno + 10);

// Remove all parameters from OracleParameterCollection
cmd.Parameters.Clear();

prm[0].Dispose();
prm[1].Dispose();
prm[2].Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Members

- OracleParameterCollection Static Methods

- OracleParameterCollection Properties

- OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

OracleParameterCollection Members

OracleParameterCollection members are listed in the following tables.

OracleParameterCollection Static Methods

OracleParameterCollection static methods are listed in Table 6-103.

Table 6-103 OracleParameterCollection Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleParameterCollection Properties

OracleParameterCollection properties are listed in Table 6-104.

Table 6-104 OracleParameterCollection Properties

Property

Description

Count

Specifies the number of OracleParameters in the collection

Item

Gets and sets the OracleParameter object (Overloaded)

OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

OracleParameterCollection public methods are listed in Table 6-105.

Table 6-105 OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds objects to the collection (Overloaded)

AddRange

Adds elements to the end of the OracleParameterCollection

Clear

Removes all the OracleParameter objects from the collection

Contains

Indicates whether or not objects exist in the collection (Overloaded)

CopyTo

Copies OracleParameter objects from the collection, starting with the supplied index to the supplied array

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IndexOf

Returns the index of the objects in the collection (Overloaded)

Insert

Inserts the supplied OracleParameter to the collection at the specified index

Remove

Removes objects from the collection

RemoveAt

Removes objects from the collection by location (Overloaded)

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

OracleParameterCollection Static Methods

The OracleParameterCollection static method is listed in Table 6-106.

Table 6-106 OracleParameterCollection Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

OracleParameterCollection Properties

OracleParameterCollection properties are listed in Table 6-107.

Table 6-107 OracleParameterCollection Properties

Property

Description

Count

Specifies the number of OracleParameters in the collection

Item

Gets and sets the OracleParameter object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Count

This property specifies the number of OracleParameter objects in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Count {get;}

Property Value

The number of OracleParameter objects.

Implements

ICollection

Remarks

Default = 0

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Item

Item gets and sets the OracleParameter object.

Overload List:

- Item[int]
This property gets and sets the OracleParameter object at the index specified by the supplied parameterIndex.

- Item[string]
This property gets and sets the OracleParameter object using the parameter name specified by the supplied parameterName.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Item[int]

This property gets and sets the OracleParameter object at the index specified by the supplied parameterIndex.

Declaration

// C#
public object Item[int parameterIndex] {get; set;}

Property Value

An object.

Implements

IList

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The supplied index does not exist.

Remarks

The OracleParameterCollection class is a zero-based index.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Item[string]

This property gets and sets the OracleParameter object using the parameter name specified by the supplied parameterName.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Item[string parameterName] {get; set;};

Property Value

An OracleParameter.

Implements

IDataParameterCollection

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The supplied parameter name does not exist.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

OracleParameterCollection public methods are listed in Table 6-108.

Table 6-108 OracleParameterCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds objects to the collection (Overloaded)

AddRange

Adds elements to the end of the OracleParameterCollection

Clear

Removes all the OracleParameter objects from the collection

Contains

Indicates whether or not objects exist in the collection (Overloaded)

CopyTo

Copies OracleParameter objects from the collection, starting with the supplied index to the supplied array

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IndexOf

Returns the index of the objects in the collection (Overloaded)

Insert

Inserts the supplied OracleParameter to the collection at the specified index

Remove

Removes objects from the collection

RemoveAt

Removes objects from the collection by location (Overloaded)

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add

Add adds objects to the collection.

Overload List:

- Add(object)
This method adds the supplied object to the collection.

- Add(OracleParameter)
This method adds the supplied OracleParameter object to the collection.

- Add(string, object)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name and object value.

- Add(string, OracleDbType)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name and database type.

- Add(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, and direction.

- Add(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, parameter value, and direction.

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, parameter value, and direction.

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, and size.

- Add (string, OracleDbType, int, string)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, and source column.

- Add(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)
This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, direction, null indicator, precision, scale, source column, source version, and parameter value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(object)

This method adds the supplied object to the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Add(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The supplied object.

Return Value

The index at which the new OracleParameter is added.

Implements

IList

Remarks

InvalidCastException - The supplied obj cannot be cast to an OracleParameter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(OracleParameter)

This method adds the supplied OracleParameter object to the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(OracleParameter paramObj);

Parameters

- paramObj
The supplied OracleParameter object.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(string, object)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name and object value

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, object val);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- val
The OracleParameter value.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(string, OracleDbType)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name and database type.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(string, OracleDbType, ParameterDirection)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, and direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType,
ParameterDirection direction);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- direction
The OracleParameter direction.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

Add(string, OracleDbType, object, ParameterDirection)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, parameter value, and direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType, object val,
ParameterDirection dir);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- val
The OracleParameter value.

- dir
The ParameterDirection value.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

Example

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class AddSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add parameter to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm = cmd.Parameters.Add(
"MyParam", OracleDbType.Decimal, 1, ParameterDirection.Input);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 1"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

prm.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

Add(string, OracleDbType, int, object, ParameterDirection)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, parameter value, and direction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType, int size,
object val, ParameterDirection dir;

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of OracleParameter.

- val
The OracleParameter value.

- dir
The ParameterDirection value.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

- "OracleDbType Enumeration"

Add(string, OracleDbType, int)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, and size.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType, int size);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of OracleParameter.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class AddSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add parameter to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm = cmd.Parameters.Add(
"MyParam", OracleDbType.Varchar2, 10);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 1"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

prm.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add (string, OracleDbType, int, string)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, and source column.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType, int size,
string srcColumn);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of OracleParameter.

- srcColumn
The name of the source column.

Return Value

An OracleParameter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Add(string, OracleDbType, int, ParameterDirection, bool, byte, byte, string, DataRowVersion, object)

This method adds an OracleParameter object to the collection using the supplied name, database type, size, direction, null indicator, precision, scale, source column, source version, and parameter value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleParameter Add(string name, OracleDbType dbType, int size,
ParameterDirection dir, bool isNullable, byte precision,
byte scale, string srcColumn, DataRowVersion version, object val);

Parameters

- name
The parameter name.

- dbType
The data type of the OracleParameter.

- size
The size of OracleParameter.

- dir
The ParameterDirection value.

- isNullable
An indicator that specifies if the parameter value can be null.

- precision
The precision of the parameter value.

- scale
The scale of the parameter value.

- srcColumn
The name of the source column.

- version
The DataRowVersion value.

- val
The parameter value.

Return Value

The newly created OracleParameter object which was added to the collection.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The type of supplied val does not belong to the type of Value property in any of the ODP.NET Types.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

AddRange

This method adds elements to the end of the OracleParameterCollection.

Declaration

// C#
public override void AddRange(Array paramArray );

Parameters

paramArray

An array of OracleParameter objects.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The input parameter is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Clear

This method removes all the OracleParameter objects from the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Clear();

Implements

IList

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ClearSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add parameter to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm = cmd.Parameters.Add("MyParam", OracleDbType.Decimal);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 1"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

// Clear all parameters in the OracleParameterCollection
cmd.Parameters.Clear();

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 0"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

prm.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Contains

Contains indicates whether or not the supplied object exists in the collection.

Overload List:

- Contains(object)
This method indicates whether or not the supplied object exists in the collection.

- Contains(string)
This method indicates whether or not an OracleParameter object exists in the collection using the supplied string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Contains(object)

This method indicates whether or not the supplied object exists in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Contains(object obj)

Parameters

- obj
The object.

Return Value

A bool that indicates whether or not the OracleParameter specified is inside the collection.

Implements

IList

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The supplied obj is not an OracleParameter object.

Remarks

Returns true if the collection contains the OracleParameter object; otherwise, returns false.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ContainsSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add parameter to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm1 = cmd.Parameters.Add("MyParam", OracleDbType.Decimal);

// Check if the OracleParameterCollection contains prm1
bool bContains = cmd.Parameters.Contains(prm1);

// Prints "bContains = True"
Console.WriteLine("bContains = " + bContains);

OracleParameter prm2 = new OracleParameter();

// Check if the OracleParameterCollection contains prm2
bContains = cmd.Parameters.Contains(prm2);

// Prints "bContains = False"
Console.WriteLine("bContains = " + bContains);

prm1.Dispose();
prm2.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Contains(string)

This method indicates whether or not an OracleParameter object exists in the collection using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Contains(string name);

Parameters

- name
The name of OracleParameter object.

Return Value

Returns true if the collection contains the OracleParameter object with the specified parameter name; otherwise, returns false.

Implements

IDataParameterCollection

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ContainsSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add parameter to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm = cmd.Parameters.Add("MyParam", OracleDbType.Decimal);

// Check if the OracleParameterCollection contains "MyParam"
bool bContains = cmd.Parameters.Contains("MyParam");

// Prints "bContains = True"
Console.WriteLine("bContains = " + bContains);

// Check if the OracleParameterCollection contains "NoParam"
bContains = cmd.Parameters.Contains("NoParam");

// Prints "bContains = False"
Console.WriteLine("bContains = " + bContains);

prm.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

CopyTo

This method copies OracleParameter objects from the collection, starting with the supplied index to the supplied array.

Declaration

// C#
public override void CopyTo(Array array, int index);

Parameters

- array
The specified array.

- index
The array index.

Implements

ICollection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

IndexOf

IndexOf returns the index of the OracleParameter object in the collection.

Overload List:

- IndexOf(object)
This method returns the index of the OracleParameter object in the collection.

- IndexOf(String)
This method returns the index of the OracleParameter object with the specified name in the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

IndexOf(object)

This method returns the index of the OracleParameter object in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override int IndexOf(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The specified object.

Return Value

Returns the index of the OracleParameter object in the collection.

Implements

IList

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The supplied obj cannot be cast to an OracleParameter object.

Remarks

Returns the index of the supplied OracleParameter obj in the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

IndexOf(String)

This method returns the index of the OracleParameter object with the specified name in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override int IndexOf(String name);

Parameters

- name
The name of parameter.

Return Value

Returns the index of the supplied OracleParameter in the collection.

Implements

IDataParameterCollection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Insert

This method inserts the supplied OracleParameter object to the collection at the specified index.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Insert(int index, object obj);

Parameters

- index
The specified index.

- obj
The OracleParameter object.

Implements

IList

Remarks

An InvalidCastException is thrown if the supplied obj cannot be cast to an OracleParameter object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

Remove

This method removes the supplied OracleParameter from the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Remove(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The specified object to remove.

Implements

IList

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The supplied obj cannot be cast to an OracleParameter object.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class RemoveSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand();

// Add 2 parameters to the OracleParameterCollection
OracleParameter prm1 = cmd.Parameters.Add("MyParam1", OracleDbType.Decimal);
OracleParameter prm2 = cmd.Parameters.Add("MyParam2", OracleDbType.Decimal);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 2"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

// Remove the 1st parameter from the OracleParameterCollection
cmd.Parameters.Remove(prm1);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters.Count = 1"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters.Count = " + cmd.Parameters.Count);

// Prints "cmd.Parameters[0].ParameterName = MyParam2"
Console.WriteLine("cmd.Parameters[0].ParameterName = " +
cmd.Parameters[0].ParameterName);

prm1.Dispose();
prm2.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

RemoveAt

RemoveAt removes the OracleParameter object from the collection by location.

Overload List:

- RemoveAt(int)
This method removes from the collection the OracleParameter object located at the index specified by the supplied index.

- RemoveAt(String)
This method removes from the collection the OracleParameter object specified by the supplied name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

RemoveAt(int)

This method removes from the collection the OracleParameter object located at the index specified by the supplied index.

Declaration

// C#
public override void RemoveAt(int index);

Parameters

- index
The specified index from which the OracleParameter is to be removed.

Implements

IList

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

RemoveAt(String)

This method removes from the collection the OracleParameter object specified by the supplied name.

Declaration

// C#
public override void RemoveAt(String name);

Parameters

- name
The name of the OracleParameter object to be removed from the collection.

Implements

IDataParameterCollection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleParameterCollection Class

- OracleParameterCollection Members

OraclePermission Class

An OraclePermission object enables ODP.NET to enforce imperative security and helps ensure that a user has a security level adequate for accessing data.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Security.CodeAccessPermission

System.Data.Common.DBDataPermission

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OraclePermission

Declaration

// C#
public class OraclePermission: DBDataPermission

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Members

- OraclePermission Constructor

- OraclePermission Static Methods

- OraclePermission Public Properties

- OraclePermission Public Methods

OraclePermission Members

OraclePermission members are listed in the following tables.

OraclePermission Constructors

The OraclePermission constructor is listed in Table 6-109.

Table 6-109 OraclePermission Constructor

Constructor

Description

OraclePermission Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OraclePermission class.

OraclePermission Static Methods

The OraclePermission static methods are listed in Table 6-110.

Table 6-110 OraclePermission Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Object

RevertAll

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertAssert

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertDeny

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertPermitOnly

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

OraclePermission Public Properties

The OraclePermission public methods are listed in Table 6-114.

Table 6-111 OraclePermission Public Properties

Public Properties

Description

AllowBlankPassword

Inherited from DBDataPermission

OraclePermission does not support this property.

OraclePermission Public Methods

The OraclePermission public methods are listed in Table 6-112.

Table 6-112 OraclePermission Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds a new connection string fragment and a list of restricted keywords to the OraclePermission object

Assert

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Copy

Returns a copy of the current permission object

Demand

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Deny

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Equals

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

FromXml

Inherited from DBDataPermission

GetHashCode

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

Intersect

Inherited from DBDataPermission

IsSubsetOf

Returns a boolean value that indicates whether or not the current permission is a subset of the target permission

IsUnrestricted

Inherited from DBDataPermission

PermitOnly

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

ToString

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

ToXml

Inherited from DBDataPermission

Union

Inherited from DBDataPermission

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

OraclePermission Constructor

The OraclePermission constructor instantiates a new instance of the OraclePermission class.

Declaration

// C#
public OraclePermission (PermissionState state);

Parameters

- state
The state parameter takes one of the following two values: PermissionState.None or PermissionState.Unrestricted.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The PermissionState value is invalid.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

OraclePermission Static Methods

The OraclePermission static methods are listed in Table 6-113.

Table 6-113 OraclePermission Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Object

RevertAll

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertAssert

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertDeny

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

RevertPermitOnly

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

OraclePermission Public Properties

The OraclePermission public methods are listed in Table 6-114.

Table 6-114 OraclePermission Public Properties

Public Properties

Description

AllowBlankPassword

Inherited from DBDataPermission

OraclePermission ignores the value of this property. Any value set for this property, for an OraclePermission object, is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

OraclePermission Public Methods

The OraclePermission public methods are listed in Table 6-115.

Table 6-115 OraclePermission Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds a new connection string fragment and a list of restricted keywords to the OraclePermission object

Assert

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Copy

Returns a copy of the current permission object

Demand

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Deny

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

Equals

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

FromXml

Inherited from DBDataPermission

GetHashCode

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

Intersect

Inherited from DBDataPermission

IsSubsetOf

Returns a boolean value that indicates whether or not the current permission is a subset of the target permission

IsUnrestricted

Inherited from DBDataPermission

PermitOnly

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

ToString

Inherited from CodeAccessPermission

ToXml

Inherited from DBDataPermission

Union

Inherited from DBDataPermission

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

Add

This method adds a new connection string fragment and a list of restricted keywords to the OraclePermission object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Add(string connStr, string keyRestrict,
KeyRestrictionBehavior behavior);

Parameters

- connStr
The connection string fragment.

- keyRestrict
The key restrictions.

- behavior
One of the following KeyRestrictionBehavior enumerations:

- AllowOnly

- PreventUsage

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The KeyRestrictionBehavior value or the format of the connStr or keyRestict string is invalid.

Remarks

The Add method configures the connection strings allowed or disallowed by the permission object.

Opening an OracleConnection is allowed or denied based upon the connection string fragment, key restrictions combination, and the key restriction behavior.

In the following example, KeyRestrictionBehavior.AllowOnly allows connection strings that use orcl as the Data Source with any User Id and Password combination but no other connection string keywords. Connection string keywords other than User Id and Password cause security exceptions.

orclPermission.Add("Data Source=orcl;","User Id=;Password=;",
KeyRestrictionBehavior.AllowOnly);

In the next example, KeyRestrictionBehavior.PreventUsage restricts connection strings that use the keyword Pooling. Use of the Pooling keyword causes an exception.

orclPermission.Add("Data Source=orcl;","Pooling=;",
KeyRestrictionBehavior.PreventUsage)

As a general rule, in an unrestricted environment, any connection string that is not allowed is restricted and throws a security exception.

If a connection string fragment contains key-value pairs for the password and proxy password attributes, then values for these attributes are ignored. However, the presence of the attributes themselves is still checked. This means that the connection is allowed only if the password and proxy attributes keywords are allowed in the connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

Copy

This method returns a copy of the current permission object.

Declaration

// C#
public override IPermission Copy();

Return Value

A copy of the OraclePermission object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

IsSubsetOf

This method returns a boolean value that indicates whether or not the current permission is a subset of the target permission.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool IsSubsetOf(IPermission target);

Parameters

- target
A permission that must be of type OraclePermission.

Return Value

A bool value that indicates whether or not the current permission is a subset of the target permission.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The permission is not of the OraclePermission type.

Remarks

The AllowBlankPassword property is ignored when evaluating whether or not the current permission is a subset of the target permission.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermission Class

- OraclePermission Members

OraclePermissionAttribute Class

An OraclePermissionAttribute object enables ODP.NET to enforce declarative security and helps ensure that a user has a security level adequate for accessing data.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Attribute

System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAttribute

System.Security.Permissions.CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

System.Data.Common.DBDataPermissionAttribute

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OraclePermissionAttribute

Declaration

// C#
[Serializable, AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method |
AttributeTargets.Constructor | AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct |
AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class OraclePermissionAttribute: DBDataPermissionAttribute

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

- OraclePermissionAttribute Constructor

- OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

- OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

- OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

OraclePermissionAttribute Members

OraclePermissionAttribute members are listed in the following tables.

OraclePermissionAttribute Constructor

The OraclePermissionAttribute constructor is listed in Table 6-116.

Table 6-116 OraclePermission Constructor

Constructor

Description

OraclePermissionAttribute Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OraclePermissionAttribute class.

OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

The OraclePermissionAttribute static methods are listed in Table 6-117.

Table 6-117 OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

Static Methods

Description

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute (Overloaded)

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute(Overloaded)

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute(Overloaded)

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Object

OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

The OraclePermissionAttribute public properties are listed in Table 6-118.

Table 6-118 OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

Public Properties

Description

Action

Inherited from SecurityAttribute

AllowBlankPassword

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute.

OraclePermissionAttribute ignores this property. Any value set for this property, for an OraclePermissionAttribute object, is ignored.

ConnectionString

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

KeyRestrictionBehavior

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

KeyRestrictions

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

Unrestricted

Inherited from SecurityAttribute

OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

The OraclePermissionAttribute public methods are listed in Table 6-119.

Table 6-119 OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

Public Methods

Description

CreatePermission

Returns a new OraclePermissionAttribute object that is configured based on the attributes set

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ShouldSerializeConnectionString

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

ShouldSerializeKeyRestrictions

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

OraclePermissionAttribute Constructor

The OraclePermissionAttribute constructor instantiates new instances of the OraclePermissionAttribute class.

Declaration

// C#
public OraclePermissionAttribute (SecurityAction action);

Parameters

- action
A System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction value representing an action that can be performed using declarative security.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

The OraclePermissionAttribute static methods are listed in Table 6-120.

Table 6-120 OraclePermissionAttribute Static Methods

Static Methods

Description

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute (Overloaded)

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute(Overloaded)

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute(Overloaded)

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

The OraclePermissionAttribute public properties are listed in Table 6-121.

Table 6-121 OraclePermissionAttribute Public Properties

Public Properties

Description

Action

Inherited from SecurityAttribute

AllowBlankPassword

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute.

OraclePermissionAttribute ignores this property. Any value set for this property, for an OraclePermissionAttribute object, is ignored.

ConnectionString

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

KeyRestrictionBehavior

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

KeyRestrictions

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

Unrestricted

Inherited from SecurityAttribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

The OraclePermissionAttribute public methods are listed in Table 6-122.

Table 6-122 OraclePermissionAttribute Public Methods

Public Methods

Description

CreatePermission

Returns a new OraclePermissionAttribute object that is configured based on the attributes set

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ShouldSerializeConnectionString

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

ShouldSerializeKeyRestrictions

Inherited from DBDataPermissionAttribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

CreatePermission

This method returns a new OraclePermissionAttribute object that is configured based on the attributes set.

Declaration

// C#
public override IPermission CreatePermission();

Return Value

An OraclePermission object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OraclePermissionAttribute Class

- OraclePermissionAttribute Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdated event.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

System.RowUpdatedEventArgs

System.OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs : RowUpdatedEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

The example for the RowUpdated event shows how to use OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs. See RowUpdated event "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructor

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

- OracleDataAdapter Class

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructors

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs constructors are listed in Table 6-123.

Table 6-123 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs class

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs static method is listed in Table 6-124.

Table 6-124 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-125.

Table 6-125 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Command

Specifies the OracleCommand that is used when OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called

Errors

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

RecordsAffected

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

Row

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

StatementType

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

Status

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

TableMapping

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-126.

Table 6-126 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Constructor

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs constructor creates a new OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs(DataRow row,IDbCommand command,
StatementType statementType, DataTableMapping tableMapping);

Parameters

- row
The DataRow sent for Update.

- command
The IDbCommand executed during the Update.

- statementType
The StatementType Enumeration value indicating the type of SQL statement executed.

- tableMapping
The DataTableMapping used for the Update.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs static method is listed in Table 6-127.

Table 6-127 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-128.

Table 6-128 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Command

Specifies the OracleCommand that is used when OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called

Errors

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

RecordsAffected

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

Row

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

StatementType

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

Status

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

TableMapping

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatedEventArgs

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

Command

This property specifies the OracleCommand that is used when OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called.

Declaration

// C#
public new OracleCommand Command {get;}

Property Value

The OracleCommand executed when Update is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-129.

Table 6-129 OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate

The OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdated event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler(object sender,
OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs object that contains the event data.

Remarks

Event callbacks can be registered through this event delegate for applications that wish to be notified after a row is updated.

In the .NET framework, the convention of an event delegate requires two parameters: the object that raises the event and the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "RowUpdated"

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdating event.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

System.RowUpdatingEventArgs

System.OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs : RowUpdatingEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

The example for the RowUpdated event shows how to use OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs. See RowUpdated event "Example".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructor

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

- "OracleDataAdapter Class"

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructors

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs constructors are listed in Table 6-130.

Table 6-130 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs class (Overloaded)

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs static methods are listed in Table 6-131.

Table 6-131 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-132.

Table 6-132 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Command

Specifies the OracleCommand that is used when the OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called

Errors

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

Row

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

StatementType

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

Status

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

TableMapping

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs public methods are listed in Table 6-133.

Table 6-133 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Constructor

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs constructor creates a new instance of the OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs class using the supplied data row, IDbCommand, type of SQL statement, and table mapping.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs(DataRow row, IDbCommand command,
StatementType statementType, DataTableMapping tableMapping);

Parameters

- row
The DataRow sent for Update.

- command
The IDbCommand executed during the Update.

- statementType
The StatementType enumeration value indicating the type of SQL statement executed.

- tableMapping
The DataTableMapping used for the Update.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs static method is listed in Table 6-134.

Table 6-134 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs properties are listed in Table 6-135.

Table 6-135 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Command

Specifies the OracleCommand that is used when the OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called

Errors

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

Row

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

StatementType

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

Status

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

TableMapping

Inherited from System.Data.Common.RowUpdatingEventArgs

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

Command

This property specifies the OracleCommand that is used when the OracleDataAdapter.Update() is called.

Declaration

// C#
public new OracleCommand Command {get; set;}

Property Value

The OracleCommand executed when Update is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs public methods are listed in Table 6-136.

Table 6-136 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class

- OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Members

OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate

The OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleDataAdapter.RowUpdating event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler (object sender,
OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs object that contains the event data.

Remarks

Event callbacks can be registered through this event delegate for applications that wish to be notified after a row is updated.

In the .NET framework, the convention of an event delegate requires two parameters: the object that raises the event and the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "RowUpdating"

OracleTransaction Class

An OracleTransaction object represents a local transaction.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.Data.Common.DbTransaction

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleTransaction

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleTransaction : DbTransaction

// C#
public sealed class OracleTransaction : MarshalByRefObject,
IDbTransaction, IDisposable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The application calls BeginTransaction on the OracleConnection object to create an OracleTransaction object. The OracleTransaction object can be created in Read Committed mode only. Any other mode results in an exception.

The execution of a DDL statement in the context of a transaction is not recommended since it results in an implicit commit that is not reflected in the state of the OracleTransaction object.

All operations related to savepoints pertain to the current local transaction. Operations like commit and rollback performed on the transaction have no effect on data in any existing DataSet.

Example

// Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
DROP TABLE MyTable;
CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER);
--CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER PRIMARY KEY);

*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleTransactionSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Drop & Create MyTable as indicated Database Setup, at beginning

// This sample starts a transaction and inserts two records with the same
// value for MyColumn into MyTable.
// If MyColumn is not a primary key, the transaction will commit.
// If MyColumn is a primary key, the second insert will violate the
// unique constraint and the transaction will rollback.

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable before transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
int myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Print the number of rows in MyTable
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(
IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

try
{
// Insert the same row twice into MyTable
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (1)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); // This may throw an exception
txn.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// Print the exception message
Console.WriteLine("e.Message    =  " + e.Message);

// Rollback the transaction
txn.Rollback();
}

// Check the number of rows in MyTable after transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Prints the number of rows
// If MyColumn is not a PRIMARY KEY, the value should increase by two.
// If MyColumn is a PRIMARY KEY, the value should remain same.
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Members

- OracleTransaction Static Methods

- OracleTransaction Properties

OracleTransaction Members

OracleTransaction members are listed in the following tables.

OracleTransaction Static Methods

The OracleTransaction static method is listed in Table 6-137.

Table 6-137 OracleTransaction Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleTransaction Properties

OracleTransaction properties are listed in Table 6-138.

Table 6-138 OracleTransaction Properties

Property

Description

IsolationLevel

Specifies the isolation level for the transaction

Connection

Specifies the connection that is associated with the transaction

OracleTransaction Public Methods

OracleTransaction public methods are listed in Table 6-139.

Table 6-139 OracleTransaction Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Commit

Commits the database transaction

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Frees the resources used by the OracleTransaction object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Rollback

Rolls back a database transaction (Overloaded)

Save

Creates a savepoint within the current transaction

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

OracleTransaction Static Methods

The OracleTransaction static method is listed in Table 6-140.

Table 6-140 OracleTransaction Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

OracleTransaction Properties

OracleTransaction properties are listed in Table 6-141.

Table 6-141 OracleTransaction Properties

Property

Description

IsolationLevel

Specifies the isolation level for the transaction

Connection

Specifies the connection that is associated with the transaction

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

IsolationLevel

This property specifies the isolation level for the transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public override IsolationLevel IsolationLevel {get;}

Property Value

IsolationLevel

Implements

IDbTransaction

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The transaction has already completed.

Remarks

Default = IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Connection

This property specifies the connection that is associated with the transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

Connection

Implements

IDbTransaction

Remarks

This property indicates the OracleConnection object that is associated with the transaction.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

OracleTransaction Public Methods

OracleTransaction public methods are listed in Table 6-142.

Table 6-142 OracleTransaction Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Commit

Commits the database transaction

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Frees the resources used by the OracleTransaction object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Rollback

Rolls back a database transaction (Overloaded)

Save

Creates a savepoint within the current transaction

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Commit

This method commits the database transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Commit();

Implements

IDbTransaction

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The transaction has already been completed successfully, has been rolled back, or the associated connection is closed.

Remarks

Upon a successful commit, the transaction enters a completed state.

Example

// Database Setup, if you have not done so yet
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
DROP TABLE MyTable;
CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER);
--CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER PRIMARY KEY);

*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class CommitSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Drop & Create MyTable as indicated in Database Setup, at beginning

// This sample starts a transaction and inserts two records with the same
// value for MyColumn into MyTable.
// If MyColumn is not a primary key, the transaction will commit.
// If MyColumn is a primary key, the second insert will violate the
// unique constraint and the transaction will rollback.

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable before transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
int myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Print the number of rows in MyTable
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(
IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

try
{
// Insert the same row twice into MyTable
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (1)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); // This may throw an exception
txn.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// Print the exception message
Console.WriteLine("e.Message    =  " + e.Message);

// Rollback the transaction
txn.Rollback();
}

// Check the number of rows in MyTable after transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Prints the number of rows
// If MyColumn is not a PRIMARY KEY, the value should increase by two.
// If MyColumn is a PRIMARY KEY, the value should remain same.
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Dispose

This method frees the resources used by the OracleTransaction object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

This method releases both the managed and unmanaged resources held by the OracleTransaction object. If the transaction is not in a completed state, an attempt to rollback the transaction is made.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Rollback

Rollback rolls back a database transaction.

Overload List:

- Rollback()
This method rolls back a database transaction.

- Rollback(string)
This method rolls back a database transaction to a savepoint within the current transaction.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Rollback()

This method rolls back a database transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Rollback();

Implements

IDbTransaction

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The transaction has already been completed successfully, has been rolled back, or the associated connection is closed.

Remarks

After a Rollback(), the OracleTransaction object can no longer be used because the Rollback ends the transaction.

Example

// Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
DROP TABLE MyTable;
CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER);

*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class RollbackSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Drop & Create MyTable as indicated previously in Database Setup

// This sample starts a transaction and inserts one record into MyTable.
// It then rollsback the transaction, the number of rows remains the same

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable before transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
int myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Print the number of rows in MyTable
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(
IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

// Insert a row into MyTable
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (1)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Rollback the transaction
txn.Rollback();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable after transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Prints the number of rows, should remain the same
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Rollback(string)

This method rolls back a database transaction to a savepoint within the current transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Rollback(string savepointName);

Parameters

- savepointName
The name of the savepoint to rollback to, in the current transaction.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The transaction has already been completed successfully, has been rolled back, or the associated connection is closed.

Remarks

After a rollback to a savepoint, the current transaction remains active and can be used for further operations.

The savepointName specified does not have to match the case of the savepointName created using the Save method, since savepoints are created in the database in a case-insensitive manner.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

Save

This method creates a savepoint within the current transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public void Save(string savepointName);

Parameters

- savepointName
The name of the savepoint being created in the current transaction.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The transaction has already been completed.

Remarks

After creating a savepoint, the transaction does not enter a completed state and can be used for further operations.

The savepointName specified is created in the database in a case-insensitive manner. Calling the Rollback method rolls back to savepointName. This allows portions of a transaction to be rolled back, instead of the entire transaction.

Example

// Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
DROP TABLE MyTable;
CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyColumn NUMBER);

*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SaveSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Drop & Create MyTable as indicated in Database Setup, at beginning

// This sample starts a transaction and creates a savepoint after
// inserting one record into MyTable.
// After inserting the second record it rollsback to the savepoint
// and commits the transaction. Only the first record will be inserted

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable before transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
int myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Print the number of rows in MyTable
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

// Start a transaction
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction(
IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);

// Insert a row into MyTable
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES (1)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Create a savepoint
txn.Save("MySavePoint");

// Insert another row into MyTable
cmd.CommandText = "insert into mytable values (2)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Rollback to the savepoint
txn.Rollback("MySavePoint");

// Commit the transaction
txn.Commit();

// Check the number of rows in MyTable after transaction
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MyTable";
myTableCount = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

// Prints the number of rows, should have increased by 1
Console.WriteLine("myTableCount = " + myTableCount);

txn.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleTransaction Class

- OracleTransaction Members

OracleConnectionType Enumeration

OracleConnectionType enumerated values specify whether a particular connection object is associated with an Oracle database connection, a TimesTen database connection, or no physical connection at all.

Table 6-143 lists all the OracleConnectionType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-143 OracleConnectionType Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Undefined

No connection is associated with the OracleConnection object.

Oracle

The OracleConnection object is associated with an Oracle database.

TimesTen

The OracleConnection object is associated with a TimesTen database.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleConnection Class"

- "ConnectionType"

OracleCollectionType Enumeration

OracleCollectionType enumerated values specify whether or not the OracleParameter object represents a collection, and if so, specifies the collection type.

Table 6-144 lists all the OracleCollectionType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-144 OracleCollectionType Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

None

Is not a collection type

PLSQLAssociativeArray

Indicates that the collection type is a PL/SQL Associative Array (or PL/SQL Index-By Table)

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleParameter Class"

- "CollectionType"

OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration

OracleDBShutdownMode enumerated values specify the database shutdown options.

Table 6-146 lists all the OracleDBShutdownMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-145 OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Default

Refuses new connections and waits for existing connections to end.

Transactional

Refuses new connections and does not allow any new transactions. Waits for active transactions to commit.

TransactionalLocal

Refuses new connections and does not allow any new transactions. Waits for only local transactions to commit.

Immediate

Does not wait for current calls to complete or users to disconnect from the database. All uncommitted transactions are terminated and rolled back.

Final

Shuts down the database. Used in the second call for shutdown after the database has been closed and dismounted.

Abort

Does not wait for current calls to complete or users to disconnect from the database. All uncommitted transactions are terminated and are not rolled back.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleConnection Class"

- "Shutdown"

OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration

OracleDBStartupMode enumerated values specify the database startup options.

Table 6-146 lists all the OracleDBStartupMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-146 OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

NoRestriction

Starts the database and allows access to all users.

Restrict

Starts the database and allows database access only to users having the CREATE SESSION and RESTRICTED SESSION privileges. These privileges are normally assigned to database administrators.

Force

Shuts down a running instance in abort mode and starts a new instance.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleConnection Class"

- "Startup"

OracleDbType Enumeration

OracleDbType enumerated values are used to explicitly specify the OracleDbType of an OracleParameter.

Table 6-147 lists all the OracleDbType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-147 OracleDbType Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Array

Oracle Collection (VArray or Nested Table)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

BFile

Oracle BFILE type

BinaryFloat

Oracle BINARY_FLOAT type

BinaryDouble

Oracle BINARY_DOUBLE type

Blob

Oracle BLOB type

Boolean

Oracle BOOLEAN type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Byte

byte type

Char

Oracle CHAR type

Clob

Oracle CLOB type

Date

Oracle DATE type

Decimal

Oracle NUMBER type

Double

8-byte FLOAT type

Int16

2-byte INTEGER type

Int32

4-byte INTEGER type

Int64

8-byte INTEGER type

IntervalDS

Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND type

IntervalYM

Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH type

Long

Oracle LONG type

LongRaw

Oracle LONG RAW type

NChar

Oracle NCHAR type

NClob

Oracle NCLOB type

NVarchar2

Oracle NVARCHAR2 type

Object

Oracle Object

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Raw

Oracle RAW type

Ref

Oracle REF

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

RefCursor

Oracle REF CURSOR type

Single

4-byte FLOAT type, supports 6 precisions

TimeStamp

Oracle TIMESTAMP type

TimeStampLTZ

Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE type

TimeStampTZ

Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE type

Varchar2

Oracle VARCHAR2 type

XmlType

Oracle XMLType type

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleParameter Class"

- "OracleParameterCollection Class"

- OracleParameter "OracleDbType"

OracleIdentityType Enumeration

The OracleIdentityType enumeration specifies how Oracle identity column values are generated.

Table 6-148 lists all the OracleIdentityType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-148 OracleIdentityType Members

Member Name

Description

GeneratedAlways

Indicates that unique values are generated for every insertion. No updates or inserts are allowed for this identity column.

GeneratedByDefault

Indicates that the values are generated only if no explicit value is provided for the identity column. Null values are not allowed for this identity column.

GeneratedByDefaultOnNull

Indicates that the values are generated only if no explicit value is provided or a NULL is inserted for the identity column.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleDataAdapter Class"

- OracleDataAdapter "IdentityInsert"

- OracleDataAdapter "IdentityUpdate"

OracleParameterStatus Enumeration

The OracleParameterStatus enumeration type indicates whether a NULL value is fetched from a column, or truncation has occurred during the fetch, or a NULL value is to be inserted into a database column.

Table 6-149 lists all the OracleParameterStatus enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-149 OracleParameterStatus Members

Member Name

Description

Success

Indicates that (for input parameters) the input value has been assigned to the column. For output parameter, it indicates that the provider assigned an intact value to the parameter.

NullFetched

Indicates that a NULL value has been fetched from a column or an OUT parameter.

NullInsert

Indicates that a NULL value is to be inserted into a column.

Truncation

Indicates that truncation has occurred when fetching the data from the column.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleParameter Class"

- OracleParameter "ArrayBindStatus"

- OracleParameter "Value"

7 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
XML-Related Classes

This chapter describes ODP.NET XML-related classes and enumerations.

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleXmlCommandType Enumeration

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlType Class

All offsets are 0-based for OracleXmlStream object parameters.

OracleXmlCommandType Enumeration

The OracleXmlCommandType enumeration specifies the values that are allowed for the XmlCommandType property of the OracleCommand class. It is used to specify the type of XML operation.

Table 7-1 lists all the OracleXmlCommandType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 7-1 OracleXmlCommandType Members

Member Name

Description

None

No XML operation is desired

Query

The command text is a SQL query and the result of the query is an XML document. The SQL query needs to be a select statement

Insert

The command text is an XML document containing rows to insert.

Update

The command text is an XML document containing rows to update.

Delete

The command text is an XML document containing rows to delete.

See Also:
"Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

An OracleXmlQueryProperties object represents the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Query.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleXmlQueryProperties

Declaration

public sealed class OracleXmlQueryProperties : ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleXmlQueryProperties can be accessed, and modified using the XmlQueryProperties property of the OracleCommand class. Each OracleCommand object has its own instance of the OracleXmlQueryProperties class in the XmlQueryProperties property.

Use the default constructor to get a new instance of the OracleXmlQueryProperties. Use the OracleXmlQueryProperties.Clone() method to get a copy of an OracleXmlQueryProperties instance.

Example

This example retrieves relational data as XML.

// C#

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Data;
using System.Xml;
using System.Text;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleXmlQueryPropertiesSample
{
static void Main()
{
int rows = 0;
StreamReader sr = null;

// Define the XSL document for doing the transform.
string xslstr = "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n" +
"<xsl:stylesheet version=\"1.0\"" +
" xmlns:xsl=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform\">\n" +
"  <xsl:output encoding=\"utf-8\"/>\n" +
"  <xsl:template match=\"/\">\n" +
"    <EMPLOYEES>\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"ROWSET\"/>\n" +
"    </EMPLOYEES>\n" +
"  </xsl:template>\n" +
"  <xsl:template match=\"ROWSET\">\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"ROW\"/>\n" +
"  </xsl:template>\n" +
"  <xsl:template match=\"ROW\">\n" +
"    <EMPLOYEE>\n" +
"    <EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"EMPNO\"/>\n" +
"    </EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
"    <EMPLOYEE_NAME>\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"ENAME\"/>\n" +
"    </EMPLOYEE_NAME>\n" +
"    <HIRE_DATE>\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"HIREDATE\"/>\n" +
"    </HIRE_DATE>\n" +
"    <JOB_TITLE>\n" +
"      <xsl:apply-templates select=\"JOB\"/>\n" +
"    </JOB_TITLE>\n" +
"    </EMPLOYEE>\n" +
"  </xsl:template>\n" +
"</xsl:stylesheet>\n";

// Create the connection.
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Set the date, and timestamp formats for Oracle 9i Release 2, or later.
// This is just needed for queries.
if (!con.ServerVersion.StartsWith("9.0") &&
!con.ServerVersion.StartsWith("8.1"))
{
OracleGlobalization sessionParams = con.GetSessionInfo();
sessionParams.DateFormat = "YYYY-MM-DD\"T\"HH24:MI:SS";
sessionParams.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MM-DD\"T\"HH24:MI:SS.FF3";
sessionParams.TimeStampTZFormat = "YYYY-MM-DD\"T\"HH24:MI:SS.FF3";
con.SetSessionInfo(sessionParams);
}

// Create the command.
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("", con);

// Set the XML command type to query.
cmd.XmlCommandType =  OracleXmlCommandType.Query;

// Set the SQL query.
cmd.CommandText = "select * from emp e where e.empno = :empno";

// Set command properties that affect XML query behaviour.
cmd.BindByName = true;

// Bind values to the parameters in the SQL query.
Int32 empNum = 7369;
cmd.Parameters.Add("empno", OracleDbType.Int32, empNum,
ParameterDirection.Input);

// Set the XML query properties.
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.MaxRows =  1;
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.RootTag =  "ROWSET";
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.RowTag =  "ROW";
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.Xslt =  xslstr;

// Test query execution without returning a result.
Console.WriteLine("SQL query: select * from emp e where e.empno = 7369");
Console.WriteLine("Maximum rows: all rows (-1)");
Console.WriteLine("Return Value from OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQuery():");
rows = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine(rows);
Console.WriteLine("\n");

// Get the XML document as an XmlReader.
Console.WriteLine("SQL query: select * from emp e where e.empno = 7369");
Console.WriteLine("Maximum rows: all rows (-1)");
Console.WriteLine("XML Document from OracleCommand.ExecuteXmlReader():");

XmlReader xmlReader =  cmd.ExecuteXmlReader();
XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
xmlDocument.PreserveWhitespace = true;
xmlDocument.Load(xmlReader);
Console.WriteLine(xmlDocument.OuterXml);
Console.WriteLine("\n");

// Change the SQL query, and set the maximum number of rows to 2.
cmd.CommandText = "select * from emp e";
cmd.Parameters.Clear();
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.MaxRows =  2;

// Get the XML document as a Stream.
Console.WriteLine("SQL query: select * from emp e");
Console.WriteLine("Maximum rows: 2");
Console.WriteLine("XML Document from OracleCommand.ExecuteStream():");
Stream stream = cmd.ExecuteStream();
sr = new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.Unicode);
Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadToEnd());
Console.WriteLine("\n");

// Get all the rows.
cmd.XmlQueryProperties.MaxRows =  -1;

// Append the XML document to an existing Stream.
Console.WriteLine("SQL query: select * from emp e");
Console.WriteLine("Maximum rows: all rows (-1)");
Console.WriteLine("XML Document from OracleCommand.ExecuteToStream():");
MemoryStream mstream = new MemoryStream(32);
cmd.ExecuteToStream(mstream);
mstream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
sr = new StreamReader(mstream, Encoding.Unicode);
Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadToEnd());
Console.WriteLine("\n");

// Clean up.
cmd.Dispose();
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructor

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

OracleXmlQueryProperties members are listed in the following tables.

OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructors

The OracleXmlQueryProperties constructors are listed in Table 7-2.

Table 7-2 OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleXmlQueryProperties class

OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

The OracleXmlQueryProperties properties are listed in Table 7-3.

Table 7-3 OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

Name

Description

MaxRows

Specifies the maximum number of rows from the result set of the query that can be represented in the result XML document

RootTag

Specifies the root element of the result XML document

RowTag

Specifies the value of the XML element which identifies a row of data from the result set in an XML document

Xslt

Specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT

XsltParams

Specifies parameters for the XSL document

OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

The OracleXmlQueryProperties public methods are listed in Table 7-4.

Table 7-4 OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

Name

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlQueryProperties object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

OracleXmlQueryProperties Constructor

The OracleXmlQueryProperties constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleXmlQueryProperties class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlQueryProperties();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

The OracleXmlQueryProperties properties are listed in Table 7-5.

Table 7-5 OracleXmlQueryProperties Properties

Name

Description

MaxRows

Specifies the maximum number of rows from the result set of the query that can be represented in the result XML document

RootTag

Specifies the root element of the result XML document

RowTag

Specifies the value of the XML element which identifies a row of data from the result set in an XML document

Xslt

Specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT

XsltParams

Specifies parameters for the XSL document

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

MaxRows

This property specifies the maximum number of rows from the result set of the query that can be represented in the result XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public int MaxRows {get; set;}

Property Value

The maximum number of rows.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The new value for MaxRows is not valid.

Remarks

Default value is -1.

Possible values are:

- -1 (all rows).

- A number greater than or equal to 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

RootTag

This property specifies the root element of the result XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public string RootTag {get; set;}

Property Value

The root element of the result XML document.

Remarks

The default root tag is ROWSET.

To indicate that no root tag is be used in the result XML document, set this property to null or "" or String.Empty.

If both RootTag and RowTag are set to null, an XML document is returned only if the result set returns one row and one column.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

RowTag

This property specifies the value of the XML element which identifies a row of data from the result set in an XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public string RowTag {get; set;}

Property Value

The value of the XML element.

Remarks

The default is ROW.

To indicate that no row tag is be used in the result XML document, set this property to null or "" or String.Empty.

If both RootTag and RowTag are set to null, an XML document is returned only if the result set returns one row and one column.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

Xslt

This property specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT.

Declaration

// C#
public string Xslt {get; set;}

Property Value

The XSL document used for XML transformation.

Remarks

Default value is null.

The XSL document is used for XML transformation of the XML document generated from the result set of the query.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

XsltParams

This property specifies parameters for the XSL document.

Declaration

// C#
public string XsltParams {get; set;}

Property Value

The parameters for the XSL document.

Remarks

Default value is null.

The parameters are specified as a string of "name=value" pairs of the form "param1=value1; param2=value2;..." delimited by semicolons.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

The OracleXmlQueryProperties public methods are listed in Table 7-6.

Table 7-6 OracleXmlQueryProperties Public Methods

Name

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlQueryProperties object

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleXmlQueryProperties object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleXmlQueryProperties object

Implements

ICloneable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

- OracleXmlQueryProperties Members

OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

An OracleXmlSaveProperties object represents the XML properties used by the OracleCommand class when the XmlCommandType property is Insert, Update, or Delete.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleXmlSaveProperties

Declaration

public sealed class OracleXmlSaveProperties : ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleXmlSaveProperties can be accessed and modified using the XmlSaveProperties property of the OracleCommand class. Each OracleCommand object has its own instance of the OracleXmlSaveProperties class in the XmlSaveProperties property.

Use the default constructor to get a new instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties. Use the OracleXmlSaveProperties.Clone() method to get a copy of an OracleXmlSaveProperties instance.

Example

This sample demonstrates how to do inserts, updates, and deletes to a relational table or view using an XML document.

// C#
/* -- If HR account is being locked, you need to log on as a DBA
-- to unlock the account first. Unlock a locked users account:

ALTER USER hr ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
*/

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleXmlSavePropertiesSample
{
static void Main()
{
string[] KeyColumnsList = null;
string[] UpdateColumnsList = null;
int rows = 0;

// Create the connection.
string constr = "User Id=hr;Password=hr;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create the command.
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("", con);

// Set the XML command type to insert.
cmd.XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Insert;

// Set the XML document.
cmd.CommandText = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n" +
"<ROWSET>\n" +
" <MYROW num = \"1\">\n" +
" <EMPLOYEE_ID>1234</EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
" <LAST_NAME>Smith</LAST_NAME>\n" +
" <EMAIL>Smith@Oracle.com</EMAIL>\n" +
" <HIRE_DATE>1982-01-23T00:00:00.000</HIRE_DATE>\n" +
" <JOB_ID>IT_PROG</JOB_ID>\n" +
" </MYROW>\n" +
" <MYROW num = \"2\">\n" +
" <EMPLOYEE_ID>1235</EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
" <LAST_NAME>Barney</LAST_NAME>\n" +
" <EMAIL>Barney@Oracle.com</EMAIL>\n" +
" <HIRE_DATE>1982-01-23T00:00:00.000</HIRE_DATE>\n" +
" <JOB_ID>IT_PROG</JOB_ID>\n" +
" </MYROW>\n" +
"</ROWSET>\n";

// Set the XML save properties.
KeyColumnsList = new string[1];
KeyColumnsList[0] = "EMPLOYEE_ID";
UpdateColumnsList = new string[5];
UpdateColumnsList[0] = "EMPLOYEE_ID";
UpdateColumnsList[1] = "LAST_NAME";
UpdateColumnsList[2] = "EMAIL";
UpdateColumnsList[3] = "HIRE_DATE";
UpdateColumnsList[4] = "JOB_ID";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.KeyColumnsList = KeyColumnsList;
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.RowTag = "MYROW";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.Table = "employees";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.UpdateColumnsList = UpdateColumnsList;
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.Xslt = null;
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.XsltParams = null;

// Do the inserts.
rows = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("rows: " + rows);

// Set the XML command type to update.
cmd.XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Update;

// Set the XML document.
cmd.CommandText = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n" +
"<ROWSET>\n" +
" <MYROW num = \"1\">\n" +
" <EMPLOYEE_ID>1234</EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
" <LAST_NAME>Adams</LAST_NAME>\n" +
" </MYROW>\n" +
"</ROWSET>\n";

// Set the XML save properties.
KeyColumnsList = new string[1];
KeyColumnsList[0] = "EMPLOYEE_ID";
UpdateColumnsList = new string[1];
UpdateColumnsList[0] = "LAST_NAME";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.KeyColumnsList = KeyColumnsList;
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.UpdateColumnsList = UpdateColumnsList;
rows = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("rows: " + rows);

// Set the XML command type to delete.
cmd.XmlCommandType = OracleXmlCommandType.Delete;

// Set the XML document.
cmd.CommandText = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n" +
"<ROWSET>\n" +
" <MYROW num = \"1\">\n" +
" <EMPLOYEE_ID>1234</EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
" </MYROW>\n" +
" <MYROW num = \"2\">\n" +
" <EMPLOYEE_ID>1235</EMPLOYEE_ID>\n" +
" </MYROW>\n" +
"</ROWSET>\n";

// Set the XML save properties.
KeyColumnsList = new string[1];
KeyColumnsList[0] = "EMPLOYEE_ID";
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.KeyColumnsList = KeyColumnsList;
cmd.XmlSaveProperties.UpdateColumnsList = null;

// Do the deletes.
rows = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("rows: " + rows);

// Clean up.
cmd.Dispose();
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

OracleXmlSaveProperties members are listed in the following tables.

OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

OracleXmlSaveProperties constructors are listed in Table 7-7

Table 7-7 OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

Constructor

Description

OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleXmlSaveProperties class

OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

The OracleXmlSaveProperties properties are listed in Table 7-8.

Table 7-8 OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

Name

Description

KeyColumnsList

Specifies the list of columns used as a key to locate existing rows for update or delete using an XML document

RowTag

Specifies the value for the XML element that identifies a row of data in an XML document

Table

Specifies the name of the table or view to which changes are saved

UpdateColumnsList

Specifies the list of columns to update or insert

Xslt

Specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT

XsltParams

Specifies the parameters for the XSLT document specified in the Xslt property

OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

The OracleXmlSaveProperties public methods are listed in Table 7-9.

Table 7-9 OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

Name

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlSaveProperties object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

OracleXmlSaveProperties Constructor

The OracleXmlSaveProperties constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleXmlSaveProperties class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlSaveProperties;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

The OracleXmlSaveProperties properties are listed in Table 7-10.

Table 7-10 OracleXmlSaveProperties Properties

Name

Description

KeyColumnsList

Specifies the list of columns used as a key to locate existing rows for update or delete using an XML document

RowTag

Specifies the value for the XML element that identifies a row of data in an XML document

Table

Specifies the name of the table or view to which changes are saved

UpdateColumnsList

Specifies the list of columns to update or insert

Xslt

Specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT

XsltParams

Specifies the parameters for the XSLT document specified in the Xslt property

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

KeyColumnsList

This property specifies the list of columns used as a key to locate existing rows for update or delete using an XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public string[] KeyColumnsList {get; set;}

Property Value

The list of columns.

Remarks

Default value is null.

The first null value (if any) terminates the list.

KeyColumnsList usage with XMLCommandType property values:

- Insert - KeyColumnsList is ignored and can be null.

- Update - KeyColumnsList must be specified; it identifies the columns to use to find the rows to be updated.

- Delete - If KeyColumnsList is null, all the column values in each row element in the XML document are used to locate the rows to delete. Otherwise, KeyColumnsList specifies the columns used to identify the rows to delete.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

RowTag

This property specifies the value for the XML element that identifies a row of data in an XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public string RowTag {get; set;}

Property Value

An XML element name.

Remarks

The default value is ROW.

Each element in the XML document identifies one row in a table or view.

If RowTag is set to "" or null, no row tag is used in the XML document. In this case, the XML document is assumed to contain only one row.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

Table

This property specifies the name of the table or view to which changes are saved.

Declaration

// C#
public string Table {get; set;}

Property Value

A table name.

Remarks

Default value is null.

The property must be set to a valid table or view name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

UpdateColumnsList

This property specifies the list of columns to update or insert.

Declaration

// C#
public string[] UpdateColumnsList {get; set;}

Property Value

A list of columns.

Remarks

Default value is null.

The first null value (if any) terminates the list.

UpdateColumnList usage with XMLCommandType property values:

- Insert - UpdateColumnList indicates which columns are assigned values when a new row is created. If UpdateColumnList is null, then all columns are assigned values. If a column is on the UpdateColumnList, but no value is specified for the row in the XML file, then NULL is used. If a column is not on the UpdateColumnList, then the default value for that column is used.

- Update - UpdateColumnList specifies columns to modify for each row of data in the XML document. If UpdateColumnList is null, all the values in each XML element in the XML document are used to modify the columns.

- Delete - UpdateColumnsList is ignored and can be null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

Xslt

This property specifies the XSL document used for XML transformation using XSLT.

Declaration

// C#
public string Xslt {get; set;}

Property Value

The XSL document used for XML transformation.

Remarks

Default = null.

The XSL document is used for XSLT transformation of a given XML document. The transformed XML document is used to save changes to the table or view.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

XsltParams

This property specifies the parameters for the XSLT document specified in the Xslt property.

Declaration

// C#
public string XsltParams {get; set;}

Property Value

The parameters for the XSLT document.

Remarks

Default is null.

This property is a string delimited by semicolons in "name=value" pairs of the form "param1=value1; param2=value2; …".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

The OracleXmlSaveProperties public methods are listed in Table 7-11.

Table 7-11 OracleXmlSaveProperties Public Methods

Name

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlSaveProperties object

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleXmlSaveProperties object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleXmlSaveProperties object

Implements

ICloneable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Class

- OracleXmlSaveProperties Members

OracleXmlStream Class

An OracleXmlStream object represents a read-only stream of XML data stored in an OracleXmlType object.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.Stream

System.OracleXmlStream

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleXmlStream : IDisposable, ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Members

- OracleXmlStream Constructor

- OracleXmlStream Static Methods

- OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

- OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

OracleXmlStream Members

OracleXmlStream members are listed in the following tables.

OracleXmlStream Constructors

The OracleXmlStream constructors are listed in Table 7-12.

Table 7-12 OracleXmlStream Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleXmlStream Constructor

Creates an instance of an OracleXmlStream object which provides a Stream representation of the XML data stored in an OracleXmlType

OracleXmlStream Static Methods

The OracleXmlStream static methods are listed in Table 7-13.

Table 7-13 OracleXmlStream Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

The OracleXmlStream instance properties are listed in Table 7-14.

Table 7-14 OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

Properties

Description

CanRead

Indicates whether or not the XML stream can be read

CanSeek

Indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operation can be performed

CanWrite

Not Supported

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve the XML data

Length

Indicates the number of bytes in the XML stream

Position

Gets or sets the byte position within the stream

Value

Returns the XML data, starting from the first character in the stream as a string

OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

The OracleXmlStream instance methods are listed in Table 7-15.

Table 7-15 OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

Methods

Description

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlStream object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Flush

Not Supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Read

Reads a specified amount from the current stream instance and populates the array buffer (Overloaded)

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Seek

Sets the position within the current stream and returns the new position within the current stream

SetLength

Not Supported

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Not Supported

WriteByte

Not Supported

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

OracleXmlStream Constructor

This constructor creates an instance of an OracleXmlStream object which provides a Stream representation of the XML data stored in an OracleXmlType object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlStream(OracleXmlType xmlType);

Parameters

- xmlType
The OracleXmlType object.

Remarks

The OracleXmlStream implicitly uses the OracleConnection object from the OracleXmlType object from which it was constructed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

OracleXmlStream Static Methods

The OracleXmlStream static methods are listed in Table 7-16.

Table 7-16 OracleXmlStream Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

The OracleXmlStream instance properties are listed in Table 7-17.

Table 7-17 OracleXmlStream Instance Properties

Properties

Description

CanRead

Indicates whether or not the XML stream can be read

CanSeek

Indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operation can be performed

CanWrite

Not Supported

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve the XML data

Length

Indicates the number of bytes in the XML stream

Position

Gets or sets the byte position within the stream

Value

Returns the XML data, starting from the first character in the stream as a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

CanRead

Overrides Stream

This property indicates whether or not the XML stream can be read.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanRead{get;}

Property Value

If the XML stream is can be read, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

CanSeek

Overrides Stream

This property indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operation can be performed.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanSeek{get;}

Property Value

If forward and backward seek operations can be performed, this property returns true. Otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Connection

This instance property indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve the XML data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Length

Overrides Stream

This property indicates the number of bytes in the XML stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Length{get;}

Property Value

An Int64 value representing the number of bytes in the XML stream. An empty stream has a length of 0 bytes.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Position

Overrides Stream

This property gets or sets the byte position within the stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Position{get; set;}

Property Value

An Int64 that indicates the current position in the stream.

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 Position is less than 0.

Remarks

The beginning of the stream is represented by position 0. Seeking to any location beyond the length of the stream is supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Value

This property returns the XML data, starting from the first character of the stream as a string.

Declaration

// C#
public string Value{get; set;}

Property Value

A string.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The value of Position is neither used nor changed by using this property.

The maximum length of the string that can be returned by this property is 2 GB.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

The OracleXmlStream instance methods are listed in Table 7-18.

Table 7-18 OracleXmlStream Instance Methods

Methods

Description

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleXmlStream object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Flush

Not Supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Read

Reads a specified amount from the current XML stream instance and populates the array buffer (Overloaded)

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Seek

Sets the position within the current stream and returns the new position within the current stream

SetLength

Not Supported

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Not Supported

WriteByte

Not Supported

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleXmlStream object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleXmlStream object.

Implements

ICloneable

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Close

Overrides Stream

This method closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Dispose

This public method releases resources allocated by this object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The object cannot be reused after being disposed. Although some properties can still be accessed, their values cannot be accountable. Since resources are freed, method calls can lead to exceptions.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Read

This method reads a specified amount from the current XML stream instance and populates the array buffer.

Overload List:

- Read(byte[ ], int, int)
This method reads a specified amount of unicode bytes from the current instance, advances the position within the stream, and populates the byte array buffer.

- Read(char[ ], int, int)
This method reads a specified amount of characters from the current instance, advances the position within the stream, and populates the character array buffer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Read(byte[ ], int, int)

Overrides Stream

This method reads a specified amount of unicode bytes from the current instance, advances the position within the stream, and populates the byte array buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer that is populated.

- offset
The zero-based offset (in bytes) at which the buffer is populated.

- count
The maximum amount of bytes to be read.

Return Value

The number of unicode bytes read into the given byte[] buffer or 0 if the end of the stream has been reached.

Remarks

This method reads a maximum of count bytes from the current stream and stores them in buffer beginning at offset. The current position within the stream is advanced by the number of bytes read. However, if an exception occurs, the current position within the stream remains unchanged.

The XML data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Read(char[ ], int, int)

Overrides Stream

This method reads a specified amount of characters from the current instance, advances the position within the stream, and populates the character array buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Read(char[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The character array buffer to be populated.

- offset
The zero-based offset (in characters) in the buffer at which the buffer is populated.

- count
The maximum amount of characters to be read from the stream.

Return Value

The return value indicates the number of characters read from the stream or 0 if the end of the stream has been reached.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

This method requires that the Position on the stream instance be zero or an even number.

The XML data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

Seek

Overrides Stream.

This method sets the position within the current stream and returns the new position within the current stream.

Declaration

// C#
public long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin);

Parameters

- offset
A byte offset relative to origin.

- If offset is negative, the new position precedes the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

- If offset is zero, the new position is the position specified by origin.

- If offset is positive, the new position follows the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

- origin
A value of type SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.

Return Value

The new Position within the current stream.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Use the CanSeek property to determine whether or not the current instance supports seeking. Seeking to any location beyond the length of the stream is supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlStream Class

- OracleXmlStream Members

OracleXmlType Class

An OracleXmlType object represents an Oracle XMLType instance.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleXmlType

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleXmlType : IDisposable, INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleXmlType objects can be used for well-formed XML documents with or without XML schemas or XML fragments.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Members

- OracleXmlType Constructors

- OracleXmlType Static Methods

- OracleXmlType Static Fields

- OracleXmlType Instance Properties

- OracleXmlType Instance Methods

OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType members are listed in the following tables.

OracleXmlType Constructors

The OracleXmlType constructors are listed in Table 7-19.

Table 7-19 OracleXmlType Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleXmlType Constructors

Creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class (Overloaded)

OracleXmlType Static Methods

The OracleXmlType static methods are listed in Table 7-20.

Table 7-20 OracleXmlType Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleXmlType Static Fields

The OracleXmlType static field is listed in Table 7-21.

Table 7-21 OracleXmlType Static Field

Static Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleXmlType instance

OracleXmlType Instance Properties

The OracleXmlType instance properties are listed in Table 7-22.

Table 7-22 OracleXmlType Instance Properties

Properties

Description

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and store XML data in the OracleXmlType

IsEmpty

Indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is empty

IsFragment

Indicates whether the XML data is a collection of XML elements or a well-formed XML document

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is null

IsSchemaBased

Indicates whether or not the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType is based on an XML schema

RootElement

Represents the name of the top-level element of the schema-based XML data contained in the OracleXmlType

Schema

Represents the XML schema of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType

SchemaUrl

Represents in the database for the XML schema of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Value

Returns the XML data starting from the first character in the current instance as a string

OracleXmlType Instance Methods

The OracleXmlType instance methods are listed in Table 7-23.

Table 7-23 OracleXmlType Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of the OracleXmlType instance

Dispose

Releases the resources allocated by this OracleXmlType object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Extract

Extracts a subset from the XML data using the given XPath expression (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetStream

Returns an instance of OracleXmlStream which provides a read-only stream of the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetXmlDocument

Returns a XmlDocument object containing the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance

GetXmlReader

Returns a XmlTextReader object that can be used to manipulate XML data directly using the .NET Framework classes and methods

IsExists

Checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the given XPath expression in the XMLdata (Overloaded)

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Transform

Transforms the OracleXmlType into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document (Overloaded)

Update

Updates the XML node or fragment identified by the given XPath expression in the current OracleXmlType instance (Overloaded)

Validate

Validates whether or not the XML data in the OracleXmlType object conforms to the given XML schema.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

OracleXmlType Constructors

OracleXmlType constructors create instances of the OracleXmlType class.

Overload List:

- OracleXmlType(OracleClob)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the XML data contained in an OracleClob object.

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, string)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the XML data contained in the .NET String.

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlReader)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the contents of the .NET XmlReader object.

- OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlDocument)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType object using the contents of the XML DOM document in the .NET XmlDocument object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType(OracleClob)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the XML data contained in an OracleClob object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType(OracleClob oraClob);

Parameters

- oraClob
An OracleClob object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The OracleClob object is null.

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

Remarks

The CLOB data depends on a valid connection object and the new OracleXMLType uses the OracleConnection in the OracleClob object to store data for the current instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, string)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the XML data contained in the .NET String.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType(OracleConnection con, string xmlData);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection object.

- xmlData
A string containing the XML data.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The OracleConnection object is null.

ArgumentException - The xmlData argument is an empty string.

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

Remarks

The new OracleXmlType uses the given OracleConnection object to store data for the current instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlReader)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType class using the contents of the .NET XmlReader object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType(OracleConnection con, XmlReader reader);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection object.

- reader
An XmlReader object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The OracleConnection object is null.

ArgumentException - The reader argument contains no data.

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

Remarks

The new OracleXMLType uses the given OracleConnection object to store data for the current instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType(OracleConnection, XmlDocument)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleXmlType object using the contents of the XML DOM document in the .NET XmlDocument object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType(OracleConnection con, XmlDocument domDoc);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection object.

- domDoc
An XML document.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The OracleConnection object is null.

ArgumentException - The domDoc argument contains no data.

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

Remarks

The new OracleXMLType uses the given OracleConnection object to store data for the current instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType Static Methods

The OracleXmlType static methods are listed in Table 7-24.

Table 7-24 OracleXmlType Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType Static Fields

The OracleXmlType static field is listed in Table 7-25.

Table 7-25 OracleXmlType Static Field

Static Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleXmlType instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleXmlType instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleXmlType Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType Instance Properties

The OracleXmlType instance properties are listed in Table 7-26.

Table 7-26 OracleXmlType Instance Properties

Properties

Description

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and store XML data in the OracleXmlType

IsEmpty

Indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is empty

IsFragment

Indicates whether the XML data is a collection of XML elements or a well-formed XML document

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is null

IsSchemaBased

Indicates whether or not the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType is based on an XML schema

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleXmlType instance

RootElement

Represents the name of the top-level element of the schema-based XML data contained in the OracleXmlType

Schema

Represents the XML schema of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType

SchemaUrl

Represents URL in the database for the XML schema of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType

Value

Returns the XML data starting from the first character in the current instance as a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Connection

This property indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and store XML data in the OracleXmlType.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The connection must explicitly be opened by the user before creating or using OracleXmlType.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsEmpty

This property indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is empty.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEmpty {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the OracleXmlType represents an empty XML document. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsFragment

This property indicates whether the XML data is a collection of XML elements or a well-formed XML document.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsFragment {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType object is a collection of XML elements with no root element. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the OracleXmlType is null.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the OracleXmlType represents a null value. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsSchemaBased

This property indicates whether or not the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType is based on an XML schema.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsSchemaBased {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType is based on an XML schema. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

RootElement

This property represents the name of the top-level or root element of the schema-based XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Declaration

// C#
public string RootElement{get;}

Property Value

A string that represents the name of the top-level or root element of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

If the OracleXmlType instance contains non-schema based XML data, this property returns an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Schema

This property represents the XML schema for the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType Schema {get;}

Property Value

An OracleXmlType instance that represents the XML schema for the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

If the OracleXmlType instance contains non-schema based XML data, this property returns an OracleXmlType instance representing an empty XML document.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

SchemaUrl

This property represents the XML schema in the database for the XML schema of the XML data contained in the OracleXmlType.

Declaration

// C#
public string SchemaUrl {get;}

Property Value

A string that represents the URL in the database for the XML schema of the XML data.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

If the OracleXmlType instance contains non-schema based XML data, this property returns an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Value

This property returns the XML data starting from the first character in the current instance as a string.

Declaration

// C#
public string Value{get;}

Property Value

The entire XML data as a string.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType Instance Methods

The OracleXmlType instance methods are listed in Table 7-27.

Table 7-27 OracleXmlType Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of the OracleXmlType instance

Dispose

Releases the resources allocated by this OracleXmlType object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Extract

Extracts a subset from the XML data using the given XPath expression (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetStream

Returns an instance of OracleXmlStream which provides a read-only stream of the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetXmlDocument

Returns a XmlDocument object containing the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance

GetXmlReader

Returns a XmlTextReader object that can be used to manipulate XML data directly using the .NET Framework classes and methods

IsExists

Checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the given XPath expression in the XMLdata (Overloaded)

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Transform

Transforms the OracleXmlType into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document (Overloaded)

Update

Updates the XML node or fragment identified by the given XPath expression in the current OracleXmlType instance (Overloaded)

Validate

Validates whether or not the XML data in the OracleXmlType object conforms to the given XML schema.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of this OracleXmlType instance.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Implements

ICloneable

Return Value

An OracleXmlType object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Dispose

This method releases the resources allocated by this object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Extract

This method extracts a subset from the XML data using the given XPath expression.

Overload List:

- Extract(string, string)
This method extracts a subset from the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType object using the given XPath expression and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

- Extract(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)
This method extracts a subset from the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType object, using the given XPath expression and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Extract(string, string)

This method extracts a subset from the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType object using the given XPath expression and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType Extract(string xpathExpr, string nsMap);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression.

- nsMap
The string parameter used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMap has zero or more namespaces separated by spaces. nsMap can be null. For example:

xmlns:nsi"=http://www.company1.com" xmlns:nsz="http://www.company2.com"

Return Value

An OracleXmlType object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Extract(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)

This public method extracts a subset from the XML data represented by the OracleXmlType object, using the given XPath expression and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType Extract(string xpathExpr, XmlNameSpaceManager nsMgr);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression.

- nsMgr
The .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMgr can be null.

Return Value

An OracleXmlType.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

GetStream

This public method returns an instance of OracleXmlStream which provides a read-only stream of the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance.

Declaration

// C#
public Stream GetStream();

Return Value

A Stream object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

GetXmlDocument

This public method returns a XmlDocument object containing the XML data stored in this OracleXmlType instance.

Declaration

// C#
public XmlDocument GetXmlDocument();

Return Value

An XmlDocument object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The XML data in the XmlDocument object is a copy of the XML data in the OracleXmlType instance and modifying it does not automatically modify the XML data in the OracleXmlType instance. The XmlDocument instance returned has the PreserveWhitespace property set to true.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

GetXmlReader

This public method returns a XmlTextReader object that can be used to manipulate XML data directly using the .NET Framework classes and methods.

Declaration

// C#
public XmlTextReader GetXmlReader();

Return Value

An XmlTextReader object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The XmlTextReader is a read-only, forward-only representation of the XML data stored in the OracleXmlType instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsExists

IsExists checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the XPath expression in the XML data.

Overload List:

- IsExists(string, string)
This method checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the XPath expression in the XML data represented by the current OracleXmlType instance using a string parameter for namespace resolution.

- IsExists(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)
This method checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the XPath expression in the XML document represented by the current OracleXmlType instance using a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsExists(string, string)

This method checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the XPath expression in the XML data represented by the current OracleXmlType instance using a string parameter for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsExists(string xpathExpr, string nsMap);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression.

- nsMap
The string parameter used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMap has zero or more namespaces separated by spaces. nsMap can be null.

Return Value

Returns true if the required set of nodes exists; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

IsExists(string, XmlNameSpaceManager)

This method checks the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the XPath expression in the XML document represented by the current OracleXmlType instance using a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsExists(string xpathExpr, XmlNameSpaceManager nsMgr);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression.

- nsMgr
The .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMgr can be null.

Return Value

Returns true if the required set of nodes exists; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Transform

This method transforms the OracleXmlType into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document.

Overload List:

- Transform(OracleXmlType, string)
This method transforms the current OracleXmlType instance into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document (as an OracleXmlType object) and a string of XSLT parameters.

- Transform(string, string)
This public method transforms the current OracleXmlType instance into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document and a string of XSLT parameters.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Transform(OracleXmlType, string)

This method transforms the current OracleXmlType instance into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document and a string of XSLT parameters.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType Transform(OracleXmlType xsldoc, string paramMap);

Parameters

- xsldoc
The XSL document as an OracleXmlType object.

- paramMap
A string which provides the parameters for the XSL document.

For this release, paramMap is ignored.

Return Value

An OracleXmlType object containing the transformed XML document.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xsldoc parameter is null.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Transform(string, string)

This method transforms the current OracleXmlType instance into another OracleXmlType instance using the given XSL document and a string of XSLT parameters.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleXmlType Transform(string xsldoc, string paramMap);

Parameters

- xsldoc
The XSL document to be used for XSLT.

- paramMap
A string which provides the parameters for the XSL document.

For this release, paramMap is ignored.

Return Value

An OracleXmlType object containing the transformed XML document.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xsldoc parameter is null.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Update

This method updates the XML node or fragment identified by the given XPath expression in the current OracleXmlType instance.

Overload List:

- Update(string, string, string)
This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the given string value and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

- Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, string)
This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the given string value and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

- Update(string, string, OracleXmlType)
This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the XML data stored in the given OracleXmlType value and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

- Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, OracleXmlType)
This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the XML data stored in the given OracleXmlType value and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Update(string, string, string)

This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the given string value and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public void Update(string xpathExpr, string nsMap, string value);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression that identifies the nodes to update.

- nsMap
The string parameter used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMap has zero or more namespaces separated by spaces. nsMap can be null. For example:

xmlns:nsi"=http://www.company1.com" xmlns:nsz="http://www.company2.com"

- value
The new value as a string.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, string)

This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the given string value and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public void Update(string xpathExpr, XmlNameSpaceManager nsMgr, string
value);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression that identifies the nodes to update.

- nsMgr
The .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMgr can be null.

- value
The new value as a string.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Update(string, string, OracleXmlType)

This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the XML data stored in the given OracleXmlType value and a string parameter for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public void Update(string xpathExpr, string nsMap, OracleXmlType value);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression that identifies the nodes to update.

- nsMap
The string parameter used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMap has zero or more namespaces separated by spaces. nsMap can be null.

- value
The new value as an OracleXmlType object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Update(string, XmlNameSpaceManager, OracleXmlType)

This method updates the XML nodes identified by the given XPath expression with the XML data stored in the given OracleXmlType value and a .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object for namespace resolution.

Declaration

// C#
public void Update(string xpathExpr, XmlNameSpaceManager nsMgr, OracleXmlType     value);

Parameters

- xpathExpr
The XPath expression that identifies the nodes to update.

- nsMgr
The .NET XmlNameSpaceManager object used for namespace resolution of the XPath expression. nsMgr can be null.

- value
The new value as an OracleXmlType object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentNullException - The xpathExpr is null or zero-length.

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

Remarks

The default namespace is ignored if its value is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

Validate

This methods validates whether or not the XML data in the OracleXmlType object conforms to the given XML schema.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Validate(String schemaUrl);

Parameters

- schemaUrl
A string representing the URL in the database of the XML schema.

Return Value

Returns true if the XML data conforms to the XML schema; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentNullException - The schemaUrl argument is null or an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleXmlType Class

- OracleXmlType Members

8 Oracle Data Provider for .NET HA Event Classes

This chapter describes the following ODP.NET HA event class and enumerations:

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventHandler Delegate

- OracleHAEventSource Enumeration

- OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration

OracleHAEventArgs Class

The OracleHAEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleConnection.HAEvent event.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleHAEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleHAEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

When any HA event occurs for a service, service member, host, node, or instance that an OracleConnection object is set to with "ha events=true", the OracleConnection.HAEvent is triggered and passes an instance of OracleHAEventArgs to all the delegates that have registered with the event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- OracleHAEventArgs Properties

- "OracleConnection Class"

- "HAEvent"

OracleHAEventArgs Members

OracleHAEventArgs members are listed in the following table.

OracleHAEventArgs Properties

The OracleHAEventArgs properties are listed in Table 8-2.

Table 8-1 OracleHAEventArgs Properties

Name

Description

DatabaseDomainName

Specifies the domain name of the database affected by the HAevent

DatabaseName

Specifies the database affected by the HAevent

HostName

Specifies the host that triggered the event

InstanceName

Specifies the instance that triggered the event

Reason

Specifies the reason for which the HA event was sent by the server

ServiceName

Specifies the service that triggered the event

Source

Specifies the source that triggered the event

Status

Specifies the status of the source that triggered the event

Time

Specifies the time when the event was triggered on the server

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- "HAEvent"

OracleHAEventArgs Properties

The OracleHAEventArgs properties are listed in Table 8-2.

Table 8-2 OracleHAEventArgs Properties

Name

Description

DatabaseDomainName

Specifies the domain name of the database affected by the HAevent

DatabaseName

Specifies the database affected by the HAevent

HostName

Specifies the host that triggered the event

InstanceName

Specifies the instance that triggered the event

Reason

Specifies the reason for which the HA event was sent by the server

ServiceName

Specifies the service that triggered the event

Source

Specifies the source that triggered the event

Status

Specifies the status of the source that triggered the event

Time

Specifies the time when the event was triggered on the server

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

DatabaseDomainName

This property specifies the domain name of the database that is affected by the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public string DatabaseDomainName {get;}

Property Value

The domain name of the database that is affected by the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

DatabaseName

This property specifies the database that is affected by the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public string DatabaseName {get;}

Property Value

This property specifies the database name that is affected by the HA event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

HostName

This property specifies the host that triggered the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public string HostName {get;}

Property Value

The host that is affected by the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

InstanceName

This property specifies the instance that triggered the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public string InstanceName {get;}

Property Value

The instance that is affected by the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

Reason

This property specifies reason for which the HA event was sent by the server.

Declaration

// C#
public string Reason {get;}

Property Value

The reason the HA Event was triggered. Possible values include Data_Guard_Failover, Failure, Dependency, User, Autostart, and Restart.

The value User is indicative of a planned outage. All other values are indicative of an unplanned outage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

ServiceName

This property specifies the service that triggered the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public string ServiceName {get;}

Property Value

The service that is affected by the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

Source

This property specifies the source that triggered the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleHAEventSource Source {get;}

Property Value

The source that triggered the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

Status

This property specifies the status of the source that triggered the HA event.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleHAEventStatus Status {get;}

Property Value

The status of the source that triggered the HA Event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

Time

This property specifies the time when the HA event was triggered on the server.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime Time {get;}

Property Value

The time that the HA Event was triggered.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- OracleHAEventArgs Members

- "HAEvent"

OracleHAEventHandler Delegate

The OracleHAEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.HAEvent event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleHAEventHandler(OracleHAEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- EventArgs
The OracleHAEventArgs object that contains the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- "HAEvent"

OracleHAEventSource Enumeration

The OracleHAEventSource enumeration indicates the source of the HA event.

Table 8-3 lists all the OracleHAEventSource enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 8-3 OracleHAEventSource Enumeration Member Values

Member Name

Description

Service

The source of the HA Event is a service.

ServiceMember

The source of the HA Event is a service member.

Database

The source of the HA Event is a database.

Host

The source of the HA Event is a host.

Instance

The source of the HA Event is an instance.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- "Source"

OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration

The OracleHAEventStatus enumeration indicates the status of the HA event source.

Table 8-4 lists all the OracleHAEventStatus enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 8-4 OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Up

The source of the HA Event is up.

Down

The source of the HA Event is down.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleHAEventArgs Class

- "Status"

9 Continuous Query Notification Classes

This chapter describes Oracle Data Provider for .NET Continuous Query Notification Classes, Event Delegates, and Enumerations.

See Also:
"Continuous Query Notification Support"

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OnChangeEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowidInfo Enumeration

- OracleNotificationType Enumeration

- OracleNotificationSource Enumeration

- OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration

OracleDependency Class

An OracleDependency class represents a dependency between an application and an Oracle database, enabling the application to get notifications whenever the data of interest or the state of the Oracle database changes.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDependency

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDependency

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Members

- OracleDependency Constructors

- OracleDependency Static Fields

- OracleDependency Static Methods

- OracleDependency Methods

- OracleDependency Properties

- OracleDependency Events

OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency members are listed in the following tables.

OracleDependency Constructors

OracleDependency constructors are listed in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1 OracleDependency Constructors

Constructors

Description

OracleDependency Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleDependency class (Overloaded)

OracleDependency Static Fields

The OracleDependency static field is listed in Table 9-2.

Table 9-2 OracleDependency Static Field

Static Field

Description

Port

Indicates the port number that the notification listener listens on, for database notifications

OracleDependency Static Methods

OracleDependency static methods are listed in Table 9-3.

Table 9-3 OracleDependency Static Methods

Static Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetOracleDependency

Returns an OracleDependency instance based on the specified unique identifier

OracleDependency Properties

OracleDependency properties are listed in Table 9-4.

Table 9-4 OracleDependency Properties

Properties

Description

DataSource

Indicates the data source associated with the OracleDependency instance

HasChanges

Indicates whether or not there is any change in the database associated with this dependency

Id

Represents the unique identifier for the OracleDependency instance

IsEnabled

Specifies whether or not the dependency is enabled between the application and the database

QueryBasedNotification

Specifies whether the change notification registration is object-based or query-based

RegisteredQueryIDs

Provides a list of CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs

RegisteredResources

Indicates the database resources that are registered in the notification registration

RowidInfo

Specifies whether or not ROWID information is part of change notification events fired whenever data changes on the database

UserName

Indicates the database user name associated with the OracleDependency instance

OracleDependency Methods

OracleDependency methods are listed in Table 9-5.

Table 9-5 OracleDependency Methods

Methods

Description

AddCommandDependency

Binds the OracleDependency instance to the specified OracleCommand instance

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

RemoveRegistration

Removes the specified dependency between the application and the database

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

OracleDependency Events

The OracleDependency event is listed in Table 9-6.

Table 9-6 OracleDependency Events

Event

Description

OnChange

An event that is sent when a database notification associated with the dependency is received from the database

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

OracleDependency Constructors

OracleDependency constructors create instances of the OracleDependency class.

Overload List:

- OracleDependency ( )
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class.

- OracleDependency(OracleCommand)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class and binds it to the specified OracleCommand instance.

- OracleDependency(OracleCommand, bool, int, bool)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class and binds it to the specified OracleCommand instance, specifying whether or not a notification is to be removed upon notification, the timeout value of the notification registration, and the persistence of the notification.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency ( )

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDependency ()

Remarks

Using this constructor does not bind any OracleCommand to the newly constructed OracleDependency. Use the AddCommandDependency method to do so.

Note:
The dependency between the application and the database is not established when the OracleDependency instance is created. The dependency is established when the command that is associated with this dependency is executed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency(OracleCommand)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class and binds it to an OracleCommand instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDependency (OracleCommand cmd)

Parameters

- cmd
The command that the OracleDependecy object binds to.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The cmd parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The specified OracleCommand instance already contains a notification request.

Remarks

When this OracleDependency constructor binds the OracleCommand instance to an OracleDependency instance, it causes the creation of an OracleNotificationRequest instance and then sets that OracleNotificationRequest instance to the OracleCommand.Notification property.

The Continuous Query Notification is registered with the database, when the command is executed. Any of the command execution methods (for example, ExecuteNonQuery, ExecuteReader, and so on) will register the notification request. An OracleDependency may be bound to more than one OracleCommand. When one of these OracleCommand object statements is executed, the statement is registered with the associated OracleCommand. Although the registration happens on each OracleCommand separately, one OracleDependency can be responsible for detecting and sending notifications that occur for all OracleCommand objects that the OracleDependency is associated with. The OnChangeEventArgs that is passed to the application for the OnChange event provides information on what has changed in the database.

The OracleNotificationRequest instance that is created by this constructor has the following default property values:

- IsNotifiedOnce is set to the value True.

- Timeout is set to 50,000 seconds.

- IsPersistent is set to the value False, that is, the invalidation message is not persistent, but is stored in an in-memory queue before delivery.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency(OracleCommand, bool, int, bool)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleDependency class and binds it to the specified OracleCommand instance, while specifying whether or not a registration is to be removed upon notification, the timeout value of the notification registration, and the persistence of the notification.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDependency (OracleCommand cmd, bool isNotifiedOnce, long timeout,
bool isPersistent)

Parameters

- cmd
The command associated with the Continuous Query Notification request.

- isNotifiedOnce
An indicator that specifies whether or not the registration is removed automatically once the notification occurs.

- timeout
The amount of time, in seconds, that the registration stays active. When timeout is set to 0, the registration never expires. The valid values for timeout are between 0 and 4294967295.

- isPersistent
Indicates whether or not the invalidation message should be queued persistently in the database before delivery. If the isPersistent parameter is set to True, the message is queued persistently in the database and cannot be lost upon database failures or shutdowns. If the isPersistent property is set to False, the message is stored in an in-memory queue before delivery and might be lost.

Database performance is faster if the message is stored in an in-memory queue rather than in the database queue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The cmd parameter is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified timeout is invalid.

InvalidOperationException - The specified OracleCommand instance already contains a notification request.

Remarks

When this OracleDependency constructor binds the OracleCommand instance to an OracleDependency instance, it causes the creation of an OracleNotificationRequest instance and then sets that OracleNotificationRequest instance to the OracleCommand.Notification property.

The Continuous Query Notification is registered with the database, when the command is executed. Any of the command execution methods (for example, ExecuteNonQuery, ExecuteReader, and so on) will register the notification request. An OracleDependency may be bound to more than one OracleCommand. When one of these OracleCommand object statements is executed, the statement is registered with the associated OracleCommand. Although the registration happens on each OracleCommand separately, one OracleDependency can be responsible for detecting and sending notifications that occur for all OracleCommand objects that the OracleDependency is associated with. The OnChangeEventArgs that is passed to the application for the OnChange event provides information on what has changed in the database.

The OracleNotificationRequest instance that is created by this constructor has the following default property values:

- IsNotifiedOnce is set to the specified value.

- Timeout is set to the specified value.

- IsPersistent is set to the specified value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency Static Fields

The OracleDependency static field is listed in Table 9-7.

Table 9-7 OracleDependency Static Field

Static Field

Description

Port

Indicates the port number that the notification listener listens on, for database notifications

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

Port

This static field indicates the port number that the notification listener listens on, for database notifications.

Declaration

// C#
public static int Port{get; set}

Property Value

An int value that represents the number of the port that listens for the database notifications. If the port number is set to -1, a random port number is assigned for the listener when the listener is started. Otherwise, the specified port number is used to start the listener.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The port number is set to a negative value.

InvalidOperationException - The port number is being changed after the listener has started.

Remarks

The port number specified by the OracleDependency.Port static field is used by the notification listener that runs within the same application domain as ODP.NET. This port number receives Continuous Query Notifications from the database. One notification listener is capable of listening to all Continuous Query Notifications and therefore, only one notification listener is created for each application domain.

The notification listener is created when a command associated with an OracleDependency object is executed for the first time during the application domain lifetime. The port number specified for the OracleDependency.Port static field is used by the listener for its lifetime. The OracleDependency.Port static field can be changed after the creation of the notification listener, but doing so does not affect the actual port number that the notification listener listens on.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency Static Methods

OracleDependency static methods are listed in Table 9-8.

Table 9-8 OracleDependency Static Methods

Static Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetOracleDependency

Returns an OracleDependency instance based on the specified unique identifier

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

GetOracleDependency

This static method returns an OracleDependency instance based on the specified unique identifier.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDependency GetOracleDependency(string guid)

Parameters

- guid
The string representation of the unique identifier of an OracleDependency instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified unique identifier cannot locate an OracleDependency instance.

Return Value

An OracleDependency instance that has the specified guid parameter.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency Properties

OracleDependency properties are listed in Table 9-9.

Table 9-9 OracleDependency Properties

Properties

Description

DataSource

Indicates the data source associated with the OracleDependency instance

HasChanges

Indicates whether or not there is any change in the database associated with this dependency

Id

Represents the unique identifier for the OracleDependency instance

IsEnabled

Specifies whether or not the dependency is enabled between the application and the database

QueryBasedNotification

Specifies whether the change notification registration is object-based or query-based

RegisteredQueryIDs

Provides a list of CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs

RegisteredResources

Indicates the database resources that are registered in the notification registration

RowidInfo

Specifies whether or not ROWID information is part of change notification events fired whenever data changes on the database

UserName

Indicates the database user name associated with the OracleDependency instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

DataSource

This property indicates the data source associated with the OracleDependency instance.

Declaration

// C#
public string DataSource{get;}

Property Value

A string that indicates the data source associated with the OracleDependency instance.

Remarks

The DataSource property is populated with the data source once the OracleCommand associated with the OracleDependency executes and registers for the notification successfully.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

HasChanges

This property indicates whether or not there is any change in the database associated with this dependency.

Declaration

// C#
public bool HasChanges{get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns True if the database has detected changes that are associated with this dependency; otherwise, returns False.

Remarks

As an alternative to using the OnChange event, applications can check the HasChanges property to determine if there are any changes in the database associated with this dependency.

Once the HasChanges property is accessed, its value is reset to False so that the next notification can then be acknowledged.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

Id

This property represents the unique identifier for the OracleDependency instance.

Declaration

// C#
public string Id{get;}

Property Value

A string that represents the unique identifier that was generated for the OracleDependency instance when it was created.

Remarks

This property is set when the OracleDependency instance is created.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

IsEnabled

This property specifies whether or not the dependency is enabled between the application and the database.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEnabled {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that specifies whether or not dependency is enabled between the application and the database.

Remarks

The dependency between the application and the database is not established when the OracleDependency instance is created. The dependency is established when the command that is associated with this dependency is executed, at which time the notification request is registered with the database. The dependency ends when the notification registration is removed from the database or when it times out.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

QueryBasedNotification

This instance property specifies whether the change notification registration is object-based or query-based.

Declaration

// C#
public bool QueryBasedNotification{get; set;}

Property Value

Specifies whether the change notification registration is object-based or not.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This property value will be ignored if it is set after the command execution that registers the command for change notification.

By default, this property is true.

ODP.NET developers can register their queries on the row level, not just the object level, beginning with Oracle Data Provider for .NET release 11.1 and Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1). The application only receives notification when the selected row or rows change. Query-based notifications provide developers more granularity for using client-side cached data, as they can be more specific about what changes the application needs to be notified of.

OracleNotificationType enumeration is set to Query for query-based notifications.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

RegisteredQueryIDs

This instance property provides a list of CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs.

Declaration

// C#
public ArrayList RegisteredQueryIDs {get;}

Property Value

This property is an ArrayList of CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This property provides a list of CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs that uniquely identify the query that has been registered for change notification. The notification returned from the database will also contain these IDs, allowing applications to determine the query that the notifications are for.

The QueryId at index n in RegisteredQueryIDs is for the statement at index n the RegisteredResources at index n.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

RegisteredResources

This property indicates the database resources that are registered in the notification registration.

Declaration

// C#
public ArrayList RegisteredResources{get;}

Property Value

The registered resources in the notification registration.

Remarks

The ArrayList contains all the command statement or statements that are registered for notification through this OracleDependency object. It is appropriately updated when the Continuous Query Notification is registered by a command execution.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

RowidInfo

This property specifies whether or not ROWID information is part of change notification events fired whenever data changes on the database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRowidInfo RowidInfo {get; set;};

Property Value

An OracleRowidInfo enumeration type that determines the inclusion of ROWID in the change notification event.

Remarks

There are three OracleRowidInfo enumeration types that are valid for this property:

- Default includes ROWID information in the change notification event only if OracleCommand.AddRowid property is set to true or if ROWID is in the select list of the query that is registered for change notification.

- Include includes ROWID information regardless of whether or not ROWID is in the select-list for the query.

- Exclude excludes ROWID information regardless of whether or not ROWID is in the select-list.

For change notification registrations that involve stored procedure executions, change notification events related to the REF CURSOR contain ROWID information only if RowidInfo property is set to OracleRowidInfo.Include.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

- "OracleRowidInfo Enumeration"

UserName

This property indicates the database user name associated with the OracleDependency instance.

Declaration

// C#
public string UserName{get;}

Property Value

A string that indicates the database user name associated with the OracleDependency instance. This database user registers the Continuous Query Notification request with the database.

Remarks

The UserName property is populated with the user name once the OracleCommand associated with the OracleDependency executes and registers for the notification successfully. Only the database user who creates the notification registration, or the database system administrator, can remove the registration.

The user specified by this property must have the CHANGE NOTIFICATION privilege to register successfully for the Continuous Query Notification with the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency Methods

OracleDependency methods are listed in Table 9-10.

Table 9-10 OracleDependency Methods

Methods

Description

AddCommandDependency

Binds the OracleDependency instance to the specified OracleCommand instance

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

RemoveRegistration

Removes the specified dependency between the application and the database

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

AddCommandDependency

This instance method binds the OracleDependency instance to the specified OracleCommand instance.

Declaration

// C#
Public void AddCommandDependency (OracleCommand cmd);

Parameters

- cmd
The command that is to be bound to the OracleDependency object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The cmd parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The specified OracleCommand instance already contains a notification request.

Remarks

An OracleDependency instance can bind to multiple OracleCommand instances.

While it binds an existing OracleDependency instance to an OracleCommand instance, the AddCommandDependency method creates an OracleNotificationRequest instance, and sets it to the specified OracleCommand.Notification property.

When this method creates an OracleNotificationRequest instance, the following OracleNotificationRequest properties are set:

- IsNotifiedOnce is set to the value True.

- Timeout is set to 50,000 seconds.

- IsPersistent is set to the value False, indicating that the invalidation message is stored in an in-memory queue before delivery.

With this method, multiple commands can be associated with a single Continuous Query Notification registration request. Furthermore, the OracleNotificationRequest attribute values assigned to the OracleCommand can be changed once the association between the OracleCommand and the OracleDependency is established.

However, when multiple OracleCommand objects are associated with a single OracleDependency object, the OracleNotificationRequest attributes (Timeout, IsPersistent, and IsNotifiedOnce) of the first executed OracleCommand object are used for registration, the attributes associated with subsequent OracleCommand executions will be ignored.

Furthermore, once a command associated with an OracleDependency is executed and registered, all other subsequent command executions and registration associated with the same OracleDependency must use a connection with the same "User Id" and "Data Source" connection string attribute value settings.

Otherwise, an exception will be thrown.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

- "OracleDependency(OracleCommand)" for OracleNotificationRequest property value

RemoveRegistration

This instance method removes the specified dependency between the application and the database. Once the registration of the dependency is removed from the database, the OracleDependency is no longer able to detect any changes that the database undergoes.

Declaration

// C#
public void RemoveRegistration(OracleConnection con)

Parameters

- con
The connection associated with the OracleDependency instance.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The associated connection is not open.

Remarks

The notification registration associated with the OracleDependency instance is removed from the database.

The OracleConnection parameter must be in an opened state. This instance method does not open the connection implicitly for the application.

An exception is thrown if the dependency is not valid.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleDependency Events

The OracleDependency event is listed in Table 9-11.

Table 9-11 OracleDependency Event

Event

Description

OnChange

An event that is sent when a database notification associated with the dependency is received from the database

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OnChange

The OnChange event is sent when a database notification associated with the dependency is received from the database. The information related to the notification is stored in the OracleChangeNotificationEventArgs class.

Declaration

// C#
public event OnChangeEventHandler OnChange;

Remarks

The OnChange event occurs if any result set associated with the dependency changes. For objects that are part of a Transaction, notifications will be received for each modified object. This event also occurs for other actions related to database or registration status, such as database shutdowns and startups, or registration timeouts.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleDependency Class

- OracleDependency Members

OracleNotificationRequest Class

An OracleNotificationRequest class represents a notification request to be subscribed in the database. It contains information about the request and the characteristics of the notification. Using the OracleNotificationRequest class, Oracle Data Provider for .NET can create the notification registration in the database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleNotificationRequest

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleNotificationRequest

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Static Methods

- OracleNotificationRequest Properties

- OracleNotificationRequest Methods

OracleNotificationRequest Members

OracleNotificationRequest members are listed in the following tables.

OracleNotificationRequest Static Method

The OracleNotificationRequest static method is listed in Table 9-12.

Table 9-12 OracleNotificationRequest Static Method

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

OracleNotificationRequest Properties

OracleNotificationRequest properties are listed in Table 9-13.

Table 9-13 OracleNotificationRequest Properties

Properties

Description

IsNotifiedOnce

Indicates whether or not the registration is to be removed upon notification

IsPersistent

Indicates whether or not the notification message should be queued persistently in the database before delivery

Timeout

Specifies the time that the registration remains alive

GroupingNotificationEnabled

Specifies whether grouping notification is enabled or not

GroupingType

Specifies the type of grouping notification

GroupingInterval

Specifies the interval between grouping notifications, in seconds

OracleNotificationRequest Methods

OracleNotificationRequest methods are listed in Table 9-14.

Table 9-14 OracleNotificationRequest Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

OracleNotificationRequest Static Methods

The OracleNotificationRequest static method is listed in Table 9-15.

Table 9-15 OracleNotificationRequest Static Method

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

OracleNotificationRequest Properties

The OracleNotificationRequest properties are listed in Table 9-16.

Table 9-16 OracleNotificationRequest Properties

Properties

Description

IsNotifiedOnce

Indicates whether or not the registration is to be removed upon notification

IsPersistent

Indicates whether or not the notification message should be queued persistently in the database before delivery

Timeout

Specifies the time that the registration remains alive

GroupingNotificationEnabled

Specifies whether grouping notification is enabled or not

GroupingType

Specifies the type of grouping notification

GroupingInterval

Specifies the interval between grouping notifications, in seconds

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

IsNotifiedOnce

This property indicates whether or not the registration is to be removed upon notification.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNotifiedOnce{get; set;}

Property Value

A bool value that indicates whether or not the registration is to be removed upon notification.

Remarks

The default value is false for AQ. This is different from change notification where the default value is true.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

IsPersistent

This property indicates whether or not the notification message should be queued persistently in the database until delivery.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsPersistent{get; set;}

Property Value

A bool value that indicates whether or not the notifications should be stored persistently in the database until delivery.

When the IsPersistent property is set to True, the message is queued persistently in the database and cannot be lost upon database failures or shutdowns. When the IsPersistent property is set to False, the message is stored in an in-memory queue before delivery and could be lost.

This property does not apply to NotificationRegistration which is always persistent.

This property only applies to the notification message after it has been sent.

Remarks

The default value is false.

The database performs faster if the message is stored in an in-memory queue rather than a database queue.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

This property is ignored for grouping notifications.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

Timeout

This property specifies the time, in seconds, that the registration remains alive.

Declaration

// C#
public long Timeout{get; set}

Property Value

A long value that specifies the time, in seconds, that the registration remains alive. The valid values for the Timeout property are between 0 and 4294967295.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified Timeout is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is 0 (infinite) for AQ and 50000 for change notification. If the Timeout property is set to 0, then the registration does not expire.

If the registration is removed because the Timeout value has been reached, then the database sends a notification indicating the expiration.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

GroupingNotificationEnabled

This property specifies whether grouping notification is enabled or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool GroupingNotificationEnabled {get; set}

Property Value

A true value indicates that grouping notification is enabled. A false value indicates that grouping notification is disabled.

Remarks

The default value is false.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

GroupingType

This property specifies the type of grouping notification.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQNotificationGroupingType GroupingType {get; set}

Property Value

An OracleAQNotificationGroupingType enum value

Remarks

The default value is OracleAQNotificationGroupingType.Summary.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

GroupingInterval

This property specifies the interval of grouping notification in seconds. The group notifications are delivered at intervals specified by this property.

Declaration

// C#
public int GroupingInterval {get; set}

Property Value

An integer specifying the grouping interval in seconds.

Remarks

The default value is 600 seconds.

The range of GroupingInterval is from 0 to Int32.MaxValue.

Modifying this property after the completion of a successful registration has no effect.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

OracleNotificationRequest Methods

OracleNotificationRequest methods are listed in Table 9-17.

Table 9-17 OracleNotificationRequest Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationRequest Members

- OracleNotificationRequest Class

OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

The OracleNotificationEventArgs class provides event data for a notification.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleNotificationEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleNotificationEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Fields

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

OracleNotificationEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Fields

The OracleNotificationEventArgs static field is listed in Table 9-18.

Table 9-18 OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Field

Static Field

Description

Empty

Inherited from System.EventArgs

OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleNotificationEventArgs static method is listed in Table 9-19.

Table 9-19 OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Method

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

OracleNotificationEventArgs properties are listed in Table 9-20.

Table 9-20 OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

Properties

Description

Details

Contains detailed information about the current notification

Info

Indicates the database events for the notification

ResourceNames

Indicates the database resources related to the current notification

Source

Returns the database event source for the notification

Type

Returns the database event type for the notification

OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

OracleNotificationEventArgs methods are listed in Table 9-21.

Table 9-21 OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Fields

The OracleNotificationEventArgs static field is listed in Table 9-22.

Table 9-22 OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Field

Static Field

Description

Empty

Inherited from System.EventArgs

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleNotificationEventArgs static method is listed in Table 9-23.

Table 9-23 OracleNotificationEventArgs Static Method

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

OracleNotificationEventArgs properties are listed in Table 9-24.

Table 9-24 OracleNotificationEventArgs Properties

Properties

Description

Details

Contains detailed information about the current notification

Info

Indicates the database events for the notification

ResourceNames

Indicates the database resources related to the current notification

Source

Returns the database event source for the notification

Type

Returns the database event type for the notification

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

Details

This property contains detailed information about the current notification.

Declaration

// C#
Public DataTable Details{get;}

Property Value

A DataTable instance that contains detailed information about the current notification.

Remarks

The returned DataTable object contains column data about the current notification in order as shown in Table 9-25.

Table 9-25 DataTable Object Column Data

Name

Type

Description

ResourceName

System.String

The resource name of the invalidated object in the format <Schema_name>.<object_name>

Info

OracleNotificationInfo

The information about the database event that occurs on a resource

Rowid

System.String

The rowid for the invalidated table row

QueryId

Int32

The CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_ID

The QueryId column contains the CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_ID that corresponds to the pseudo-column that may have been retrieved by a SELECT statement at the time of the query-based notification. Also, the OracleDependency object maintains all the CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_QUERY_IDs that are registered with it.

For Continuous Query Notification:

- The Details property indicates changes for each invalidated object in the notification in the data table.

- If ROWID information is requested, then the ROWID information is populated into the Rowid column. However, if many rows are modified in a table, then the whole table is invalidated, and ROWID information is not provided. Therefore, the Rowid column contains all Null values.

- If the database event is related to a DDL change of the table or a table drop, then the Rowid column is set to Null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

Info

This property indicates the database events for the notification.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNotificationInfo Info{get;}

Property Value

An OracleNotificationInfo value that indicates the database event for the notification.

Remarks

The OracleNotificationInfo value is an enumeration type. If several events are received from the invalidation message, the Info property is set to one of the OracleNotificationInfo enumeration values associated with the database events. For example, if a table has been altered and a new row has been inserted into another table, the Info property is set to either OracleNotificationInfo.Altered or OracleNotificationInfo.Insert.

To obtain more detailed information from the invalidation message, use the Details and the ResourceNames properties.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- "Details"

- "ResourceNames"

- "OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration"

ResourceNames

This property indicates the database resources related to the current notification.

Declaration

// C#
public string[] ResourceNames{get;}

Property Value

A string array that indicates the database resources related to the current notification.

Remarks

For Continuous Query Notification, the ResourceNames property contains information about the invalidated object names in the format <schema_name>.<object _name>. To obtain more detailed information about the changes for invalidated objects, use the Details property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- "Details"

Source

This property returns the database event source for the notification.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNotificationSource Source{get;}

Property Value

The OracleNotificationSource value for the notification.

Remarks

The OracleNotificationSource value is an enumeration type. If several event sources are received from the notification message, the Source property is set to one of the OracleNotificationSource enumeration values related to the database event source. For example, if a table has been altered (by the ALTER TABLE command) and a new row has been inserted into the same table, the Source property is set to either OracleNotificationSource.Object or OracleNotificationSource.Data.

For Continuous Query Notification:

- When the Source property is set to OracleNotificationSource.Data:

- The Info property is set to one of the following:

- OracleNotificationInfo.Insert

- OracleNotificationInfo.Delete

- OracleNotificationInfo.Update

- The ResourceNames property is set, and the elements are set to the invalidated object names.

- The Details property contains detailed information on the change of each invalidated table.

- When the Source property is set to OracleNotificationSource.Database:

- The Info property is set to one of the following:

- OracleNotificationInfo.Startup

- OracleNotificationInfo.Shutdown

- OracleNotificationInfo.Shutdown_Any

- OracleNotificationInfo.Dropped

- When the Source property is set to OracleNotificationSource.Object:

- The Info property is set to either OracleNotificationInfo.Altered or OracleNotificationInfo.Dropped.

- The ResourceNames property is set, and the array elements of the ResourceNames property are set to the object names that have been altered or dropped.

- The Details property contains detailed information on the changes of the object.

- When the Source property is set to OracleNotificationSource.Subscription:

- The Info property is set to the following:

- OracleNotificationInfo.End

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- "OracleNotificationSource Enumeration"

Type

This property returns the database event type for the notification.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNotificationType Type{get;}

Property Value

An OracleNotificationType enumeration value that represents the type of the database event notification.

Remarks

The OracleNotificationType value is an enumeration type. If several event types are received from the notification message, then the Type property is set to one of the OracleNotificationType enumeration values related to the database event type.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

- "OracleNotificationType Enumeration"

OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

OracleNotificationEventArgs methods are listed in Table 9-26.

Table 9-26 OracleNotificationEventArgs Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

OnChangeEventHandler Delegate

The OnChangeEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the notification.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OnChangeEventHandler(object sender,
OracleNotificationEventArgs args);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- args
The OracleNotificationEventArgs instance that contains the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

- OracleNotificationEventArgs Members

OracleRowidInfo Enumeration

OracleRowidInfo enumeration values specify whether ROWID information is included as part of the ChangeNotificationEventArgs or not.

Table 9-28 lists all the OracleRowidInfoenumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 9-27 OracleRowidInfo Members

Member Name

Description

Default

ROWID information is included only if OracleCommand.AddRowid property is set to true or if ROWID column is explicitly included in the query.

Include

ROWID information is included regardless of whether ROWID is included in the select-list of the query or not.

Exclude

ROWID information is not included regardless of whether ROWID is included in the select-list of the query or not.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "RowidInfo"

OracleNotificationType Enumeration

OracleNotificationType enumerated values specify the different types that cause the notification.

Table 9-28 lists all the OracleNotificationType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 9-28 OracleNotificationType Members

Member Name

Description

Change

A change occurs in the database.

Subscribe

A change occurs in the subscription.

Query

A query-based change occurs in the database

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:
"Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

OracleNotificationSource Enumeration

OracleNotificationSource enumerated values specify the different sources that cause notification.

Table 9-29 lists all the OracleNotificationSource enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 9-29 OracleNotificationSource Members

Member Name

Description

Data

The data in a table has changed.

Database

A database event such as a database startup or shutdown occurs.

Object

A database object is altered or dropped.

Subscription

The subscription is changed.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:
"Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration

OracleNotificationInfo enumerated values specify the database event that causes the notification.

Table 9-30 lists all the OracleNotificationInfo enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 9-30 OracleNotificationInfo Members

Member Name

Description

Insert

A row is inserted.

Delete

A row is deleted.

Update

A row is updated.

Startup

A database starts.

Shutdown

A database shuts down.

Shutdown_any

A database instance in a Real Application Cluster (Oracle RAC) environment shuts down.

Alter

An object is altered.

Drop

An object or database is dropped.

End

A registration is removed.

Error

A notification error occurs.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

See Also:
"Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

10 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Globalization Classes

This chapter describes the ODP.NET globalization classes.

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleGlobalization Class

OracleGlobalization Class

The OracleGlobalization class is used to obtain and set the Oracle globalization settings of the session, thread, and local computer (read-only).

Class Inheritance

System.Object

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleGlobalization

Declaration

public sealed class OracleGlobalization : ICloneable, IDisposable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An exception is thrown for invalid property values. All newly set property values are validated, except the TimeZone property.

Changing the OracleGlobalization object properties does not change the globalization settings of the session or the thread. Either the SetSessionInfo method of the OracleConnection object or the SetThreadInfo method of the OracleGlobalization object must be called to alter the session's and thread's globalization settings, respectively.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleGlobalizationSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get thread's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

// Set language on thread's globalization info
glob.Language = "FRENCH";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(glob);
OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);

// Prints "glob.Language = FRENCH"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

glob.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Members

- OracleGlobalization Static Methods

- OracleGlobalization Properties

- OracleGlobalization Public Methods

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

- Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

OracleGlobalization Members

OracleGlobalization members are listed in the following tables.

OracleGlobalization Static Methods

The OracleGlobalization static methods are listed in Table 10-1.

Table 10-1 OracleGlobalization Static Methods

Name

Description

GetClientInfo

Returns an OracleGlobalization object that represents the Oracle globalization settings of the local computer (Overloaded)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetThreadInfo

Returns or refreshes an OracleGlobalization instance that represents Oracle globalization settings of the current thread (Overloaded)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

SetThreadInfo

Sets Oracle globalization parameters to the current thread

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

OracleGlobalization Properties

The OracleGlobalization properties are listed in Table 10-2.

Table 10-2 OracleGlobalization Properties

Name

Description

Calendar

Specifies the calendar system

ClientCharacterSet

Specifies a client character set

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Comparison

Specifies a method of comparison for WHERE clauses and comparison in PL/SQL blocks

Currency

Specifies the string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element

DateFormat

Specifies the date format for Oracle Date type as a string

DateLanguage

Specifies the language used to spell day and month names and date abbreviations

DualCurrency

Specifies the dual currency symbol, such as Euro, for the U number format element

ISOCurrency

Specifies the string to use as an international currency symbol for the C number format element

Language

Specifies the default language of the database

LengthSemantics

Enables creation of CHAR and VARCHAR2 columns using either byte or character (default) length semantics

NCharConversionException

Determines whether or not data loss during an implicit or explicit character type conversion reports an error

NumericCharacters

Specifies the characters used for the decimal character and the group separator character for numeric values in strings

Sort

Specifies the collating sequence for ORDER by clause

Territory

Specifies the name of the territory

TimeStampFormat

Specifies the string format for TimeStamp types

TimeStampTZFormat

Specifies the string format for TimeStampTZ types

TimeZone

Specifies the time zone region name

OracleGlobalization Public Methods

OracleGlobalization public methods are listed in Table 10-3.

Table 10-3 OracleGlobalization Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleGlobalization object

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

OracleGlobalization Static Methods

The OracleGlobalization static methods are listed in Table 10-4.

Table 10-4 OracleGlobalization Static Methods

Name

Description

GetClientInfo

Returns an OracleGlobalization object that represents the Oracle globalization settings of the local computer (Overloaded)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

GetThreadInfo

Returns or refreshes an OracleGlobalization instance that represents Oracle globalization settings of the current thread (Overloaded)

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

SetThreadInfo

Sets Oracle globalization parameters to the current thread

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetClientInfo

GetClientInfo returns an OracleGlobalization object instance that represents the Oracle globalization settings of the local computer.

Overload List:

- GetClientInfo()
This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance that represents the globalization settings of the local computer.

- GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization)
This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetClientInfo()

This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance that represents the globalization settings of the local computer.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleGlobalization GetClientInfo();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization instance.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetClientInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get client's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

glob.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization)

This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the local computer.

Declaration

// C#
public static void GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

- oraGlob
The OracleGlobalization object being updated.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetClientInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get client's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

// Get client's globalization info using overload
OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo(glob);

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

glob.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetThreadInfo

GetThreadInfo returns or refreshes an OracleGlobalization instance.

Overload List:

- GetThreadInfo()
This method returns an OracleGlobalization object instance of the current thread.

- GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization)
This method refreshes the OracleGlobalization object instance with the globalization settings of the current thread.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetThreadInfo()

This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance of the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleGlobalization GetThreadInfo();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization instance.

Remarks

Initially, GetThreadInfo() returns an OracleGlobalization object that has the same property values as that returned by GetClientInfo(), unless the application changes it by invoking SetThreadInfo().

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetThreadInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get thread's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

// Get thread's globalization info using overloaded
OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

glob.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization)

This method refreshes the OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static void GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

- oraGlob
The OracleGlobalization object being updated.

Remarks

Initially GetThreadInfo() returns an OracleGlobalization object that has the same property values as that returned by GetClientInfo(), unless the application changes it by invoking SetThreadInfo().

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class GetThreadInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get thread's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

// Get thread's globalization info using overloaded
OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);

// Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);

glob.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

SetThreadInfo

This method sets Oracle globalization parameters to the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

- oraGlob
An OracleGlobalization object.

Remarks

Any .NET string conversions to and from ODP.NET Types, as well as ODP.NET Type constructors, use the globalization property values where applicable. For example, when constructing an OracleDate structure from a .NET string, that string is expected to be in the format specified by the OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property of the thread.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class SetThreadInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Get thread's globalization info
OracleGlobalization glob1 = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();

// Prints "glob1.Language = AMERICAN"
Console.WriteLine("glob1.Language = " + glob1.Language);

// Set language on thread's globalization info
glob1.Language = "FRENCH";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(glob1);
OracleGlobalization glob2 = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();

// Prints "glob2.Language = FRENCH"
Console.WriteLine("glob2.Language = " + glob2.Language);

glob1.Dispose();
glob2.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

OracleGlobalization Properties

The OracleGlobalization properties are listed in Table 10-5.

Table 10-5 OracleGlobalization Properties

Name

Description

Calendar

Specifies the calendar system

ClientCharacterSet

Specifies a client character set

Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Comparison

Specifies a method of comparison for WHERE clauses and comparison in PL/SQL blocks

Currency

Specifies the string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element

DateFormat

Specifies the date format for Oracle Date type as a string

DateLanguage

Specifies the language used to spell day and month names and date abbreviations

DualCurrency

Specifies the dual currency symbol, such as Euro, for the U number format element

ISOCurrency

Specifies the string to use as an international currency symbol for the C number format element

Language

Specifies the default language of the database

LengthSemantics

Enables creation of CHAR and VARCHAR2 columns using either byte or character (default) length semantics

NCharConversionException

Determines whether or not data loss during an implicit or explicit character type conversion reports an error

NumericCharacters

Specifies the characters used for the decimal character and the group separator character for numeric values in strings

Sort

Specifies the collating sequence for ORDER by clause

Territory

Specifies the name of the territory

TimeStampFormat

Specifies the string format for TimeStamp types

TimeStampTZFormat

Specifies the string format for TimeStampTZ types

TimeZone

Specifies the time zone region name

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Calendar

This property specifies the calendar system.

Declaration

// C#
public string Calendar {get; set;}

Property Value

A string representing the Calendar.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_CALENDAR setting of the local computer. This value is the same regardless of whether or not the OracleGlobalization object represents the settings of the client, thread, or session.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

ClientCharacterSet

This property specifies a client character set.

Declaration

// C#
public string ClientCharacterSet {get;}

Property Value

A string that the provides the name of the character set of the local computer.

Remarks

The default value is the character set of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Comparison

This property represents a method of comparison for WHERE clauses and comparison in PL/SQL blocks.

Declaration

// C#
public string Comparison {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the name of the method of comparison.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_COMP setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Currency

This property specifies the string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string Currency {get; set;}

Property Value

The string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on the L number format element

DateFormat

This property specifies the date format for Oracle Date type as a string.

Declaration

// C#
public string DateFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The date format for Oracle Date type as a string

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DATE_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

DateLanguage

This property specifies the language used to spell names of days and months, and date abbreviations (for example: a.m., p.m., AD, BC).

Declaration

// C#
public string DateLanguage {get; set;}

Property Value

A string specifying the language.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

DualCurrency

This property specifies the dual currency symbol, such as Euro, for the U number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string DualCurrency {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the dual currency symbol.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on the U number format element

ISOCurrency

This property specifies the string to use as an international currency symbol for the C number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string ISOCurrency {get; set;}

Property Value

The string used as an international currency symbol.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_ISO_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on the C number format element

Language

This property specifies the default language of the database.

Declaration

// C#
public string Language {get; set;}

Property Value

The default language of the database.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_LANGUAGE setting of the local computer.

Language is used for messages, day and month names, and sorting algorithms. It also determines NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE and NLS_SORT parameter values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

LengthSemantics

This property indicates whether or not CHAR and VARCHAR2 columns use byte or character (default) length semantics.

Declaration

// C#
public string LengthSemantics {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates either byte or character length semantics.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

NCharConversionException

This property determines whether or not data loss during an implicit or explicit character type conversion reports an error.

Declaration

// C#
public bool NCharConversionException {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates whether or not a character type conversion causes an error message.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value of NLS_NCHAR_CONV_EXCP is False, unless it is overridden by a setting in the INIT.ORA file.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

NumericCharacters

This property specifies the characters used for the decimal character and the group separator character for numeric values in strings.

Declaration

// C#
public string NumericCharacters {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the characters used.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Sort

This property specifies the collating sequence for ORDER by clause.

Declaration

// C#
public string Sort {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates the collating sequence.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_SORT setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Territory

This property specifies the name of the territory.

Declaration

// C#
public string Territory {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the name of the territory.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TERRITORY setting of the local computer.

Changing this property changes other globalization properties.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

- Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide.

TimeStampFormat

This property specifies the string format for TimeStamp types.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeStampFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The string format for TimeStamp types.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

TimeStampTZFormat

This property specifies the string format for TimeStampTZ types.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeStampTZFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The string format for TimeStampTZ types.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

TimeZone

This property specifies the time zone region name or hour offset.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeZone {get; set;}

Property Value

The string represents the time zone region name or the time zone offset.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the time zone region name of the local computer

TimeZone is only used when the thread constructs one of the TimeStamp structures. TimeZone has no effect on the session.

TimeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleGlobalization.

This property returns an empty string if the OracleGlobalization object is obtained using GetSessionInfo() or GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization). Initially, by default, the time zone of the session is identical to the time zone of the thread. Therefore, given that the session time zone is not changed by invoking ALTER SESSION calls, the session time zone can be fetched from the client's globalization settings.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

OracleGlobalization Public Methods

OracleGlobalization public methods are listed in Table 10-6.

Table 10-6 OracleGlobalization Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleGlobalization object

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleGlobalization object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization object.

Implements

ICloneable

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The Dispose method also closes the OracleGlobalization object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleGlobalization Class

- OracleGlobalization Members

11 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Failover Classes

This chapter describes the ODP.NET failover classes and enumerations.

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

- FailoverEvent Enumeration

- FailoverReturnCode Enumeration

- FailoverType Enumeration

OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

The OracleFailoverEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleConnection.Failover event. When database failover occurs, the OracleConnection.Failover event is triggered along with the OracleFailoverEventArgs object that stores the event data.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleFailoverEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleFailoverEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example (Oracle.DataAccess.Client only)

// Transparent Application Failover (TAF) Setup
// Refer Oracle® Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

// C#

using System;
using System.Threading;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class FailoverSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Register the event handler OnFailover
con.Failover += new OracleFailoverEventHandler(OnFailover);

Console.WriteLine("Wait for a failover for 5 seconds");
Thread.Sleep(5000);

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}

// TAF callback function
static FailoverReturnCode OnFailover(object sender,
OracleFailoverEventArgs eventArgs)
{
switch (eventArgs.FailoverEvent)
{
case FailoverEvent.Begin:
{
Console.WriteLine("FailoverEvent.Begin - Failover is starting");
Console.WriteLine("FailoverType = " + eventArgs.FailoverType);
break;
}
case FailoverEvent.End:
{
Console.WriteLine("FailoverEvent.End - Failover was successful");
break;
}
case FailoverEvent.Reauth:
{
Console.WriteLine("FailoverEvent.Reauth - User reauthenticated");
break;
}
case FailoverEvent.Error:
{
Console.WriteLine("FailoverEvent.Error - Failover was unsuccessful");

// Sleep for 3 sec and Retry
Thread.Sleep(3000);
return FailoverReturnCode.Retry;
}
case FailoverEvent.Abort:
{
Console.WriteLine("FailoverEvent.Abort - Failover was unsuccessful");
break;
}
default:
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid FailoverEvent : " + eventArgs.FailoverEvent);
break;
}
}
return FailoverReturnCode.Success;
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

- "OracleConnection Class"

- Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

OracleFailoverEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleFailoverEventArgs static methods are listed in Table 11-1.

Table 11-1 OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

The OracleFailoverEventArgs properties are listed in Table 11-2.

Table 11-2 OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

Name

Description

FailoverType

Specifies the type of failover the client has requested

FailoverEvent

Indicates the state of the failover

OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleFailoverEventArgs public methods are listed in Table 11-3.

Table 11-3 OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

Name

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- "FailoverType Enumeration"

OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

The OracleFailoverEventArgs static methods are listed in Table 11-1.

Table 11-4 OracleFailoverEventArgs Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

The OracleFailoverEventArgs properties are listed in Table 11-5.

Table 11-5 OracleFailoverEventArgs Properties

Name

Description

FailoverType

Specifies the type of failover the client has requested

FailoverEvent

Indicates the state of the failover

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

FailoverType

This property indicates the state of the failover.

Declaration

// C#
public FailoverType FailoverType {get;}

Property Value

A FailoverType enumeration value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

- "FailoverType Enumeration"

FailoverEvent

This property indicates the state of the failover.

Declaration

// C#
public FailoverEvent FailoverEvent {get;}

Property Value

A FailoverEvent enumerated value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

- "FailoverEvent Enumeration"

OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

The OracleFailoverEventArgs public methods are listed in Table 11-6.

Table 11-6 OracleFailoverEventArgs Public Methods

Name

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

The OracleFailoverEventHandler represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleConnection.Failover event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate FailoverReturnCode OracleFailoverEventHandler(object sender,
OracleFailoverEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Not supported in a .NET stored procedure

Parameter

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleFailoverEventArgs object that contains the event data.

Return Type

An int.

Remarks

To receive failover notifications, a callback function can be registered as follows:

ConObj.Failover += new OracleFailoverEventHandler(OnFailover);

The definition of the callback function OnFailover can be as follows:

public FailoverReturnCode OnFailover(object sender, OracleFailoverEventArgs eventArgs)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Class

- OracleFailoverEventArgs Members

- "Failover"

FailoverEvent Enumeration

FailoverEvent enumerated values are used to specify the state of the failover.

Table 11-7 lists all the FailoverEvent enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 11-7 FailoverEvent Enumeration Values

Member Names

Description

FailoverEvent.Begin

Indicates that failover has detected a lost connection and that failover is starting.

FailoverEvent.End

Indicates successful completion of failover.

FailoverEvent.Abort

Indicates that failover was unsuccessful, and there is no option of retrying.

FailoverEvent.Error

Indicates that failover was unsuccessful, and it gives the application the opportunity to handle the error and retry failover. The application can retry failover by returning FailoverReturnCode.Retry for the event notification.

FailoverEvent.Reauth

Indicates that a user handle has been reauthenticated. This applies to the situation where a client has multiple user sessions on a single server connection. During the initial failover, only the active user session is failed over. Other sessions are failed over when the application tries to use them. This is the value passed to the callback during these subsequent failovers.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- FailoverEvent Enumeration

- "OracleFailoverEventArgs Class"

- "FailoverEvent"

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide

- Oracle Database Net Services Reference

FailoverReturnCode Enumeration

FailoverReturnCode enumerated values are passed back by the application to the ODP.NET provider to request a retry in case of a failover error, or to continue in case of a successful failover.

Table 11-8 lists the FailoverReturnCode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 11-8 FailoverReturnCode Enumeration Values

Member Names

Description

FailoverReturnCode.Retry

Requests ODP.NET to retry failover in case FailoverEvent.Error is passed to the application

FailoverReturnCode.Success

Requests ODP.NET to proceed so that the application receive more notifications, if any

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- FailoverEvent Enumeration

- "OracleFailoverEventArgs Class"

- "FailoverEvent"

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide

- Oracle Database Net Services Reference

FailoverType Enumeration

FailoverType enumerated values are used to indicate the type of failover event that was raised.

Table 11-9 lists all the FailoverType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 11-9 FailoverType Enumeration Values

Member Names

Description

FailoverType.Session

Indicates that the user has requested only session failover.

FailoverType.Select

Indicates that the user has requested select and session failover.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- FailoverEvent Enumeration

- "OracleFailoverEventArgs Class"

- "FailoverType"

- Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide

- Oracle Database Net Services Reference

12 Oracle Database Advanced Queuing Classes

This chapter describes the following Oracle Data Provider for .NET classes:

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler Delegate

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQDequeueMode Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageState Enumeration

- OracleAQMessageType Enumeration

- OracleAQNavigationMode Enumeration

- OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Enumeration

- OracleAQNotificationType Enumeration

- OracleAQVisibilityMode Enumeration

OracleAQAgent Class

The OracleAQAgent class represents agents that may be senders or recipients of a message.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

OracleAQAgent

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleAQAgent

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An agent may be a consumer, another queue, or a consumer of another queue. The queue may be either local or remote. A remote queue is specified through a database link.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Members

- OracleAQAgent Constructors

- OracleAQAgent Properties

OracleAQAgent Members

OracleAQAgent members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQAgent Constructors

OracleAQAgent constructors are listed in Table 12-1.

Table 12-1 OracleAQAgent Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleAQAgent Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleAQAgent class (Overloaded).

OracleAQAgent Properties

OracleAQAgent properties are listed in Table 12-2.

Table 12-2 OracleAQAgent Properties

Property

Description

Address

Specifies the address of the agent.

Name

Specifies the name of the agent.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

OracleAQAgent Constructors

OracleAQAgent constructors instantiate new instances of the OracleAQAgent class.

Overload List:

- OracleAQAgent (string)
This constructor instantiates the OracleAQAgent class using the specified name.

- OracleAQAgent (string, string)
This constructor instantiates the OracleAQAgent class using the specified name and address.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

OracleAQAgent (string)

This constructor instantiates the OracleAQAgent class using the specified name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQAgent(string name);

Parameters

- name
The name of the agent.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The name parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The name parameter is empty.

Remarks

The agent name signifies the name of a producer or consumer of a message. In the context of functionality exposed by Listen, an agent name corresponds to the name of a consumer for which a message is expected on a multiconsumer queue. It may also be set on a message to signify sender identification or intended recipients of the message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

OracleAQAgent (string, string)

This constructor instantiates the OracleAQAgent class using the specified name and address.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQAgent(string name, string address);

Parameters

- name
The name of the agent.

- address
The address is of the form [schema.]queue[@dblink].

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The address parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The address parameter is empty.

Remarks

The agent name signifies the name of a producer or consumer of a message. In the context of functionality exposed by Listen, an agent name corresponds to the name of a consumer for which a message is expected on a multiconsumer queue.

The name parameter can be specified as null in this constructor. In such a scenario, the agent only has an address.

The address parameter signifies the name of the queue against which this agent listens for new messages. The address represents a queue at a local or remote database.The validity of the address is not checked implicitly. The exceptions due to wrong address are thrown only during database operations such as Listen.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

OracleAQAgent Properties

OracleAQAgent properties are listed in Table 12-3.

Table 12-3 OracleAQAgent Properties

Property

Description

Address

Specifies the address of the agent.

Name

Specifies the name of the agent.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

Address

This instance property specifies the address of the agent.

Declaration

// C#
public string Address {get; }

Property Value

A string that specifies the agent address.

Remarks

The address represents a queue at a local or remote database. The default value is null. The address of the agent is of the form [schema.]queue[@dblink]. The string length can be up to 128 characters.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

Name

This instance property specifies the name of the agent.

Declaration

// C#
public string Name {get; }

Property Value

A string.

Remarks

The default is null. The string length can be up to 30 characters. A non-null value implies that this agent name either corresponds to a consumer name in a multiconsumer queue, or a recipient as specified in message properties.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQAgent Class

- OracleAQAgent Members

OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

An OracleAQDequeueOptions object represents the options available when dequeuing a message from an OracleAQQueue object.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

OracleAQDequeueOptions

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleAQDequeueOptions : ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

OracleAQDequeueOptions members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

The OracleAQDequeueOptions constructor is listed in Table 12-4.

Table 12-4 OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

Constructor

Description

OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleAQDequeueOptions class

OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

OracleAQDequeueOptions properties are listed in Table 12-5.

Table 12-5 OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

Property

Description

ConsumerName

Specifies the consumer name for which to dequeue the message

Correlation

Specifies the correlation identifier of the message to be dequeued

DeliveryMode

Specifies the expected delivery mode of the message being dequeued

DequeueMode

Specifies the locking behavior associated with the dequeue operation

MessageId

Specifies the message identifier of the message to be dequeued

NavigationMode

Specifies the position of the message that will be retrieved

ProviderSpecificType

Specifies whether the payload of a dequeued message is provided as an ODP.NET specific type or a .NET type

Visibility

Specifies whether or not the new message is dequeued as part of the current transaction

Wait

Specifies the wait time, in seconds, for a message that matches the search criteria

OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

OracleAQDequeueOptions public methods are listed in Table 12-6.

Table 12-6 OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

OracleAQDequeueOptions Constructor

The OracleAQDequeueOptions constructor creates an instance of the OracleAQDequeueOptions class and sets all its properties to their default values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQDequeueOptions();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

OracleAQDequeueOptions properties are listed in Table 12-7.

Table 12-7 OracleAQDequeueOptions Properties

Property

Description

ConsumerName

Specifies the consumer name for which to dequeue the message

Correlation

Specifies the correlation identifier of the message to be dequeued

DeliveryMode

Specifies the expected delivery mode of the message being dequeued

DequeueMode

Specifies the locking behavior associated with the dequeue operation

MessageId

Specifies the message identifier of the message to be dequeued

NavigationMode

Specifies the position of the message that will be retrieved

ProviderSpecificType

Specifies whether the payload of a dequeued message is provided as an ODP.NET specific type or a .NET type

Visibility

Specifies whether or not the new message is dequeued as part of the current transaction

Wait

Specifies the wait time, in seconds, for a message that matches the search criteria

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

ConsumerName

This instance property specifies the consumer name for which to dequeue the message.

Declaration

// C#
public string ConsumerName {get;set;}

Property Value

A string.

Remarks

The ConsumerName property only accesses those messages that match the consumer name. If a queue is not set up for multiple consumers, then this field should be set to null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

Correlation

This instance property specifies the correlation identifier of the message to be dequeued.

Declaration

// C#
public string Correlation {get;set;}

Property Value

A string.

Remarks

This property specifies the identification of the message to be dequeued. Special pattern matching characters, such as the percent sign (%) and the underscore (_) can be used. If more than one message satisfies the pattern, then the order of dequeuing is undetermined.

The maximum length of Correlation is 128.

MessageId and Correlation are two independent identifiers. While MessageId is unique for a message, a group of messages can be assigned the same Correlation. Also, pattern matching is possible only with Correlation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

DeliveryMode

This instance property specifies the expected delivery mode of the message being dequeued.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode DeliveryMode {get;set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumerated value.

Remarks

This property specifies the type of messages to be dequeued. It can be set to dequeue either persistent or buffered messages, or both from a queue. The following values are valid:

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Persistent

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Buffered

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.PersistentOrBuffered

The default value is OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Persistent.

Buffered messaging is supported in all queue tables created with a database compatibility level of 8.1 or higher.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

DequeueMode

This instance property specifies the locking behavior associated with the dequeue operation.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQDequeueMode DequeueMode {get;set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQDequeueMode enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified DequeueMode value is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is OracleAQDequeueMode.Remove.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

MessageId

This instance property specifies the message identifier of the message to be dequeued.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] MessageId {get;set;}

Property Value

A byte[ ].

Remarks

The dequeue operation succeeds only if the message ID of the message being dequeued matches with the message ID specified.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

NavigationMode

This instance property specifies the position of the message that will be retrieved.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQNavigationMode NavigationMode {get;set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQNavigationMode enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified NavigationMode value is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is OracleAQNavigationMode.NextMessage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

ProviderSpecificType

This property specifies whether the payload of a dequeued message is provided as an ODP.NET specific type or a .NET type.

Declaration

// C#
public bool ProviderSpecificType {get;set;}

Property Value

A bool.

Remarks

The default value of this property is false. For a discussion of how this property affects payload type, refer to "MessageType" under the OracleAQQueue class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

- "MessageType"

Visibility

This instance property specifies whether or not the new message is dequeued as part of the current transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQVisibilityMode Visibility {get;set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQVisibilityMode enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The Visibility value specified is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit. You must use transactions when using the default value for this property. This ensures that applications do not lose messages and the messages are appropriately removed from the queue after the dequeue operation is successful. If transactions are not used when using the default visibility mode of OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit, then messages are not removed from the queue.

Using the alternative visibility mode value, OracleAQVisibilityMode.Immediate can eliminate the need to create, commit, and rollback a transaction. However, if an error occurs during the dequeue operation, then the message may be lost.

The visibility parameter is ignored when DequeueMode is set to OracleAQDequeueMode.Browse.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

Wait

This instance property specifies the wait time, in seconds, for a message that matches the search criteria.

Declaration

// C#
public int Wait {get;set;}

Property Value

Any positive integer value or 0 or -1.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified Wait value is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is -1, which implies an infinite wait. The following values are valid:

- Positive integer: Wait time in seconds.

- -1: Wait forever.

- 0: Do not wait.

A value of less than -1 raises an ArgumentOutOfRangeException.

This parameter is ignored if messages in the same group are being dequeued.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

The OracleAQDequeueOptions public method is listed in Table 12-8.

Table 12-8 OracleAQDequeueOptions Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleAQDequeueOptions object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

Implements

ICloneable.

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as the object being cloned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

- OracleAQDequeueOptions Members

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

The OracleAQEnqueueOptions class represents the options available when enqueuing a message to an OracleAQQueue.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

OracleAQEnqueueOptions

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleAQEnqueueOptions : ICloneable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

The OracleAQEnqueueOptions members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

OracleAQEnqueueOptions constructor is listed in Table 12-9.

Table 12-9 OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

Constructor

Description

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleAQEnqueueOptions class.

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

OracleAQEnqueueOptions properties are listed in Table 12-10.

Table 12-10 OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

Property

Description

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the message being enqueued.

Visibility

Specifies whether or not the new message is enqueued as part of the current transaction.

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

The OracleAQEnqueueOptions public method is listed in Table 12-11.

Table 12-11 OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Constructor

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleAQEnqueueOptions class with default property values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQEnqueueOptions();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

OracleAQEnqueueOptions properties are listed in Table 12-12.

Table 12-12 OracleAQEnqueueOptions Properties

Property

Description

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the message being enqueued.

Visibility

Specifies whether or not the new message is enqueued as part of the current transaction.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

DeliveryMode

This instance property specifies the delivery mode of the message being enqueued.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode DeliveryMode {get;set;}

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified Visibility value is invalid.

Remarks

The valid values can be any of the following enumerated values:

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Persistent

- OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Buffered

The default is OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Persistent.

OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.PersistentOrBuffered cannot be set on this property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

Visibility

This instance property specifies whether or not the new message is enqueued as part of the current transaction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQVisibilityMode Visibility {get;set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQVisibilityMode enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified Visibility value is invalid.

Remarks

The default value is OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit. You must use transactions when using the default value. If transactions are not used when using the default visibility mode of OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit, then messages are not enqueued to the queue.

Using the alternative visibility mode value, OracleAQVisibilityMode.Immediate eliminates the need to use a transaction. The queue is not affected in case the enqueue operation fails. The message does not get enqueued to the queue for such cases.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

OracleAQEnqueueOptions public method is listed in Table 12-13.

Table 12-13 OracleAQEnqueueOptions Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

Implements

ICloneable.

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

- OracleAQEnqueueOptions Members

OracleAQMessage Class

An OracleAQMessage object represents a message to be enqueued and dequeued.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

OracleAQMessage

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleAQMessage

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An OracleAQMessage object consists of control information (metadata) and Payload (data). The control information is exposed by various properties on the OracleAQMessage object and is used by Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing to manage messages. The payload is the information stored in the queue.

Note:
An instance of OracleAQMessage cannot be re-used across multiple operations of OracleAQQueue public method Enqueue() or EnqueueArray(), if the payload is an XmlReader. This is a direct consequence of the forward-only semantics of the XmlReader, as an Enqueue() or EnqueueArray() operation internally invokes a read operation on the XmlReader to extract the data to be enqueued.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Members

- OracleAQMessage Constructors

- OracleAQMessage Properties

OracleAQMessage Members

OracleAQMessage members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQMessage Constructor

OracleAQMessage constructors are listed in Table 12-14.

Table 12-14 OracleAQMessage Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleAQMessage Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleAQMessage class (Overloaded).

OracleAQMessage Properties

OracleAQMessage properties are listed in Table 12-15.

Table 12-15 OracleAQMessage Properties

Property

Description

Correlation

Specifies an identification for the message.

Delay

Specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the dequeued message.

DequeueAttempts

Returns the number of attempts that have been made to dequeue the message.

EnqueueTime

Specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

ExceptionQueue

Specifies the name of the queue that the message should be moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Expiration

Specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

MessageId

Returns the message identifier.

OriginalMessageId

Specifies the identifier of the message in the last queue that generated this message.

Payload

Specifies the payload of the message.

Priority

Specifies the priority of the message.

Recipients

Specifies the list of recipients that overrides the default queue subscribers.

SenderId

Identifies the original sender of the message.

State

Specifies the state of the message at the time of dequeue.

TransactionGroup

Specifies the transaction group for the dequeued message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

OracleAQMessage Constructors

OracleAQMessage constructors create new instances of the OracleAQMessage class.

Overload List:

- OracleAQMessage()
This constructor instantiates the OracleAQMessage class.

- OracleAQMessage(Object)
This constructor instantiates the OracleAQMessage class using the object provided as the payload.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

OracleAQMessage()

This constructor instantiates the OracleAQMessage class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

OracleAQMessage(Object)

This constructor instantiates the OracleAQMessage class using the Object provided as the payload.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage(Object payload);

Parameters

- payload
An Object specifying payload. It can be one of the following types:

- byte[]

- IOracleCustomType

- OracleBinary

- OracleXmlType

- String

- XmlReader

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified payload value is of invalid type.

Remarks

The ODP.NET AQ implementation currently does not support user defined types with LOB attributes. It also does not support other variants of user defined types such as VARRAY and nested tables, as Oracle Streams AQ does not support them inherently.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

OracleAQMessage Properties

OracleAQMessage properties are listed in Table 12-16.

Table 12-16 OracleAQMessage Properties

Property

Description

Correlation

Specifies an identification for the message.

Delay

Specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the dequeued message.

DequeueAttempts

Returns the number of attempts that have been made to dequeue the message.

EnqueueTime

Specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

ExceptionQueue

Specifies the name of the queue that the message should be moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Expiration

Specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

MessageId

Returns the message identifier.

OriginalMessageId

Specifies the identifier of the message in the last queue that generated this message.

Payload

Specifies the payload of the message.

Priority

Specifies the priority of the message.

Recipients

Specifies the list of recipients that overrides the default queue subscribers.

SenderId

Identifies the original sender of the message.

State

Specifies the state of the message at the time of dequeue.

TransactionGroup

Specifies the transaction group for the dequeued message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

Correlation

This instance property specifies an identification for the message.

Declaration

// C#
public string Correlation {get;set;}

Property Value

A string that specifies the identification for the message.

Remarks

The producer of a message can set this property at the time of enqueuing. The consumer can then use this identification to dequeue specific messages by setting the Correlation property of an OracleAQDequeueOptions object. For more information regarding dequeuing messages based on Correlation, refer to "Correlation" under the OracleAQDequeueOptions class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

- "Correlation"

Delay

This instance property specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

Declaration

// C#
public int Delay {get;set;}

Property Value

An integer that indicates the number of seconds after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The value specified is less than 0.

Remarks

This property delays the immediate consumption of an enqueued message. The following are valid values for this property:

- Positive integer - Indicates the delay in seconds.

- 0 - indicates that the message is immediately available for dequeuing.

The default value is 0. The Delay property is not supported with buffered messaging.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

DeliveryMode

This instance property specifies the delivery mode of the dequeued message.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode DeliveryMode {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumerated value (OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Persistent or OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode.Buffered).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

DequeueAttempts

This instance property returns the number of attempts that have been made to dequeue the message.

Declaration

// C#
public int DequeueAttempts {get;}

Property Value

An integer that indicates the number of dequeue attempts.

Remarks

This property is available in an OracleAQMessage after the message has been dequeued from a queue.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

EnqueueTime

This instance property specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime EnqueueTime {get;}

Property Value

A DateTime object.

Remarks

This property is available after the message is dequeued. It provides the enqueue time of a dequeued message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

ExceptionQueue

This instance property specifies the name of the queue that the message should be moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Declaration

// C#
public string ExceptionQueue {get;set;}

Property Value

The name of the queue that a message should be moved to if it cannot be processed successfully. The default value is null.

Remarks

This property specifies the queue that a message should be moved to if the message has expired or if the number of unsuccessful dequeue attempts have exceeded the max_retries value for the queue.

If this property is not set or the specified exception queue name does not exist, then the default exception queue associated with the queue table is used.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

Expiration

This instance property specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

Declaration

// C#
public int Expiration {get;set;}

Property Value

An integer that specifies the number of seconds an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The value specified is less than -1.

Remarks

The value specified is an offset from the value specified in the Delay property.

The following are valid values for the property:

- Positive integer - Indicates the expiration in seconds.

- -1 - Indicates that the message never expires.

The default value is -1. When a message expires, the message moves from the READY state to the EXPIRED state.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

MessageId

This instance property returns the message identifier.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] MessageId {get;}

Property Value

A byte[] that specifies the message identifier.

Remarks

This property is available after an enqueue or dequeue operation. Dequeued buffered messages have a null value for MessageId.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

OriginalMessageId

This instance property specifies the identifier of the message in the last queue that generated this message.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] OriginalMessageId {get;}

Property Value

A byte[] that specifies the original message identifier.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

Payload

This instance property specifies the payload of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public Object Payload {get;set;}

Property Value

An Object that specifies the payload of the message.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified object is not one of the allowed types.

Remarks

For a complete discussion of various payload types, refer to "MessageType" under the OracleAQQueue class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

- "MessageType"

Priority

This instance property specifies the priority of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public int Priority {get;set;}

Property Value

An integer that specifies the priority of the message.

Remarks

The default value is 0. In order to take effect, this property must be set prior to enqueuing the message.

Smaller values indicate higher priority for the message. Negative values may also be used.

The priority of an enqueued message is useful for priority-based dequeuing.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

Recipients

This instance property specifies the list of recipients that overrides the default queue subscribers.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQAgent[] Recipients {get; set}

Property Value

An OracleAQAgent[].

Remarks

This recipient list is valid only for messages being enqueued to multiconsumer queues. The list of recipients is not returned with the message at the time of dequeuing.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

SenderId

This instance property identifies the original sender of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQAgent SenderId {get; set}

Property Value

An OracleAQAgent object.

Remarks

Sender identification is supported in all queue tables created with a database compatibility level of 8.1 or higher.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

State

This instance property specifies the state of the message at the time of dequeue.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageState State {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageState enumerated value.

Remarks

This property is available after the message is dequeued.

The state of buffered messages dequeued by specifying Correlation under dequeue options is always OracleAQMessageState.Ready.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

TransactionGroup

This instance property specifies the transaction group for the dequeued message.

Declaration

// C#
public string TransactionGroup {get;}

Property Value

A string that specifies the transaction group.

Remarks

This property is set only after the call to DequeueArray. This property is supported only when using Oracle Database 10g database or higher.

Messages belonging to one queue can be grouped to form a set that can only be consumed by one user at a time. This requires that the queue be created in a queue table that is enabled for message grouping. All messages belonging to a group must be created in the same transaction. Also, all messages created in one transaction belong to the same group.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessage Class

- OracleAQMessage Members

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

The OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs class provides event data for the OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable event.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

This class cannot be inherited.

For detailed information on all the inherited properties and methods, please read the documentation provided by Microsoft's .NET Documentation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs properties are listed in Table 12-17

Table 12-17 OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

Property

Description

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of the OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs class.

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs properties are listed in Table 12-18.

Table 12-18 OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

AvailableMessages

Specifies the number of messages that raised this notification.

ConsumerName

Provides the name of the consumer for which the message is available for dequeuing.

Correlation

Provides the name of the consumer for which the message is available for dequeuing.

Delay

Specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the message.

EnqueueTime

Specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

ExceptionQueue

Specifies the name of the queue that the message is moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Expiration

Specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing before expiring.

MessageId

Returns an array of message identifiers.

NotificationType

Indicates the type of notification such as regular, grouping, or timeout.

OriginalMessageId

Specifies the ID of the message, in the last queue, that generated this message.

Priority

Specifies the priority of the message.

QueueName

Indicates the name of the queue that contains the message to be dequeued.

SenderId

Identifies the original sender of the message.

State

Specifies the state of the message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Constructor

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs class with default property values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs properties are listed in Table 12-19.

Table 12-19 OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

AvailableMessages

Specifies the number of messages that raised this notification.

ConsumerName

Provides the name of the consumer for which the message is available for dequeuing.

Correlation

Provides the name of the consumer for which the message is available for dequeuing.

Delay

Specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

DeliveryMode

Specifies the delivery mode of the message.

EnqueueTime

Specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

ExceptionQueue

Specifies the name of the queue that the message is moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Expiration

Specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing before expiring.

MessageId

Returns an array of message identifiers.

NotificationType

Indicates the type of notification such as regular, grouping, or timeout.

OriginalMessageId

Specifies the ID of the message, in the last queue, that generated this message.

Priority

Specifies the priority of the message.

QueueName

Indicates the name of the queue that contains the message to be dequeued.

SenderId

Identifies the original sender of the message.

State

Specifies the state of the message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

AvailableMessages

This instance property specifies the number of messages that raised this notification.

Declaration

// C#
public int AvailableMessages{get;}

Property Value

An integer indicating the number of messages that raised this notification.

Remarks

The property value is 1 for a regular notification type. The notification type can be specified using the OracleAQQueue.Notification property.

This property is not relevant if the NotificationType is OracleAQNotificationType.Timeout.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

ConsumerName

This property provides the name of the consumer for which the message is available for dequeuing.

Declaration

// C#
public string ConsumerName {get;}

Property Value

A string that identifies the name of the consumer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

Correlation

This instance property specifies the identification for the message.

Declaration

// C#
public string Correlation {get;}

Property Value

A string that specifies the identification for the message.

Remarks

This property specifies the correlation of the message for which the notification is raised. The consumer can then use this identification to dequeue specific messages by setting the "Correlation" property of the OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

- "Correlation"

Delay

This instance property specifies the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

Declaration

// C#
public int Delay {get;}

Property Value

An integer that indicates the duration, in seconds, after which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

DeliveryMode

This instance property specifies the delivery mode of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode DeliveryMode {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumerated value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

EnqueueTime

This instance property specifies the time when the message was enqueued.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime EnqueueTime {get;}

Property Value

A DateTime object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

ExceptionQueue

This instance property specifies the name of the queue that the message is moved to if it cannot be processed successfully.

Declaration

// C#
public string ExceptionQueue {get;}

Property Value

The name of the queue that a message to is moved if it cannot be processed successfully.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

Expiration

This instance property specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing before expiring.

Declaration

// C#
public int Expiration {get;}

Property Value

An integer that specifies the duration, in seconds, for which an enqueued message is available for dequeuing.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

MessageId

This instance property returns an array of message identifiers.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[][] MessageId{get;}

Property Value

A byte[][] that specifies the message identifiers received as part of the notification.

Remarks

This property specifies the message identifiers of the messages that raise the notification.

The size of the MessageId array is 1 for regular notifications. The size of the MessageId array is 1 for grouping notifications if the notification grouping type is OracleAQNotificationGroupingType.Last. This property is not relevant if the NotificationType is OracleAQNotificationType.Timeout.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

NotificationType

This property indicates the type of notification such as regular, grouping, or timeout.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQNotificationType NotificationType {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQNotificationType enum value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

OriginalMessageId

This property specifies the ID of the message, in the last queue, that generated this message.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] OriginalMessageId {get;}

Property Value

A byte[] that specifies the original message ID.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

Priority

This instance property specifies the priority of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public int Priority {get;}

Property Value

An integer that specifies the priority of the message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

QueueName

This property indicates the name of the queue that contains the message to be dequeued.

Declaration

// C#
public string QueueName {get;}

Property Value

A string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

SenderId

This property identifies the original sender of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQAgent SenderId {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQAgent object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

State

This instance property specifies the state of the message.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageState State {get;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageState enumerated value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

- OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Members

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler Delegate

The OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler delegate represents the signature of the method that handles the OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable event.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler (object
sender,OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArg eventArgs);

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs object that contains the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "MessageAvailable Event"

OracleAQQueue Class

An OracleAQQueue object represents a queue.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

OracleAQQueue

Declaration

// C#
public class OracleAQQueue : IDisposable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

A queue is a repository of messages and may either be a user queue, or an exception queue. A user queue is for normal message processing. A message is moved from a user queue to an exception queue if it cannot be retrieved and processed for some reason.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Members

- OracleAQQueue Constructors

- OracleAQQueue Static Methods

- OracleAQQueue Properties

- OracleAQQueue Public Methods

- OracleAQQueue Events

OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue members are listed in the following tables.

OracleAQQueue Constructors

OracleAQQueue constructors are listed in Table 12-20.

Table 12-20 OracleAQQueue Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleAQQueue Constructors

Instantiate a new instance of the OracleAQQueue class (Overloaded).

OracleAQQueue Static Methods

The OracleAQQueue static method is listed in Table 12-21.

Table 12-21 OracleAQQueue Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Listen

Listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers, as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects (Overloaded).

OracleAQQueue Properties

OracleAQQueue properties are listed in Table 12-22.

Table 12-22 OracleAQQueue Properties

Property

Description

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object associated with the queue.

DequeueOptions

Specifies the dequeueing options to use when dequeuing a message from a queue.

EnqueueOptions

Specifies the enqueueing options used to enqueue a message to a queue.

MessageType

Specifies the type of queue table associated with this queue.

Name

Returns the name of the queue.

Notification

Specifies the various notification options for notifications that are registered using the MessageAvailable event.

NotificationConsumers

Specifies the array of consumers, for a multiconsumer queue, that are to be notified asynchronously for any incoming messages on the queue.

UdtTypeName

Specifies the type name on which the queue and the corresponding queue table is based if the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT.

OracleAQQueue Public Methods

The OracleAQQueue public methods are listed in Table 12-23.

Table 12-23 OracleAQQueue Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Dequeue

Dequeues messages from queues (Overloaded).

DequeueArray

Dequeues multiple messages from queues (Overloaded).

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Enqueue

Enqueues messages to queues (Overloaded).

EnqueueArray

Enqueues multiple messages to a queue (Overloaded).

Listen

Listens for messages on the queue on behalf of listenConsumers (Overloaded).

OracleAQQueue Events

The OracleAQQueue event is listed in Table 12-24.

Table 12-24 OracleAQQueue Events

Event Name

Description

MessageAvailable Event

Notifies when a message is available in the queue for NotificationConsumers.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

OracleAQQueue Constructors

OracleAQQueue constructors create new instances of the OracleAQQueue class.

Overload List:

- OracleAQQueue(string)
This constructor takes a queue name to initialize a queue object.

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection)
This constructor takes a queue name and connection to initialize a queue object. The connection does not need be open during the queue object construction.

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType)
This constructor takes a queue name, connection, and message type enumeration to initialize a queue object.

- OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType, string)
This constructor takes a queue name, connection, message type enumeration, and UDT type name to initialize a queue object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue(string)

This constructor takes a queue name to initialize a queue object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQQueue(string name);

Parameters

- name
The name of the queue as specified in the database.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The queue name is null.

ArgumentException - The queue name is empty.

Remarks

The operation of creating an OracleAQQueue object does not involve checking for the existence of the queue in the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection)

This constructor takes a queue name and connection to initialize a queue object. The connection does not need to be open during the queue object construction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQQueue(string name, OracleConnection con);

Parameters

- name
Name of the queue as specified in the database.

- con
An OracleConnection object that connects to the queue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - Either the connection is null or queue name is null.

ArgumentException - Queue name is empty.

Remarks

The connection can be accessed using the Connection property, and it must be opened before calling any operational APIs such as Enqueue and Dequeue.

Creating an OracleAQQueue object does not check for the existence of the queue in the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType)

This constructor takes a queue name, connection and message type enumeration to initialize a queue object. The connection does not need to be open during the queue object construction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQQueue(string name, OracleConnection con, OracleAQMessageType
messageType);

Parameters

- name
The name of the queue as specified in the database.

- con
An OracleConnection object that is used to connect to the queue.

- messageType
An OracleAQMessageType enumeration specifying the type of the message that is enqueued or dequeued from this queue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - Either the connection is null or queue name is null.

ArgumentException - Queue name is empty or the specified message type is not valid.

Remarks

Creating an OracleAQQueue object does not check for the existence of the queue in the database.

You need to set the UdtTypeName property before using the queue object if the messageType is a UDT. Another approach is to create a queue using the other constructor overload by supplying the udtTypeName.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue(string, OracleConnection, OracleAQMessageType, string)

This constructor takes a queue name, connection, message type enumeration, and UDT type name to initialize a queue object. The connection does not need to be open during the queue object construction.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQQueue(string name, OracleConnection con, OracleAQMessageType
messageType, string udtTypeName);

Parameters

- name
The name of the queue as specified in the database.

- con
An OracleConnection object that is used to connect to the queue.

- messageType
An OracleAQMessageType enumeration specifying the type of the message that is enqueued or dequeued from this queue.

- udtTypeName
The name of the database object type used if the messageType is UDT. The udtTypeName parameter represents the type on which the queue is based.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The connection is null or the queue name is null.

ArgumentException - The queue name is empty or the specified messageType is not valid.

Remarks

Creating an OracleAQQueue object does not check for the existence of the queue in the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue Static Methods

OracleAQQueue static methods are listed in Table 12-25.

Table 12-25 OracleAQQueue Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Listen

Listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers, as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects (Overloaded).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen

Listen methods listen for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects.

Overload list

- Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ])
This static method listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects.

- Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ], int)
This static method listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects. It also specifies a wait time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ])

This static method listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleAQAgent Listen(OracleConnection con, OracleAQAgent[]
listenConsumers);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- listenConsumers
The array of consumers being listened for. The name of the OracleAQAgent object must be null or empty for single consumer queues.

Return Value

An OracleAQAgent object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The con or listenConsumers parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

Remarks

Listen is useful in situations where one needs to monitor multiple queues until a message is available for a consumer in one of the queues. The Name property of the OracleAQAgent object represents the name of the consumer and the Address property represents the name of the queue.

This call blocks the calling thread until there is a message ready for consumption for a consumer in the list. It returns an OracleAQAgent object which specifies the consumer and queue for which a message is ready to be dequeued.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen(OracleConnection, OracleAQAgent[ ], int)

This static method listens for messages on one or more queues for one or more consumers as specified in the array of OracleAQAgent objects. The Name property of the OracleAQAgent object represents the name of the consumer and the Address property of the OracleAQAgent object represents the name of the queue.

In case of timeout, this method returns null.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleAQAgent Listen(OracleConnection con, OracleAQAgent[]
listenConsumers, int waitTime);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- listenConsumers
The array of consumers being listened for. The name of the OracleAQAgent object must be null or empty for single consumer queues.

- waitTime
Wait time in seconds.

Return Value

An OracleAQAgent object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The con or listenConsumers parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ArgumentException - waitTime is less than -1.

Remarks

Listen is useful in situations where one needs to monitor multiple queues until a message is available for a consumer in one of the queues. The Name property of the OracleAQAgent object represents the name of the consumer and the Address property of the OracleAQAgent object represents the name of the queue.

A waitTime of -1 implies an infinite wait time.

This call blocks the calling thread until there is a message ready for consumption for a consumer in the list. It returns an OracleAQAgent object which specifies the consumer and queue for which a message is ready to be dequeued.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue Properties

OracleAQQueue properties are listed in Table 12-26.

Table 12-26 OracleAQQueue Properties

Property

Description

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object associated with the queue.

DequeueOptions

Specifies the dequeueing options to use when dequeuing a message from a queue.

EnqueueOptions

Specifies the enqueueing options used to enqueue a message to a queue.

MessageType

Specifies the type of queue table associated with this queue.

Name

Returns the name of the queue.

Notification

Specifies the various notification options for notifications that are registered using the MessageAvailable event.

NotificationConsumers

Specifies the array of consumers, for a multiconsumer queue, that are to be notified asynchronously for any incoming messages on the queue.

UdtTypeName

Specifies the type name on which the queue and the corresponding queue table is based if the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Connection

This property specifies the OracleConnection object associated with the queue.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection object that indicates the connection associated with the queue.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This connection must be opened before calling methods like Enqueue and Dequeue.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

DequeueOptions

This instance property specifies the dequeueing options to use when dequeuing a message from a queue.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQDequeueOptions DequeueOptions {get; set}

Property Value

An OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is an OracleAQDequeueOptions object with default property values. Setting this property to null resets all dequeue options to their default values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

EnqueueOptions

This instance property specifies the enqueueing options used to enqueue a message to a queue.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQEnqueueOptions EnqueueOptions {get; set}

Property Value

An OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is an OracleAQEnqueueOptions object with default property values. Setting this property to null resets all enqueue options to their default values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

MessageType

This instance property specifies the type of queue table associated with this queue.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessageType MessageType {get; set;}

Property Value

An OracleAQMessageType enumerated value.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The type value specified is invalid.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The MessageType property also dictates the type of message payloads that are enqueued or dequeued from the queue. It is possible to enqueue a variety of payloads depending on the MessageType.

Table 12-27 lists the allowed payload types for various message types.

Table 12-27 Message Types and Payloads

OracleAQQueue.MessageType

Allowed OracleAQMessage.Payload type to Enqueue

OracleAQMessageType.Raw

OracleBinary, byte[]

OracleAQMessageType.Xml

OracleXmlType, XmlReader, String (well-formed XML, else exception is raised)

OracleAQMessageType.UDT

UDT Custom Object

Table 12-28 lists the payload types for dequeued messages.

Table 12-28 Payload Types for Dequeued Messages

OracleAQQueue.MessageType

DequeueOptions.ProviderSpecificType

OracleAQMessage.Payload of dequeued message

OracleAQMessageType.Xml

true

OracleXmlType

OracleAQMessageType.Xml

false

XmlReader

OracleAQMessageType.Raw

true

OracleBinary

OracleAQMessageType.Raw

false

Byte[]

OracleAQMessageType.UDT

N.A.

UDT Custom Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Name

This instance property returns the name of the queue.

Declaration

// C#
public string Name {get;}

Property Value

A string that indicates the name of the queue.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Notification

This instance property specifies the various notification options for notifications that are registered using the MessageAvailable event.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNotificationRequest Notification {get;}

Property Value

Specifies an OracleNotificationRequest object whose properties can be changed to alter the notification behavior.

Remarks

This property can be used to change various notification options. The notification options must be changed before registering with the MessageAvailable event. This property can be modified again only after unregistering from the MessageAvailable event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

NotificationConsumers

This instance property specifies the array of consumers, for a multiconsumer queue, that are to be notified asynchronously for any incoming messages on the queue.

Declaration

// C#
public string[] NotificationConsumers {get; set;}

Property Value

Specifies an array of consumer name strings for which the notifications are delivered.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - MessageAvailable registration is active.

Remarks

The consumer names must be in uppercase. This functionality only supports queues with uppercase names.

The list of consumers is used in the MessageAvailable event. The list must be set before registering for the event. This property cannot be modified after registering for the MessageAvailable event. This property can be modified again only after unregistering from MessageAvailable event.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

UdtTypeName

This instance property specifies the type name on which the queue and the corresponding queue table is based if the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT.

Declaration

// C#
public string UdtTypeName {get; set;}

Property Value

Specifies the Oracle user-defined type name if the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The UdtTypeName property corresponds to the user-defined type name of the payload. This property must always be specified if the payload is a user-defined type. This property need not be set for other payload types.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue Public Methods

OracleAQQueue public methods are listed in Table 12-29.

Table 12-29 OracleAQQueue Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Dequeue

Dequeues messages from queues (Overloaded).

DequeueArray

Dequeues multiple messages from queues (Overloaded).

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

Enqueue

Enqueues messages to queues (Overloaded).

EnqueueArray

Enqueues multiple messages to a queue (Overloaded).

Listen

Listens for messages on the queue on behalf of listenConsumers (Overloaded).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Dequeue

Dequeue methods dequeue messages from queues.

Overload List

- Dequeue()
This instance method dequeues messages from a queue using the DequeueOptions for the instance.

- Dequeue(OracleAQDequeueOptions)
This instance method dequeues messages from a queue using the supplied dequeue options.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Dequeue()

This instance method is used to dequeue a message from a queue using the DequeueOptions for the instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage Dequeue();

Return Value

An OracleAQMessage instance representing the dequeued message.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

OracleException - In case of timeout, an exception is thrown with the message, ORA-25228: timeout or end-of-fetch during message dequeue from queue_name.Timeout may happen if DequeueOptions.Wait is set to a value other than -1.

Remarks

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must also be set.

Dequeued buffered messages always have null MessageId values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Dequeue(OracleAQDequeueOptions)

This instance method dequeues messages from a queue using the supplied dequeue options.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage Dequeue(OracleAQDequeueOptions dequeueOptions);

Parameters

- dequeueOptions
An OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

Return Value

An OracleAQMessage instance representing the dequeued message.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

OracleException - In case of timeout, an exception is thrown with the message, ORA-25228: timeout or end-of-fetch during message dequeue from queue_name. Timeout may happen if DequeueOptions.Wait is set to a value other than -1.

Remarks

If the supplied dequeueOptions object is null, then the dequeue options default values are used. The queue object's DequeueOptions property is ignored for this operation.

Calling this method does not change the DequeueOptions property of the queue.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must also be set.

Dequeued buffered messages always have null MessageId values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

DequeueArray

DequeueArray methods dequeue multiple messages from queues.

Overload List

- DequeueArray(int)
This instance method dequeues multiple messages from a queue using the DequeueOptions of the instance.

- DequeueArray(int, OracleAQDequeueOptions)
This instance method dequeues multiple messages from a queue using the supplied dequeue options.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

DequeueArray(int)

This instance method dequeues multiple messages from a queue using the DequeueOptions of the instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage[] DequeueArray(int dequeueCount);

Parameters

- dequeueCount
An integer specifying the numbers of messages to dequeue.

Return Value

An array of OracleAQMessage instances representing the dequeued messages.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - dequeueCount is less than or equal to 0.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

OracleException - In case of timeout, an exception is thrown with the message, ORA-25228: timeout or end-of-fetch during message dequeue from queue_name. Timeout may happen if DequeueOptions.Wait is set to a value other than -1.

Remarks

This method is supported for Oracle Database 10g and higher releases.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must be set as well.

The size of the returned array may be less than the dequeueCount. It depends on the actual number of messages present in the queue.

For database versions earlier than Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), the MessageId property of persistent OracleAQMessage objects retrieved using DequeueArray is always null.

Dequeued buffered messages always have null MessageId values irrespective of the database version.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

DequeueArray(int, OracleAQDequeueOptions)

This instance method dequeues multiple messages from a queue using the supplied dequeue options.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleAQMessage[] DequeueArray(int dequeueCount, OracleAQDequeueOptions dequeueOptions);

Parameters

- dequeueCount
An integer specifying the numbers of messages to dequeue.

- dequeueOptions
An OracleAQDequeueOptions object.

Return Value

An array of OracleAQMessage instances representing the dequeued messages.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - dequeueCount is less than or equal to 0.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

OracleException - In case of timeout, an exception is thrown with the message, ORA-25228: timeout or end-of-fetch during message dequeue from queue_name. Timeout may happen if DequeueOptions.Wait is set to a value other than -1.

Remarks

This method is supported for Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) and higher releases. Calling this method does not change the DequeueOptions property of the queue.

If the supplied dequeueOptions object is null, then the dequeue options default values are used. The DequeueOptions property of the queue object is ignored in this operation.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must be set as well.

The size of the returned array may be less than the dequeueCount. It dependes on the actual number of messages present in the queue.

For database versions earlier than Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), the MessageId property of persistent OracleAQMessage objects retrieved using DequeueArray is always null.

Dequeued buffered messages always have null MessageId values irrespective of the database version.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Enqueue

Enqueue instance methods enqueue messages to queues.

Overload List

- Enqueue(OracleAQMessage)
This instance method enqueues messages to a queue using the EnqueueOptions of the instance.

- Enqueue(OracleAQMessage, OracleAQEnqueueOptions)
This instance method enqueues messages to a queue using the supplied enqueue options.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Enqueue(OracleAQMessage)

This instance method enqueues messages to a queue using the EnqueueOptions of the instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Enqueue(OracleAQMessage message);

Parameters

- message
An OracleAQMessage object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ArgumentNullException - The message parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The message payload is OracleXmlType and the connection used to create OracleXmlType is different from the queue's connection.

Remarks

MessageId of the enqueued message is populated after the call to Enqueue completes. Enqueued buffered messages always have null MessageId values.

The MessageType property needs to be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must be set as well.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Enqueue(OracleAQMessage, OracleAQEnqueueOptions)

This instance method enqueues messages to a queue using the supplied enqueue options.

Declaration

// C#
public void Enqueue(OracleAQMessage message, OracleAQEnqueueOptions enqueueOptions);

Parameters

- message
An OracleAQMessage object.

- enqueueOptions
An OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ArgumentNullException - The message parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The message payload is OracleXmlType and the connection used to create OracleXmlType is different from the queue's connection.

Remarks

If the supplied enqueueOptions object is null, then the enqueue options default values are used. The EnqueueOptions property of the queue object is ignored in this operation.

The MessageId of the enqueued message is populated after the call to Enqueue completes. Enqueued buffered messages always have null MessageId values. Calling this method does not change the EnqueueOptions property of the queue.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must also be set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

EnqueueArray

EnqueueArray instance methods enqueue multiple messages to a queue.

Overload List

- EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ])
This instance method enqueues multiple messages to a queue using the EnqueueOptions of the instance.

- EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ], OracleAQEnqueueOptions)
This instance method enqueues multiple messages to a queue using the supplied enqueue options.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ])

This instance method enqueues multiple messages to a queue using the EnqueueOptions of the instance.

Declaration

// C#
public int EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[] messages);

Parameters

- messages
An array of OracleAQMessage objects.

Return Value

An integer representing the number of messages actually enqueued.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The message parameter is null.

ArgumentException - At least one of the OracleAQMessage[] elements is null, or at least one of the OracleAQMessage[] elements has a payload of OracleXmlType, which is created using a connection that is different from the queue's connection.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleAQMessage array is empty or the connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This method is supported by Oracle Database 10g and higher releases. The MessageId properties of the enqueued messages are populated after the call to Enqueue completes. Enqueued buffered messages always have null MessageId values.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must also be set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[ ], OracleAQEnqueueOptions)

This instance method enqueues multiple messages to a queue using the supplied enqueue options.

Declaration

// C#
public int EnqueueArray(OracleAQMessage[] messages, OracleAQEnqueueOptions
enqueueOptions);

Parameters

- messages
An array of OracleAQMessage objects.

- enqueueOptions
An OracleAQEnqueueOptions object.

Return Value

An integer representing the number of messages actually enqueued.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The message parameter is null.

ArgumentException - At least one of the OracleAQMessage[] elements is null, or at least one of the OracleAQMessage[] elements has a payload of OracleXmlType, which is created using a connection that is different from the queue's connection.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleAQMessage array is empty or the connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This method is supported by Oracle Database 10g and higher releases. MessageId properties of the enqueued messages are populated after the call to Enqueue completes. Enqueued buffered messages always have null MessageId values. Calling this method does not change the EnqueueOptions property of the queue.

If the supplied enqueueOptions object is null, then the enqueue options default values are used. The EnqueueOptions property of the queue object is ignored in this operation.

The MessageType property must be set appropriately before calling this function. If the MessageType is OracleAQMessageType.UDT, then the UdtTypeName property must also be set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen

Listen methods listen for messages on the queue on behalf of listenConsumers.

Overload List

- Listen(string[])
This method listens for messages on the queue on behalf of listenConsumers.

- Listen (string[], int)
This method listens for messages on behalf of listenConsumers for a specified time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen(string[])

This method listens for messages on the queue on behalf of listenConsumers.

Declaration

// C#
public string Listen(string[] listenConsumers);

Parameters

- listenConsumers
An array of consumers to listen for on this queue. This parameter should be null in case of single consumer queues.

Return Value

A string.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This call blocks the calling thread until there is a message ready for consumption for a consumer in the listenConsumers array. It returns a string representing the consumer name for which the message is ready.

Listen is useful in situations that require waiting until a message is available in the queue for consumers whose names are specified in listenConsumers.

Example

The following example demonstrates using the Listen method. The first part of the example performs the requisite database setup for the database user, SCOTT. The second part of the example demonstrates how a thread can listen and wait until a message is enqueued.

-- Part I: Database setup required for this demo

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- SQL to grant appropriate privilege to database user, SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
SQL> ALTER USER SCOTT ACCOUNT UNLOCK IDENTIFIED BY Pwd4Sct;
User altered.
GRANT ALL ON DBMS_AQADM TO scott;

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PLSQL to create queue-table and queue and start queue for SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab',
queue_payload_type=>'RAW',
multiple_consumers=>FALSE);

DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE(
queue_name=>'scott.test_q',
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab');

DBMS_AQADM.START_QUEUE(queue_name=>'scott.test_q');
END;
/

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PLSQL to stop queue and drop queue & queue-table from SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.STOP_QUEUE('scott.test_q');

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE(
queue_name => 'scott.test_q',
auto_commit => TRUE);

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table => 'scott.test_q_tab',
force => FALSE,
auto_commit => TRUE);
END;
/
-- End of Part I, database setup.

//Part II: Demonstrates using the Listen method
//C#
using System;
using System.Text;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using System.Threading;

namespace ODPSample
{
/// <summary>
/// Demonstrates how a thread can listen and wait until a message is enqueued.
/// Once a message is enqueued, the listening thread returns from the
/// blocked Listen() method invocation and dequeues the message.
/// </summary>
class EnqueueDequeue
{
static bool s_bListenReturned = false;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create connection
string constr = "user id=scott;password=Pwd4Sct;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);

// Create queue
OracleAQQueue queue = new OracleAQQueue("scott.test_q", con);

try
{
// Open connection
con.Open();

// Set message type for the queue
queue.MessageType = OracleAQMessageType.Raw;

// Spawning a thread which will listen for a message
ThreadStart ts = new ThreadStart(TestListen);
Thread t = new Thread(ts);
t.Start();

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);

// Begin transaction for enqueue
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();

// Prepare message and RAW payload
OracleAQMessage enqMsg = new OracleAQMessage();
byte[] bytePayload = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
enqMsg.Payload = bytePayload;

// Prepare to Enqueue
queue.EnqueueOptions.Visibility = OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit;

Console.WriteLine("[Main Thread]   Enqueuing a message...");
Console.WriteLine("[Main Thread]   Enqueued Message Payload      : "
+ ByteArrayToString(enqMsg.Payload as byte[]));
Console.WriteLine();

// Enqueue message
queue.Enqueue(enqMsg);

// Enqueue transaction commit
txn.Commit();

// Loop till Listen returns
while (!s_bListenReturned)
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
}
finally
{
// Close/Dispose objects
queue.Dispose();
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

static void TestListen()
{
// Create connection
string constr = "user id=scott;password=Pwd4Sct;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection conListen = new OracleConnection(constr);

// Create queue
OracleAQQueue queueListen = new OracleAQQueue("scott.test_q", conListen);

try
{
// Open the connection for Listen thread.
// Connection blocked on Listen thread can not be used for other DB
// operations
conListen.Open();

// Set message type for the queue
queueListen.MessageType = OracleAQMessageType.Raw;

// Listen
queueListen.Listen(null);

Console.WriteLine("[Listen Thread] Listen returned... Dequeuing...");

// Begin txn for Dequeue
OracleTransaction txn = conListen.BeginTransaction();

// Prepare to Dequeue
queueListen.DequeueOptions.Visibility = OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit;
queueListen.DequeueOptions.Wait = 10;

// Dequeue message
OracleAQMessage deqMsg = queueListen.Dequeue();
Console.WriteLine("[Listen Thread] Dequeued Message Payload      : "
+ ByteArrayToString(deqMsg.Payload as byte[]));

// Dequeue txn commit
txn.Commit();

// Allow the main thread to exit
s_bListenReturned = true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
}
finally
{
// Close/Dispose objects
queueListen.Dispose();
conListen.Close();
conListen.Dispose();
}
}

// Function to convert byte[] to string
static private string ByteArrayToString(byte[] byteArray)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int n = 0; n < byteArray.Length; n++)
{
sb.Append((int.Parse(byteArray[n].ToString())).ToString("X"));
}
return sb.ToString();
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

Listen (string[], int)

This method listens for messages on behalf of listenConsumers for a specified time.

Declaration

// C#
public string Listen(string[] listenConsumers, int waitTime);

Parameters

- listenConsumers
Array of consumers for which to listen on this queue.

- waitTime
Wait time in seconds.

Return Value

A string

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

ArgumentException - waitTime is less than -1.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

Listen is useful in situations that require waiting until a message is available in the queue for consumers whose names are specified in listenConsumers.

This call blocks the calling thread until there is a message ready for consumption for a consumer in the listenConsumers array. It returns a string representing the consumer name for which the message is ready.The method returns null if a timeout occurs.

The listenConsumers parameter should be null for single consumer queues. An empty string is returned in such cases.

A waitTime of -1 implies infinite wait time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQQueue Events

The OracleAQQueue event is listed in Table 12-30.

Table 12-30 OracleAQQueue Events

Event Name

Description

MessageAvailable Event

Notifies when a message is available in the queue for NotificationConsumers.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

MessageAvailable Event

This event is notified when a message is available in the queue for NotificationConsumers.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler MessageAvailable;

Event Data

The event handler receives an OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not open.

Remarks

Asynchronous notification is supported in all queue tables created with a database compatibility level of 8.1 or higher.

In order to receive the notification about message availability, the client must create an OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler delegate to listen to this event. The delegate should be added to this event only after setting the NotificationConsumers and Notification properties.

The notification registration takes place after the first delegate is added to the event. The notification is unregistered when the last delegate is removed from the event. Notifications set on an OracleAQQueue object get cancelled automatically when the object gets disposed.

Oracle Data Provider for .NET opens a port to listen for notifications. HA events, load balancing, and continuous query notification features also share the same port. This port can be configured centrally by setting the database notification port in an application or Web configuration file. The following example code specifies a port number of 1200:

<configuration>
<oracle.dataaccess.client>
<settings>
<add name="DbNotificationPort" value="1200"/>
</settings>
</oracle.dataaccess.client>
</configuration>

If the configuration file does not exist or the db notification port is not specified, then ODP.NET uses a valid and random port number. The configuration file may also request for a random port number by specifying a db notification port value of -1.

The notification listener, which runs in the same application domain as ODP.NET, uses the specified port number to listen to notifications from the database. A notification listener gets created when the application registers with OracleAQQueue.MessageAvailable event. One notification listener can listen to all notification types. Only one notification listener is created for each application domain.

Example

The following example demonstrates application notification. The first part of the example performs the requisite database setup for the database user, SCOTT. The second part of the example demonstrates how an application is notified when a message is available in the queue.

-- Part I: Database setup required for this demo

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- SQL to grant appropriate privilege to database user, SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
SQL> ALTER USER SCOTT ACCOUNT UNLOCK IDENTIFIED BY Pwd4Sct;
User altered.
SQL> GRANT ALL ON DBMS_AQADM TO scott;

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PLSQL to create queue-table and queue and start queue for SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab',
queue_payload_type=>'RAW',
multiple_consumers=>FALSE);

DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE(
queue_name=>'scott.test_q',
queue_table=>'scott.test_q_tab');

DBMS_AQADM.START_QUEUE(queue_name=>'scott.test_q');
END;
/

------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PLSQL to stop queue and drop queue & queue-table from SCOTT
------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
DBMS_AQADM.STOP_QUEUE('scott.test_q');

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE(
queue_name => 'scott.test_q',
auto_commit => TRUE);

DBMS_AQADM.DROP_QUEUE_TABLE(
queue_table => 'scott.test_q_tab',
force => FALSE,
auto_commit => TRUE);
END;
/
-- End of Part I, database setup.

//Part II: Demonstrates application notification
//C#
using System;
using System.Text;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

namespace ODPSample
{
/// <summary>
/// Demonstrates how the application can be notified when a message is
/// available in a queue.
/// </summary>
class Notification
{
static bool isNotified = false;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create connection
string constr = "user id=scott;password=Pwd4Sct;data source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);

// Create queue
OracleAQQueue queue = new OracleAQQueue("scott.test_q", con);

try
{
// Open connection
con.Open();

// Set message type for the queue
queue.MessageType = OracleAQMessageType.Raw;

// Add the event handler to handle the notification. The
// MsgReceived method will be invoked when a message is enqueued
queue.MessageAvailable +=
new OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler(Notification.MsgReceived);

Console.WriteLine("Notification registered...");

// Begin txn for enqueue
OracleTransaction txn = con.BeginTransaction();

Console.WriteLine("Now enqueuing message...");

// Prepare message and RAW payload
OracleAQMessage enqMsg = new OracleAQMessage();
byte[] bytePayload = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
enqMsg.Payload = bytePayload;

// Prepare to Enqueue
queue.EnqueueOptions.Visibility = OracleAQVisibilityMode.OnCommit;

// Enqueue message
queue.Enqueue(enqMsg);

Console.WriteLine("Enqueued Message Payload      : "
+ ByteArrayToString(enqMsg.Payload as byte[]));
Console.WriteLine("MessageId of Enqueued Message : "
+ ByteArrayToString(enqMsg.MessageId));
Console.WriteLine();

// Enqueue txn commit
txn.Commit();

// Loop while waiting for notification
while (isNotified == false)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
}
finally
{
// Close/Dispose objects
queue.Dispose();
con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

static void MsgReceived(object src, OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs arg)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Notification Received...");
Console.WriteLine("QueueName : {0}", arg.QueueName);
Console.WriteLine("Notification Type : {0}", arg.NotificationType);

//following type-cast to "byte[]" is required only for .NET 1.x
byte[] notifiedMsgId = (byte[]) arg.MessageId[0];
Console.WriteLine("MessageId of Notified Message : "
+ ByteArrayToString(notifiedMsgId));
isNotified = true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
}
}

// Function to convert byte[] to string
static private string ByteArrayToString(byte[] byteArray)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int n = 0; n < byteArray.Length; n++)
{
sb.Append((int.Parse(byteArray[n].ToString())).ToString("X"));
}
return sb.ToString();
}
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleAQQueue Class

- OracleAQQueue Members

OracleAQDequeueMode Enumeration

Table 12-31 lists all the OracleAQDequeueMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-31 OracleAQDequeueMode Members

Member Name

Description

Browse

Reads the message without acquiring any lock on the message. This is equivalent to a SELECT statement.

Locked

Reads and obtains a write lock on the message. The lock lasts for the duration of the transaction. This is equivalent to a SELECT FOR UPDATE statement.

Remove

Reads the message and updates or deletes it. This is the default.

The message can be retained in the queue table based on the retention properties

RemoveNoData

Confirms receipt of the message but does not deliver the actual message content.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleAQDequeueOptions Class"

- "DequeueMode"

OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Enumeration

The OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumeration type specifies the delivery mode of the message.

Table 12-32 lists all the OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-32 OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Members

Member Name

Description

Buffered

Indicates a buffered message.

Both enqueue and dequeue buffered messaging operations must be in IMMEDIATE visibility mode. This means that these operations cannot be part of another transaction. You cannot specify delay when enqueuing buffered messages.

Dequeuing applications can choose to dequeue persistent messages only, buffered messages only, or both types.

Buffered messages can be queried using the AQ$Queue_Table_Name view. These messages appear with states, IN-MEMORY or SPILLED.

Transaction grouping queues and array enqueues are not supported for buffered messages in Oracle Database 11g release 1 (11.1) . One can still use the array enqueue procedure to enqueue buffered messages, but the array size must be set to 1. Array dequeue is not supported for buffered messaging, but one can still use the array dequeue procedure by setting array size to 1.

Buffered messaging is faster than persistent messaging. Use buffered messaging for applications that do not require the reliability and transaction support of Oracle Streams AQ persistent messaging.

Persistent

Indicates a persistent message.

Persistent messaging ensures reliability and support transactions. It is slower than buffered messaging.

PersistentOrBuffered

Indicates a persistent or buffered message.

This is used with Dequeue() when a consumer wants to dequeue a message irrespective of whether it is Persistent or Buffered.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleAQDequeueOptions Class"

- "DeliveryMode"

OracleAQMessageState Enumeration

The OracleAQMessageState enumeration type identifies the state of the message at the time of dequeue.

Table 12-33 lists all the OracleAQMessageState enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-33 OracleAQMessageState Members

Member Name

Description

Expired

Indicates that the message has been moved to the exception queue.

Processed

Indicates that the message has been processed and retained.

Ready

Indicates that the message is ready to be processed.

Waiting

Indicates that the message delay has not been reached.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleAQMessage Class"

- "State"

OracleAQMessageType Enumeration

The OracleAQMessageType enumeration type specifies the message payload type.

Table 12-34 lists all the OracleAQMessageType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-34 OracleAQMessageType Members

Member Name

Description

Raw

Indicates the Raw message type.

The data type of the payload must be either OracleBinary or byte[] to enqueue the message.

Udt

Indicates the Oracle UDT message type.

The ODP.NET AQ implementation currently does not support user defined types with LOB attributes. It also does not support other variants of user defined types such as VARRAY and nested tables, as Oracle Streams AQ does not support them inherently.

Xml

Indicates the XML message type.

The data type of the payload must be OracleXmlType, XmlReader, or String in order to enqueue the message. If the data type is String, it must be well-formed XML, else an exception is raised when enqueuing the message.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleAQQueue Class"

- "OracleAQQueue Constructors"

- "MessageType"

OracleAQNavigationMode Enumeration

Table 12-35 lists all the OracleAQNavigationMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-35 OracleAQNavigationMode Members

Member Name

Description

FirstMessage

Retrieves the first message that is available and matches the search criteria. This resets the position to the beginning of the queue.

FirstMessageMultiGroup

Indicates that a call to DequeueArray resets the position to the beginning of the queue, and dequeues messages that are available and match the search criteria. Messages are dequeued till the dequeueCount limit is reached. The dequeued messages can belong to different transaction groups.

You can use the OracleAQMessage.TransactionGroup property to distinguish between messages from different transaction groups. All messages from the same transaction group have the same value for the OracleAQMessage.TransactionGroup property.

NextMessage

Retrieves the next message that is available and matches the search criteria. If the previous message belongs to a message group, AQ retrieves the next available message that matches the search criteria and belongs to the message group.

NextMessageMultiGroup

Indicates that a call to DequeueArray dequeues the next set of messages that are available and match the search criteria. Messages are dequeued till the dequeueCount limit is reached. The dequeued messages can belong to different transaction groups.

You can use the OracleAQMessage.TransactionGroup property to distinguish between messages from different transaction groups. All messages from the same transaction group have the same value for the OracleAQMessage.TransactionGroup property.

NextTransaction

Skips the remainder of the current transaction group (if any) and retrieves the first message of the next transaction group.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleAQDequeueOptions Class"

- "NavigationMode"

OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Enumeration

The OracleAQNotificationGroupingType enumeration type specifies the notification grouping type.

Table 12-36 lists all the OracleAQNotificationGroupingType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-36 OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Members

Member Name

Description

Last

Indicates that only details of the last message in the notification group are provided.

Summary

Indicates that the Summary of all messages in the notification group is provided.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleNotificationRequest Class"

OracleAQNotificationType Enumeration

The OracleAQNotificationType enumeration type specifies the notification type of the received notification.

Table 12-37 lists all the OracleAQNotificationType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-37 OracleAQNotificationType Members

Member Name

Description

Group

Indicates that the received notification is a grouping notification.

Regular

Indicates that the received notification is a regular notification.

Timeout

Indicates that the received notification is raised due to a timeout.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

OracleAQVisibilityMode Enumeration

Table 12-38 lists all the OracleAQVisibilityMode enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 12-38 OracleAQVisibilityMode Members

Member Name

Description

Immediate

Indicates that the enqueue or dequeue operation is not part of the current transaction. The operation constitutes a transaction of its own.

OnCommit

Indicates that the enqueue or dequeue operation is part of the current transaction. This is the default case.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

13 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Classes

This chapter describes the large object and REF CURSOR objects provided by Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

This chapter contains these topics:

- ODP.NET Types (ODP.NET LOB objects) consisting of these object classes:

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleClob Class

- OracleRefCursor Class

All offsets are 0-based for all ODP.NET LOB object parameters.

OracleBFile Class

An OracleBFile is an object that has a reference to BFILE data. It provides methods for performing operations on BFILEs.

Note:
OracleBFile is supported for applications running against Oracle8.x and later.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.IO.Stream

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleBFile

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleBFile : Stream, ICloneable, INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleBFile is supported for applications running against Oracle8.x and later.

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 OracleBFileSample
{
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 bFile = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile.OpenFile();

// Read 7 bytes into readBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[7];
int bytesRead = bFile.Read(readBuffer, 0, 7);

// Prints "bytesRead  = 7"
Console.WriteLine("bytesRead  = " + bytesRead);

// Prints "readBuffer = 65666768656667"
Console.Write("readBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a byte pattern {66,67}
// starting from byte offset 1 in the OracleBFile
byte[] pattern = new byte[2] {66, 67};
long posFound = bFile.Search(pattern, 1, 2);

// Prints "posFound   = 6"
Console.WriteLine("posFound   = " + posFound);

// Close the OracleBFile
bFile.CloseFile();

bFile.Close();
bFile.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Members

- OracleBFile Constructors

- OracleBFile Static Fields

- OracleBFile Static Methods

- OracleBFile Instance Properties

- OracleBFile Instance Methods

OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile members are listed in the following tables.

OracleBFile Constructors

OracleBFile constructors are listed in Table 13-1.

Table 13-1 OracleBFile Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBFile Constructors

Creates an instance of the OracleBFile class (Overloaded)

OracleBFile Static Fields

OracleBFile static fields are listed in Table 13-2.

Table 13-2 OracleBFile Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

The static field holds the maximum number of bytes a BFILE can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBFile instance

OracleBFile Static Methods

OracleBFile static methods are listed in Table 13-3.

Table 13-3 OracleBFile Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleBFile Instance Properties

OracleBFile instance properties are listed in Table 13-4.

Table 13-4 OracleBFile 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 can be performed

CanWrite

Indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing

Connection

Indicates the connection used to read from a BFILE

DirectoryName

Indicates the directory alias of the BFILE

FileExists

Indicates whether or not the specified BFILE exists

FileName

Indicates the name of the BFILE

IsEmpty

Indicates whether the BFILE is empty or not

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsOpen

Indicates whether the BFILE has been opened by this instance or not

Length

Indicates the size of the BFILE data in bytes

Position

Indicates the current read position in the LOB stream

Value

Returns the data, starting from the first byte in BFILE, as a byte array

OracleBFile Instance Methods

OracleBFile instance methods are listed in Table 13-5.

Table 13-5 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 OracleBFiles

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

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile Constructors

OracleBFile constructors create new instances of the OracleBFile class.

Overload List:

- OracleBFile(OracleConnection)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBFile class with an OracleConnection object.

- OracleBFile(OracleConnection, string, string)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBFile class with an OracleConnection object, the location of the BFILE, and the name of the BFILE.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile(OracleConnection)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBFile class with an OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBFile(OracleConnection con);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleBFile does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile(OracleConnection, string, string)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBFile class with an OracleConnection object, the location of the BFILE, and the name of the BFILE.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBFile(OracleConnection con, string directoryName, string
fileName);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object.

- directoryName
The directory alias created by the CREATE DIRECTORY SQL statement.

- fileName
The name of the external LOB.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

The OracleConnection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleBFile does not open the connection implicitly.

To initialize a BFILE column using an OracleBFile instance as an input parameter of a SQL INSERT statement, directoryName and fileName must be properly set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile Static Fields

OracleBFile static fields are listed in Table 13-6.

Table 13-6 OracleBFile Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

The static field holds the maximum number of bytes a BFILE can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBFile instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

MaxSize

This static field holds the maximum number of bytes a BFILE can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly Int64 MaxSize = 4294967295;

Remarks

This field is useful in code that checks whether or not the operation exceeds the maximum length allowed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBFile instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBFile Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile Static Methods

OracleBFile static methods are listed in Table 13-7.

Table 13-7 OracleBFile Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBFile Instance Properties

OracleBFile instance properties are listed in Table 13-8.

Table 13-8 OracleBFile 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 can be performed

CanWrite

Indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing

Connection

Indicates the connection used to read from a BFILE

DirectoryName

Indicates the directory alias of the BFILE

FileExists

Indicates whether or not the specified BFILE exists

FileName

Indicates the name of the BFILE

IsEmpty

Indicates whether the BFILE is empty or not

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsOpen

Indicates whether the BFILE has been opened by this instance or not

Length

Indicates the size of the BFILE data in bytes

Position

Indicates the current read position in the LOB stream

Value

Returns the data, starting from the first byte in BFILE, as a byte array

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CanRead

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be read.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanRead{get;}

Property Value

If the LOB stream can be read, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CanSeek

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operations can be performed.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanSeek{get;}

Property Value

If forward and backward seek operations can be performed, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CanWrite

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanWrite{get;}

Property Value

BFILE is read only.

Remarks

BFILE is read-only, therefore, the boolean value is always false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Connection

This instance property indicates the connection used to read from a BFILE.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An object of OracleConnection.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

DirectoryName

This instance property indicates the directory alias of the BFILE.

Declaration

// C#
public string DirectoryName {get;set;}

Property Value

A string.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The value of the DirectoryName changed while the BFILE is open.

Remarks

The maximum length of a DirectoryName is 30 bytes.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

FileExists

This instance property indicates whether or not the BFILE specified by the DirectoryName and FileName exists.

Declaration

// C#
public bool FileExists {get;}

Property Value

bool

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Unless a connection, file name, and directory name are provided, this property is set to false by default.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

FileName

This instance property indicates the name of the BFILE.

Declaration

// C#
public string FileName {get;set}

Property Value

A string that contains the BFILE name.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The value of the DirectoryName changed while the BFILE is open.

Remarks

The maximum length of a FileName is 255 bytes.

Changing the FileName property while the BFILE object is opened causes an exception.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

IsEmpty

This instance property indicates whether the BFILE is empty or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEmpty {get;}

Property Value

bool

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

IsOpen

This instance property indicates whether the BFILE has been opened by this instance or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsOpen {get;}

Property Value

A bool.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Length

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the size of the BFILE data in bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Length {get;}

Property Value

Int64

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Position

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the current read position in the LOB stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Position{get; set;}

Property Value

An Int64 value that indicates the read position.

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 value is less than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Value

This instance property returns the data, starting from the first byte in BFILE, as a byte array.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] Value{get;}

Property Value

A byte array.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The length of data is bound by the maximum length of the byte array. The current value of the Position property is not used or changed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

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 OracleBFiles

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

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Clone

This instance method creates a copy of an OracleBFile object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleBFile object.

Implements

ICloneable

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

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 CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Create MYDIR directory object as indicated above 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");

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile1.OpenFile();

// Prints "bFile1.Position = 0"
Console.WriteLine("bFile1.Position = " + bFile1.Position);

// Set the Position before calling Clone()
bFile1.Position = 1;

// Clone the OracleBFile
OracleBFile bFile2 = (OracleBFile) bFile1.Clone();

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile2.OpenFile();

// Prints "bFile2.Position = 1"
Console.WriteLine("bFile2.Position = " + bFile2.Position);

// Close the OracleBFile
bFile1.CloseFile();

bFile1.Close();
bFile1.Dispose();

// Close the Cloned OracleBFile
bFile2.CloseFile();

bFile2.Close();
bFile2.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Close

Overrides Stream

This instance method closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CloseFile

This instance method closes the BFILE referenced by the current BFILE instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void CloseFile();

Remarks

No error is returned if the BFILE exists, but is not opened.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Compare

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();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo

CopyTo copies data from the current instance to the provided object.

Overload List:

- CopyTo(OracleBlob)
This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleBlob object.

- CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified destination offset.

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

- CopyTo(OracleClob)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object.

- CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified destination offset.

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and amount of characters.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(OracleBlob)

This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleBlob object.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleBlob obj);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified destination offset.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleBlob obj, Int64 dst_offset);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in bytes) at which the OracleBlob object is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The dst_offset is less than 0.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleBlob data, spaces are written into the OracleBlob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(Int64 src_offset,OracleBlob obj,Int64 dst_offset,
Int64 amount);

Parameters

- src_offset
The offset (in bytes) in the current instance, from which the data is read.

- obj
An OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in bytes) to which the OracleBlob object is copied.

- amount
The amount of data to be copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleBlob data, spaces are written into the OracleBlob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(OracleClob)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleClob obj);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleClob object to which the data is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified destination offset.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleClob obj, Int64 dst_offset);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleClob object that the data is copied to.

- dst_offset
The offset (in characters) at which the OracleClob object is copied to.

Return Value

The amount copied.

Exceptions

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The dst_offset is less than 0.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleClob data, spaces are written into the OracleClob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBFile instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and amount of characters.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(Int64 src_offset,OracleClob obj,Int64 dst_offset,
Int64 amount);

Parameters

- src_offset
The offset (in characters) in the current instance, from which the data is read.

- obj
An OracleClob object that the data is copied to.

- dst_offset
The offset (in characters) at which the OracleClob object is copied to.

- amount
The amount of data to be copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the current OracleClob data, spaces are written into the OracleClob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Dispose

This instance method releases resources allocated by this object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

Although some properties can still be accessed, their values may not be accountable. Since resources are freed, method calls may lead to exceptions. The object cannot be reused after being disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

IsEqual

This instance method compares the LOB references.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEqual(OracleBFile obj);

Parameters

- obj
The provided OracleBFile object.

Return Value

Returns true if the current OracleBFile and the provided OracleBFile object refer to the same external LOB. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Note that this method can return true even if the two OracleBFile objects return false for == or Equals() since two different OracleBFile instances can refer to the same external LOB.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OpenFile

This instance method opens the BFILE specified by the FileName and DirectoryName.

Declaration

// C#
public void OpenFile();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Many operations, such as Compare(), CopyTo(), Read(), and Search() require that the BFILE be opened using OpenFile before the operation.

Calling OpenFile on an opened BFILE is not operational.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Read

Overrides Stream

This instance method reads a specified amount of bytes from the OracleBFile instance and populates the buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer to be populated.

- offset
The offset of the byte array buffer to be populated.

- count
The amount of bytes to read.

Return Value

The return value indicates the number of bytes read from the BFILE, that is, the external LOB.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - Either the offset or the count parameter is less than 0 or the offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length or the offset and the count together are greater than buffer.Length.

Remarks

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

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 ReadSample
{
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 bFile = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile.OpenFile();

// Read 7 bytes into readBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[7];
int bytesRead = bFile.Read(readBuffer, 0, 7);

// Prints "bytesRead  = 7"
Console.WriteLine("bytesRead  = " + bytesRead);

// Prints "readBuffer = 65666768656667"
Console.Write("readBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

// Close the OracleBFile
bFile.CloseFile();

bFile.Close();
bFile.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Search

This instance method searches for a binary pattern in the current instance of an OracleBFile.

Declaration

// C#
public int Search(byte[] val, Int64 offset, Int64 nth);

Parameters

- val
The binary pattern being searched for.

- offset
The 0-based offset (in bytes) starting from which the OracleBFile is searched.

- nth
The specific occurrence (1-based) of the match for which the offset is returned.

Return Value

Returns the absolute offset of the start of the matched pattern (in bytes) for the nth occurrence of the match. Otherwise, 0 is returned.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - Either the offset is less than 0 or nth is less than or equal to 0 or val.Length is greater than 16383 or nth is greater than or equal to OracleBFile.MaxSize or offset is greater than or equal to OracleBFile.MaxSize.

Remarks

The limit of the search pattern is 16383 bytes.

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 SearchSample
{
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 bFile = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile.OpenFile();

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a byte pattern {66,67}
// starting from byte offset 1 in the OracleBFile
byte[] pattern = new byte[2] {66, 67};
long posFound = bFile.Search(pattern, 1, 2);

// Prints "posFound = 6"
Console.WriteLine("posFound = " + posFound);

// Close the OracleBFile
bFile.CloseFile();

bFile.Close();
bFile.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

Seek

Overrides Stream

This instance method sets the position on the current LOB stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin);

Parameters

- offset
A byte offset relative to origin.

- origin
A value of type System.IO.SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.

Return Value

Returns an Int64 that indicates the position.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

If offset is negative, the new position precedes the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

If offset is zero, the new position is the position specified by origin.

If offset is positive, the new position follows the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

SeekOrigin.Begin specifies the beginning of a stream.

SeekOrigin.Current specifies the current position within a stream.

SeekOrigin.End specifies the end of a stream.

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 System.IO;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class SeekSample
{
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 bFile = new OracleBFile(con, "MYDIR", "MyFile.txt");

// Open the OracleBFile
bFile.OpenFile();

// Set the Position to 2 with respect to SeekOrigin.Begin
long newPosition = bFile.Seek(2, SeekOrigin.Begin);

// Prints "newPosition     = 2"
Console.WriteLine("newPosition     = " + newPosition);

// Prints "bFile.Position  = 2"
Console.WriteLine("bFile.Position  = " + bFile.Position);

// Read 2 bytes into readBuffer, starting at buffer offset 1
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[4];
int bytesRead = bFile.Read(readBuffer, 1, 2);

// Prints "bytesRead       = 2"
Console.WriteLine("bytesRead       = " + bytesRead);

// Prints "readBuffer      = 067680"
Console.Write("readBuffer      = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

// Close the OracleBFile
bFile.CloseFile();

bFile.Close();
bFile.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBFile Class

- OracleBFile Members

OracleBlob Class

An OracleBlob object is an object that has a reference to BLOB data. It provides methods for performing operations on BLOBs.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.IO.Stream

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleBlob

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleBlob : Stream, ICloneable, INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleBlobSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob = new OracleBlob(con);

// Write 4 bytes from writeBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] writeBuffer = new byte[4] {1, 2, 3, 4};
blob.Write(writeBuffer, 0, 4);

// Append first 2 bytes from writeBuffer {1, 2} to the oracleBlob
blob.Append(writeBuffer, 0, 2);

// Prints "blob.Length  = 6"
Console.WriteLine("blob.Length  = " + blob.Length);

// Reset the Position for the Read
blob.Position = 0;

// Read 6 bytes into readBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[6];
int bytesRead = blob.Read(readBuffer, 0, 6);

// Prints "bytesRead    = 6"
Console.WriteLine("bytesRead    = " + bytesRead);

// Prints "readBuffer   = 123412"
Console.Write("readBuffer   = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a byte pattern '12'
// starting from byte offset 0 in the OracleBlob
byte[] pattern = new byte[2] {1, 2};
long posFound = blob.Search(pattern, 0, 2);

// Prints "posFound     = 5"
Console.WriteLine("posFound     = " + posFound);

// Erase 4 bytes of data starting at byte offset 1
// Sets bytes to zero
blob.Erase(1, 4);

byte[] erasedBuffer = blob.Value;

//Prints "erasedBuffer = 100002"
Console.Write("erasedBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index < erasedBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(erasedBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

blob.Close();
blob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Members

- OracleBlob Constructors

- OracleBlob Static Fields

- OracleBlob Static Methods

- OracleBlob Instance Properties

- OracleBlob Instance Methods

OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob members are listed in the following tables.

OracleBlob Constructors

OracleBlob constructors are listed in Table 13-10.

Table 13-10 OracleBlob Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBlob Constructors

Creates an instance of the OracleBlob class (Overloaded)

OracleBlob Static Fields

OracleBlob static fields are listed in Table 13-11.

Table 13-11 OracleBlob Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

Holds the maximum number of bytes a BLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBlob instance

OracleBlob Static Methods

OracleBlob static methods are listed in Table 13-12.

Table 13-12 OracleBlob Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleBlob Instance Properties

OracleBlob instance properties are listed in Table 13-13.

Table 13-13 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

OracleBlob Instance Methods

OracleBlob instance methods are listed in Table 13-14.

Table 13-14 OracleBlob Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Append

Appends the supplied data to the current OracleBlob instance (Overloaded)

BeginChunkWrite

Opens the BLOB

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleBlob object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it

Compare

Compares data referenced by the current instance and that of the supplied object

CopyTo

Copies from the current OracleBlob instance to an OracleBlob object (Overloaded)

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndChunkWrite

Closes the BLOB referenced by the current OracleBlob instance

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Erase

Erases data (Overloaded)

Flush

Not supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializedLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IsEqual

Compares the LOB data referenced by the two OracleBlobs

Read

Reads a specified amount of bytes from the ODP.NET LOB Type instance and populates the buffer

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Search

Searches for a binary pattern in the current instance of an OracleBlob

Seek

Sets the position in the current LOB stream

SetLength

Trims or truncates the BLOB value to the specified length

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Writes the supplied buffer into the OracleBlob

WriteByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob Constructors

OracleBlob constructors are listed in Table 13-10.

Overload List:

- OracleBlob(OracleConnection)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBlob class bound to a temporary BLOB with an OracleConnection object.

- OracleBlob(OracleConnection, bool)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBlob class bound to a temporary BLOB with an OracleConnection object and a boolean value for caching.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob(OracleConnection)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBlob class bound to a temporary BLOB with an OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBlob(OracleConnection con);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection is not opened.

Remarks

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleBlob does not open the connection implicitly.

The temporary BLOB utilizes the provided connection to store BLOB data. Caching is not turned on by this constructor.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob(OracleConnection, bool)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleBlob class bound to a temporary BLOB with an OracleConnection object and a boolean value for caching.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBlob(OracleConnection con, bool bCaching);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object.

- bCaching
A flag for enabling or disabling server-side caching.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection is not opened.

Remarks

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleBlob does not open the connection implicitly.

The temporary BLOB uses the provided connection to store BLOB data. The bCaching input parameter determines whether or not server-side caching is used.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob Static Fields

OracleBlob static fields are listed in Table 13-15.

Table 13-15 OracleBlob Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

Holds the maximum number of bytes a BLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBlob instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

MaxSize

The MaxSize field holds the maximum number of bytes a BLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly Int64 MaxSize = 4294967295;

Remarks

This field can be useful in code that checks whether or not the operation exceeds the maximum length allowed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleBlob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBlob Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob Static Methods

OracleBlob static methods are listed in Table 13-16.

Table 13-16 OracleBlob Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CanRead

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be read.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanRead{get;}

Property Value

If the LOB stream can be read, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CanSeek

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operations can be performed.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanSeek{get;}

Property Value

If forward and backward seek operations can be performed, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CanWrite

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanWrite{get;}

Property Value

If the LOB stream can be written, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Connection

This instance property indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and write BLOB data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An object of OracleConnection.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

IsEmpty

This instance property indicates whether the BLOB is empty or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEmpty {get;}

Property Value

A bool that indicates whether or not the BLOB is empty.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

IsInChunkWriteMode

This instance property indicates whether or not the BLOB has been opened to defer index updates.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsInChunkWriteMode{get;}

Property Value

If the BLOB has been opened, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

IsTemporary

This instance property indicates whether or not the current instance is bound to a temporary BLOB.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsTemporary {get;}

Property Value

bool

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Length

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the size of the BLOB data in bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Length {get;}

Property Value

A number indicating the size of the BLOB data in bytes.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OptimumChunkSize

This instance property indicates the optimal data buffer length (or multiples thereof) that read and write operations should use to improve performance.

Declaration

// C#
public int OptimumChunkSize{get;}

Property Value

A number representing the minimum bytes to retrieve or send.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Position

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the current read or write position in the LOB stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Position{get; set;}

Property Value

An Int64 that indicates the read or write position.

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 Position is less than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Value

This instance property returns the data, starting from the first byte in the BLOB, as a byte array.

Declaration

// C#
public Byte[] Value{get;}

Property Value

A byte array.

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 Value is less than 0.

Remarks

The value of Position is not used or changed by using this property. 2 GB is the maximum byte array length that can be returned by this property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleBlob Instance Methods

OracleBlob instance methods are listed in Table 13-18.

Table 13-18 OracleBlob Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Append

Appends the supplied data to the current OracleBlob instance (Overloaded)

BeginChunkWrite

Opens the BLOB

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleBlob object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it

Compare

Compares data referenced by the current instance and that of the supplied object

CopyTo

Copies from the current OracleBlob instance to an OracleBlob object (Overloaded)

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndChunkWrite

Closes the BLOB referenced by the current OracleBlob instance

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Erase

Erases data (Overloaded)

Flush

Not supported

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializedLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IsEqual

Compares the LOB data referenced by the two OracleBlobs

Read

Reads a specified amount of bytes from the ODP.NET LOB Type instance and populates the buffer

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Search

Searches for a binary pattern in the current instance of an OracleBlob

Seek

Sets the position in the current LOB stream

SetLength

Trims or truncates the BLOB value to the specified length

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Writes the supplied buffer into the OracleBlob

WriteByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Append

Append appends the supplied data to the end of the current OracleBlob instance.

Overload List:

- Append(OracleBlob)
This instance method appends the BLOB data referenced by the provided OracleBlob object to the current OracleBlob instance.

- Append(byte[ ], int, int)
This instance method appends data from the supplied byte array buffer to the end of the current OracleBlob instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Append(OracleBlob)

This instance method appends the BLOB data referenced by the provided OracleBlob object to the current OracleBlob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Append(OracleBlob obj);

Parameters

- obj
An object of OracleBlob.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

Remarks

No character set conversions are made.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Append(byte[ ], int, int)

This instance method appends data from the supplied byte array buffer to the end of the current OracleBlob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Append(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
An array of bytes.

- offset
The zero-based byte offset in the buffer from which data is read.

- count
The number of bytes to be appended.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class AppendSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob = new OracleBlob(con);

// Append 2 bytes {4, 5} to the OracleBlob
byte[] buffer = new byte[3] {4, 5, 6};
blob.Append(buffer, 0, 2);

byte[] appendBuffer = blob.Value;

// Prints "appendBuffer = 45"
Console.Write("appendBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index < appendBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(appendBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

blob.Close();
blob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

BeginChunkWrite

This instance method opens the BLOB.

Declaration

// C#
public void BeginChunkWrite();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

BeginChunkWrite does not need to be called before manipulating the BLOB data. This is provided for performance reasons.

After this method is called, write operations do not cause the domain or function-based index on the column to be updated. Index updates occur only once after EndChunkWrite is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Clone

This instance method creates a copy of an OracleBlob object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleBlob object.

Implements

ICloneable

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob1 = new OracleBlob(con);

// Prints "blob1.Position = 0"
Console.WriteLine("blob1.Position = " + blob1.Position);

// Set the Position before calling Clone()
blob1.Position = 1;

// Clone the OracleBlob
OracleBlob blob2 = (OracleBlob)blob1.Clone();

// Prints "blob2.Position = 1"
Console.WriteLine("blob2.Position = " + blob2.Position);

blob1.Close();
blob1.Dispose();

blob2.Close();
blob2.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Close

Overrides Stream

This instance method closes the current stream and releases any resources associated with it.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Compare

This instance method compares data referenced by the current instance and that of the supplied object.

Declaration

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

Parameters

- src_offset
The comparison starting point (in bytes) for the current instance.

- obj
The provided OracleBlob object.

- dst_offset
The comparison starting point (in bytes) for the provided OracleBlob.

- amount
The number of bytes to compare.

Return Value

Returns a value that is:

- Less than zero: if the data referenced by the current instance is less than that of the supplied instance

- Zero: if both objects reference the same data

- Greater than zero: if the data referenced by the current instance is greater than that of the supplied instance

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

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

Remarks

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CopyTo

CopyTo copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleBlob object.

Overload List:

- CopyTo(OracleBlob)
This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleBlob object.

- CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBlob instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified destination offset.

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleBlob instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CopyTo(OracleBlob)

This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleBlob object.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleBlob obj);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CopyTo(OracleBlob, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBlob instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified destination offset.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleBlob obj, Int64 dst_offset);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in bytes) at which the OracleBlob object is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The dst_offset is less than 0.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleBlob data, spaces are written into the OracleBlob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

CopyTo(Int64, OracleBlob, Int64, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleBlob instance to the provided OracleBlob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(Int64 src_offset,OracleBlob obj,Int64 dst_offset,
Int64 amount);

Parameters

- src_offset
The offset (in bytes) in the current instance, from which the data is read.

- obj
The OracleBlob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in bytes) at which the OracleBlob object is copied.

- amount
The amount of data to be copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

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

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleBlob data, spaces are written into the OracleBlob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CopyToSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob1 = new OracleBlob(con);
OracleBlob blob2 = new OracleBlob(con);

// Write 4 bytes, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] buffer = new byte[4] {1, 2, 3, 4};
blob1.Write(buffer, 0, 4);

// Copy 2 bytes from byte 0 of blob1 to byte 1 of blob2
blob1.CopyTo(0, blob2, 1, 2);

byte[] copyBuffer = blob2.Value;

//Prints "Value = 012"
Console.Write("Value = ");
for(int index = 0; index < copyBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(copyBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

blob1.Close();
blob1.Dispose();

blob2.Close();
blob2.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Dispose

This instance method releases resources allocated by this object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

Once Dispose() is called, the object of OracleBlob is in an uninitialized state.

Although some properties can still be accessed, their values may not be accountable. Since resources are freed, method calls may lead to exceptions. The object cannot be reused after being disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

EndChunkWrite

This instance method closes the BLOB referenced by the current OracleBlob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void EndChunkWrite();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Index updates occur immediately if there is write operation(s) deferred by the BeginChunkWrite method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Erase

Erase erases a portion or all data.

Overload List:

- Erase()
This instance method erases all data.

- Erase(Int64, Int64)
This instance method erases a specified portion of data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Erase()

This instance method erases all data.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Erase();

Return Value

The number of bytes erased.

Remarks

Erase() replaces all data with zero-byte fillers.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Erase(Int64, Int64)

This instance method erases a specified portion of data.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Erase(Int64 offset, Int64 amount);

Parameters

- offset
The offset from which to erase.

- amount
The quantity (in bytes) to erase.

Return Value

The number of bytes erased.

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 offset or amount parameter is less than 0.

Remarks

Replaces the specified amount of data with zero-byte fillers.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

IsEqual

This instance method compares the LOB data referenced by the two OracleBlobs.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEqual(OracleBlob obj);

Parameters

- obj
An OracleBlob object.

Return Value

If the current OracleBlob and the provided OracleBlob refer to the same LOB, returns true. Returns false otherwise.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Note that this method can return true even if the two OracleBlob objects return false for == or Equals() because two different OracleBlob instances can refer to the same LOB.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Read

Overrides Stream

This instance method reads a specified amount of bytes from the ODP.NET LOB instance and populates the buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer to be populated.

- offset
The starting offset (in bytes) at which the buffer is populated.

- count
The amount of bytes to read.

Return Value

The return value indicates the number of bytes read from the LOB.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset or the count parameter is less than 0.

- The offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length.

- The offset and the count together are greater than the buffer.Length.

Remarks

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ReadSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob = new OracleBlob(con);

// Write 3 bytes, starting at buffer offset 1
byte[] writeBuffer = new byte[4] {1, 2, 3, 4};
blob.Write(writeBuffer, 1, 3);

// Reset the Position for Read
blob.Position = 1;

// Read 2 bytes into buffer starting at buffer offset 1
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[4];
int bytesRead = blob.Read(readBuffer, 1, 2);

// Prints "bytesRead  = 2"
Console.WriteLine("bytesRead  = " + bytesRead);

// Prints "readBuffer = 0340"
Console.Write("readBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

blob.Close();
blob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Search

This instance method searches for a binary pattern in the current instance of an OracleBlob.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Search(byte[] val, int64 offset, int64 nth);

Parameters

- val
The binary pattern being searched for.

- offset
The 0-based offset (in bytes) starting from which the OracleBlob is searched.

- nth
The specific occurrence (1-based) of the match for which the absolute offset (in bytes) is returned.

Return Value

Returns the absolute offset of the start of the matched pattern (in bytes) for the nth occurrence of the match. Otherwise, 0 is returned.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset is less than 0.

- The nth is less than or equal to 0.

- The val.Length is greater than 16383.

- The nth is greater than or equal to OracleBlob.MaxSize.

- The offset is greater than or equal to OracleBlob.MaxSize.

Remarks

The limit of the search pattern is 16383 bytes.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class SearchSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob = new OracleBlob(con);

// Write 7 bytes, starting at buffer offset 0
byte[] buffer = new byte[7] {1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3};
blob.Write(buffer, 0, 7);

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a byte pattern '23'
// starting at offset 1 in the OracleBlob
byte[] pattern = new byte[2] {2 ,3};
long posFound = blob.Search(pattern, 1, 2);

// Prints "posFound = 6"
Console.WriteLine("posFound = " + posFound);

blob.Close();
blob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Seek

Overrides Stream

This instance method sets the position on the current LOB stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin);

Parameters

- offset
A byte offset relative to origin.

- origin
A value of type System.IO.SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.

Return Value

Returns Int64 for the position.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

If offset is negative, the new position precedes the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

If offset is zero, the new position is the position specified by origin.

If offset is positive, the new position follows the position specified by origin by the number of bytes specified by offset.

SeekOrigin.Begin specifies the beginning of a stream.

SeekOrigin.Current specifies the current position within a stream.

SeekOrigin.End specifies the end of a stream.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

SetLength

Overrides Stream

This instance method trims or truncates the BLOB value to the specified length (in bytes).

Declaration

// C#
public override void SetLength(Int64 newlen);

Parameters

- newlen
The desired length of the current stream in bytes.

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 newlen parameter is less than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

Write

Overrides Stream

This instance method writes the supplied buffer into the OracleBlob.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Write(byte[ ] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer that provides the data.

- offset
The 0-based offset (in bytes) from which the buffer is read.

- count
The amount of data (in bytes) that is to be written into the OracleBlob.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset or the count is less than 0.

- The offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length.

- The offset and the count together are greater than buffer.Length.

Remarks

Destination offset in the OracleBlob can be specified by the Position property.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class WriteSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleBlob blob = new OracleBlob(con);

// Set the Position for the Write
blob.Position = 0;

// Begin ChunkWrite to improve performance
// Index updates occur only once after EndChunkWrite
blob.BeginChunkWrite();

// Write to the OracleBlob in 5 chunks of 2 bytes each
byte[] b = new byte[2] {1, 2};
for(int index = 0; index < 5; index++)
{
blob.Write(b, 0, b.Length);
}
blob.EndChunkWrite();

byte[] chunkBuffer = blob.Value;

// Prints "chunkBuffer = 1212121212"
Console.Write("chunkBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index < chunkBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(chunkBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

blob.Close();
blob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBlob Class

- OracleBlob Members

OracleClob Class

An OracleClob is an object that has a reference to CLOB data. It provides methods for performing operations on CLOBs.

Note:
The OracleClob object uses the client side character set when retrieving or writing CLOB data using a .NET Framework byte array.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

System.IO.Stream

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleClob

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleClob : Stream, ICloneable, INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleClobSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob = new OracleClob(con);

// Write 4 chars from writeBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
char[] writeBuffer = new char[4] {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
clob.Write(writeBuffer, 0, 4);

// Append first 2 chars from writeBuffer {'a', 'b'} to the oracleClob
clob.Append(writeBuffer, 0, 2);

// Prints "clob.Length  = 12"
Console.WriteLine("clob.Length  = " + clob.Length);

// Reset the Position for the Read
clob.Position = 0;

// Read 6 chars into readBuffer, starting at buffer offset 0
char[] readBuffer = new char[6];
int charsRead = clob.Read(readBuffer, 0, 6);

// Prints "charsRead    = 6"
Console.WriteLine("charsRead    = " + charsRead);

// Prints "readBuffer   = abcdab"
Console.Write("readBuffer   = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a char pattern 'ab'
// starting from char offset 0 in the OracleClob
char[] pattern = new char[2] {'a', 'b'};
long posFound = clob.Search(pattern, 0, 2);

// Prints "posFound     = 5"
Console.WriteLine("posFound     = " + posFound);

// Erase 4 chars of data starting at char offset 1
// Sets chars to ''
clob.Erase(1, 4);

//Prints "clob.Value   = a    b"
Console.WriteLine("clob.Value   = " + clob.Value);

clob.Close();
clob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Members

- OracleClob Constructors

- OracleClob Static Fields

- OracleClob Static Methods

- OracleClob Instance Properties

- OracleClob Instance Methods

OracleClob Members

OracleClob members are listed in the following tables.

OracleClob Constructors

OracleClob constructors are listed in Table 13-19.

Table 13-19 OracleClob Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleClob Constructors

Creates an instance of the OracleClob class bound to a temporary CLOB (Overloaded)

OracleClob Static Fields

OracleClob static fields are listed in Table 13-20.

Table 13-20 OracleClob Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

Holds the maximum number of bytes a CLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleClob instance

OracleClob Static Methods

OracleClob static methods are listed in Table 13-21.

Table 13-21 OracleClob Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleClob Instance Properties

OracleClob instance properties are listed in Table 13-22.

Table 13-22 OracleClob 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 can be performed

CanWrite

Indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be written

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and write CLOB data

IsEmpty

Indicates whether the CLOB is empty or not

IsInChunkWriteMode

Indicates whether or not the CLOB has been opened

IsNClob

Indicates whether or not the OracleClob object represents an NCLOB.

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 CLOB

Length

Indicates the size of the CLOB data in bytes

OptimumChunkSize

Indicates the minimum number of bytes to retrieve or send from the database during a read or write operation

Position

Indicates the current read or write position in the LOB stream in bytes

Value

Returns the data, starting from the first character in the CLOB or NCLOB, as a string

OracleClob Instance Methods

The OracleClob instance methods are listed in Table 13-23.

Table 13-23 OracleClob Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Append

Appends data to the current OracleClob instance (Overloaded)

BeginChunkWrite

Opens the CLOB

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleClob object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases resources associated with it

Compare

Compares data referenced by the current instance to that of the supplied object

CopyTo

Copies the data to an OracleClob (Overloaded)

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndChunkWrite

Closes the CLOB referenced by the current OracleClob instance

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Erase

Erases the specified amount of data (Overloaded)

Flush

Not supported

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IsEqual

Compares the LOB data referenced by two OracleClobs

Read

Reads from the current instance (Overloaded)

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Search

Searches for a character pattern in the current instance of OracleClob (Overloaded)

Seek

Sets the position in the current LOB stream

SetLength

Trims or truncates the CLOB value

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Writes the provided buffer into the OracleClob (Overloaded)

WriteByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

OracleClob Constructors

OracleClob constructors create instances of the OracleClob class bound to a temporary CLOB.

Overload List:

- OracleClob(OracleConnection)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleClob class bound to a temporary CLOB with an OracleConnection object.

- OracleClob(OracleConnection, bool, bool)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleClob class that is bound to a temporary CLOB, with an OracleConnection object, a boolean value for caching, and a boolean value for NCLOB.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob(OracleConnection)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleClob class bound to a temporary CLOB with an OracleConnection object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClob(OracleConnection con);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleClob does not open the connection implicitly. The temporary CLOB utilizes the provided connection to store CLOB data. Caching is not enabled by default.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob(OracleConnection, bool, bool)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleClob class that is bound to a temporary CLOB, with an OracleConnection object, a boolean value for caching, and a boolean value for NCLOB.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleClob(OracleConnection con, bool bCaching, bool bNCLOB);

Parameters

- con
The OracleConnection object connection.

- bCaching
A flag that indicates whether or not server-side caching is enabled.

- bNCLOB
A flag that is set to true if the instance is a NCLOB or false if it is a CLOB.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleClob does not open the connection implicitly. The temporary CLOB or NCLOB uses the provided connection to store CLOB data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob Static Fields

OracleClob static fields are listed in Table 13-24.

Table 13-24 OracleClob Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxSize

Holds the maximum number of bytes a CLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleClob instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

MaxSize

The MaxSize field holds the maximum number of bytes a CLOB can hold, which is 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1) bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly Int64 MaxSize = 4294967295;

Remarks

This field is useful in code that checks whether or not your operation exceeds the maximum length (in bytes) allowed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleClob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleClob Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob Static Methods

OracleClob static methods are listed in Table 13-25.

Table 13-25 OracleClob Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob Instance Properties

OracleClob instance properties are listed in Table 13-26.

Table 13-26 OracleClob 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 can be performed

CanWrite

Indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be written

Connection

Indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and write CLOB data

IsEmpty

Indicates whether the CLOB is empty or not

IsInChunkWriteMode

Indicates whether or not the CLOB has been opened

IsNClob

Indicates whether or not the OracleClob object represents an NCLOB.

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 CLOB

Length

Indicates the size of the CLOB data in bytes

OptimumChunkSize

Indicates the minimum number of bytes to retrieve or send from the database during a read or write operation

Position

Indicates the current read or write position in the LOB stream in bytes

Value

Returns the data, starting from the first character in the CLOB or NCLOB, as a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CanRead

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB stream can be read.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanRead{get;}

Property Value

If the LOB stream can be read, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CanSeek

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not forward and backward seek operations can be performed.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanSeek{get;}

Property Value

If forward and backward seek operations can be performed, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CanWrite

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates whether or not the LOB object supports writing.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool CanWrite{get;}

Property Value

If the LOB stream can be written, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Connection

This instance property indicates the OracleConnection that is used to retrieve and write CLOB data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsEmpty

This instance property indicates whether the CLOB is empty or not.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEmpty {get;}

Property Value

A bool.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsInChunkWriteMode

This instance property indicates whether or not the CLOB has been opened to defer index updates.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsInChunkWriteMode{get;}

Property Value

If the CLOB has been opened, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsNClob

This instance property indicates whether or not the OracleClob object represents an NClob.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNClob {get;}

Property Value

A bool.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsTemporary

This instance property indicates whether or not the current instance is bound to a temporary CLOB.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsTemporary {get;}

Property Value

A bool.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Length

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the size of the CLOB data in bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Length {get;}

Property Value

An Int64 that indicates the size of the CLOB in bytes.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OptimumChunkSize

This instance property indicates the minimum number of bytes to retrieve or send from the database during a read or write operation.

Declaration

// C#
public int OptimumChunkSize{get;}

Property Value

A number representing the minimum bytes to retrieve or send.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Position

Overrides Stream

This instance property indicates the current read or write position in the LOB stream in bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Position{get; set;}

Property Value

An Int64 that indicates the read or write position.

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 Position is less than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Value

This instance property returns the data, starting from the first character in the CLOB or NCLOB, as a string.

Declaration

// C#
public string Value{get;}

Property Value

A string.

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 Value is less than 0.

Remarks

The value of Position is neither used nor changed by using this property.

The maximum string length that can be returned by this property is 2 GB.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleClob Instance Methods

The OracleClob instance methods are listed in Table 13-27.

Table 13-27 OracleClob Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Append

Appends data to the current OracleClob instance (Overloaded)

BeginChunkWrite

Opens the CLOB

BeginRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

BeginWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Clone

Creates a copy of an OracleClob object

Close

Closes the current stream and releases resources associated with it

Compare

Compares data referenced by the current instance to that of the supplied object

CopyTo

Copies the data to an OracleClob (Overloaded)

CreateObjRef

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

Dispose

Releases resources allocated by this object

EndChunkWrite

Closes the CLOB referenced by the current OracleClob instance

EndRead

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

EndWrite

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

Erase

Erases the specified amount of data (Overloaded)

Flush

Not supported

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

InitializeLifetimeService

Inherited from System.MarshalByRefObject

IsEqual

Compares the LOB data referenced by two OracleClobs

Read

Reads from the current instance (Overloaded)

ReadByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

Search

Searches for a character pattern in the current instance of OracleClob (Overloaded)

Seek

Sets the position in the current LOB stream

SetLength

Trims or truncates the CLOB value

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Write

Writes the provided buffer into the OracleClob (Overloaded)

WriteByte

Inherited from System.IO.Stream

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Append

This instance method appends data to the current OracleClob instance.

Overload List:

- Append(OracleClob)
This instance method appends the CLOB data referenced by the provided OracleClob object to the current OracleClob instance.

- Append(byte [ ], int, int)
This instance method appends data at the end of the CLOB, from the supplied byte array buffer, starting from offset (in bytes) of the supplied byte array buffer.

- Append(char [ ], int, int)
This instance method appends data from the supplied character array buffer to the end of the current OracleClob instance, starting at the offset (in characters) of the supplied character buffer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Append(OracleClob)

This instance method appends the CLOB data referenced by the provided OracleClob object to the current OracleClob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Append(OracleClob obj);

Parameters

- obj
An OracleClob object.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

Remarks

No character set conversions are made.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Append(byte [ ], int, int)

This instance method appends data at the end of the CLOB, from the supplied byte array buffer, starting from offset (in bytes) of the supplied byte array buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public int Append(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
An array of bytes, representing a Unicode string.

- offset
The zero-based byte offset in the buffer from which data is read.

- count
The number of bytes to be appended.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - Either the offset or the count parameter is not even.

Remarks

Both offset and count must be even numbers for CLOB and NCLOB because every two bytes represent a Unicode character.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Append(char [ ], int, int)

This instance method appends data from the supplied character array buffer to the end of the current OracleClob instance, starting at the offset (in characters) of the supplied character buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public void Append(char[] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
An array of characters.

- offset
The zero-based offset (in characters) in the buffer from which data is read.

- count
The number of characters to be appended.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class AppendSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob = new OracleClob(con);

// Append 2 chars {'d', 'e'} to the OracleClob
char[] buffer = new char[3] {'d', 'e', 'f'};
clob.Append(buffer, 0, 2);

// Prints "clob.Value = de"
Console.WriteLine("clob.Value = " + clob.Value);

clob.Close();
clob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

BeginChunkWrite

This instance method opens the CLOB.

Declaration

// C#
public void BeginChunkWrite();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

BeginChunkWrite does not need to be called before manipulating the CLOB data. This is provided for performance reasons.

After this method is called, write operations do not cause the domain or function-based index on the column to be updated. Index updates occur only once after EndChunkWrite is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Clone

This instance method creates a copy of an OracleClob object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleClob object.

Implements

ICloneable

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob1 = new OracleClob(con);

// Prints "clob1.Position = 0"
Console.WriteLine("clob1.Position = " + clob1.Position);

// Set the Position before calling Clone()
clob1.Position = 1;

// Clone the OracleClob
OracleClob clob2 = (OracleClob)clob1.Clone();

// Prints "clob2.Position = 1"
Console.WriteLine("clob2.Position = " + clob2.Position);

clob1.Close();
clob1.Dispose();

clob2.Close();
clob2.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Close

Overrides Stream

This instance method closes the current stream and releases resources associated with it.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Close();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Compare

This instance method compares data referenced by the current instance to that of the supplied object.

Declaration

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

Parameters

- src_offset
The comparison starting point (in characters) for the current instance.

- obj
The provided OracleClob object.

- dst_offset
The comparison starting point (in characters) for the provided OracleClob.

- amount
The number of characters to compare.

Return Value

The method returns a value that is:

- Less than zero: if the data referenced by the current instance is less than that of the supplied instance.

- Zero: if both objects reference the same data.

- Greater than zero: if the data referenced by the current instance is greater than that of the supplied instance.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

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

Remarks

The character set of the two OracleClob objects being compared should be the same for a meaningful comparison.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CopyTo

CopyTo copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleClob object.

Overload List:

- CopyTo(OracleClob)
This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleClob object.

- CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleClob instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified destination offset.

- CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)
This instance method copies data from the current OracleClob instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CopyTo(OracleClob)

This instance method copies data from the current instance to the provided OracleClob object.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleClob obj);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleClob object to which the data is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CopyTo(OracleClob, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleClob instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified destination offset.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(OracleClob obj, Int64 dst_offset);

Parameters

- obj
The OracleClob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in characters) at which the OracleClob object is copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The dst_offset is less than 0.

InvalidOperationException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

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

- The LOB object parameter has a different connection than the object.

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleClob data, spaces are written into the OracleClob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

CopyTo(Int64, OracleClob, Int64, Int64)

This instance method copies data from the current OracleClob instance to the provided OracleClob object with the specified source offset, destination offset, and character amounts.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 CopyTo(Int64 src_offset,OracleClob obj,Int64 dst_offset,
Int64 amount);

Parameters

- src_offset
The offset (in characters) in the current instance, from which the data is read.

- obj
The OracleClob object to which the data is copied.

- dst_offset
The offset (in characters) at which the OracleClob object is copied.

- amount
The amount of data to be copied.

Return Value

The return value is the amount copied.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The parameter has a different connection than the object, OracleConnection is not opened, or OracleConnection has been reopened.

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

Remarks

If the dst_offset is beyond the end of the OracleClob data, spaces are written into the OracleClob until the dst_offset is met.

The offsets are 0-based. No character conversion is performed by this operation.

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

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CopyToSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob1 = new OracleClob(con);
OracleClob clob2 = new OracleClob(con);

// Write 4 chars, starting at buffer offset 0
char[] buffer = new char[4] {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
clob1.Write(buffer, 0, 4);

// Copy 2 chars from char 0 of clob1 to char 1 of clob2
clob1.CopyTo(0, clob2, 1, 2);

//Prints "clob2.Value =  ab"
Console.WriteLine("clob2.Value = " + clob2.Value);

clob1.Close();
clob1.Dispose();

clob2.Close();
clob2.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Dispose

This instance method releases resources allocated by this object.

Declaration

public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The object cannot be reused after being disposed. Although some properties can still be accessed, their values cannot be accountable. Since resources are freed, method calls can lead to exceptions.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

EndChunkWrite

This instance method closes the CLOB referenced by the current OracleClob instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void EndChunkWrite();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Index updates occur immediately if write operation(s) are deferred by the BeginChunkWrite method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Erase

Erase erases part or all data.

Overload List:

- Erase()
This instance method erases all data.

- Erase(Int64, Int64)
This instance method replaces the specified amount of data (in characters) starting from the specified offset with zero-byte fillers (in characters).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Erase()

This instance method erases all data.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Erase();

Return Value

The number of characters erased.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Erase(Int64, Int64)

This instance method replaces the specified amount of data (in characters) starting from the specified offset with zero-byte fillers (in characters).

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Erase(Int64 offset, Int64 amount);

Parameters

- offset
The offset.

- amount
The amount of data.

Return Value

The actual number of characters erased.

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 offset or amount parameter is less than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

An int representing a hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

IsEqual

This instance method compares the LOB data referenced by two OracleClobs.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEqual(OracleClob obj);

Parameters

- obj
An OracleClob object.

Return Value

Returns true if the current OracleClob and the provided OracleClob refer to the same LOB. Otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

Note that this method can return true even if the two OracleClob objects returns false for == or Equals() because two different OracleClob instances can refer to the same LOB.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Read

Read reads a specified amount from the current instance and populates the array buffer.

Overload List:

- Read(byte [ ], int, int)
This instance method reads a specified amount of bytes from the current instance and populates the byte array buffer.

- Read(char [ ], int, int)
This instance method reads a specified amount of characters from the current instance and populates the character array buffer.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Read(byte [ ], int, int)

Overrides Stream

This instance method reads a specified amount of bytes from the current instance and populates the byte array buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public override int Read(byte [] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer that is populated.

- offset
The offset (in bytes) at which the buffer is populated.

- count
The amount of bytes to be read.

Return Value

The number of bytes read from the CLOB.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

Both offset and count must be even numbers for CLOB and NCLOB because every two bytes represent a Unicode character.

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property, which must also be an even number.

OracleClob is free to return fewer bytes than requested, even if the end of the stream has not been reached.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Read(char [ ], int, int)

This instance method reads a specified amount of characters from the current instance and populates the character array buffer.

Declaration

// C#
public int Read(char[ ] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The character array buffer that is populated.

- offset
The offset (in characters) at which the buffer is populated.

- count
The amount of characters to be read.

Return Value

The return value indicates the number of characters read from the CLOB.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset or the count is less than 0.

- The offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length.

- The offset and the count together are greater than buffer.Length.

Remarks

Handles all CLOB and NCLOB data as Unicode.

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ReadSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob = new OracleClob(con);

// Write 3 chars, starting at buffer offset 1
char[] writeBuffer = new char[4] {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
clob.Write(writeBuffer, 1, 3);

// Reset the Position (in bytes) for Read
clob.Position = 2;

// Read 2 chars into buffer starting at buffer offset 1
char[] readBuffer = new char[4];
int charsRead = clob.Read(readBuffer, 1, 2);

// Prints "charsRead  = 2"
Console.WriteLine("charsRead  = " + charsRead);

// Prints "readBuffer =  cd "
Console.Write("readBuffer = ");
for(int index = 0; index <  readBuffer.Length; index++)
{
Console.Write(readBuffer[index]);
}
Console.WriteLine();

clob.Close();
clob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Search

Search searches for a character pattern in the current instance of OracleClob.

Overload List:

- Search(byte[ ], Int64, Int64)
This instance method searches for a character pattern, represented by the byte array, in the current instance of OracleClob.

- Search(char[ ], Int64, Int64)
This instance method searches for a character pattern in the current instance of OracleClob.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Search(byte[ ], Int64, Int64)

This instance method searches for a character pattern, represented by the byte array, in the current instance of OracleClob.

Declaration

// C#
public int Search(byte[] val, Int64 offset, Int64 nth);

Parameters

- val
A Unicode byte array.

- offset
The 0-based offset (in characters) starting from which the OracleClob is searched.

- nth
The specific occurrence (1-based) of the match for which the absolute offset (in characters) is returned.

Return Value

Returns the absolute offset of the start of the matched pattern (in bytes) for the nth occurrence of the match. Otherwise, 0 is returned.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset is less than 0.

- The nth is less than or equal to 0.

- The nth is greater than or equal to OracleClob.MaxSize.

- The offset is greater than or equal to OracleClob.MaxSize.

Remarks

The byte[ ] is converted to Unicode before the search is made.

The limit of the search pattern is 16383 bytes.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Search(char[ ], Int64, Int64)

This instance method searches for a character pattern in the current instance of OracleClob.

Declaration

// C#
public Int64 Search(char [ ] val, Int64 offset, Int64 nth);

Parameters

- val
The Unicode string being searched for.

- offset
The 0-based offset (in characters) starting from which the OracleClob is searched.

- nth
The specific occurrence (1-based) of the match for which the absolute offset (in characters) is returned.

Return Value

Returns the absolute offset of the start of the matched pattern (in characters) for the nth occurrence of the match. Otherwise, 0 is returned.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset is less than 0.

- The nth is less than or equal to 0.

- The val.Length doubled is greater than 16383.

- The nth is greater than or equal to OracleClob.MaxSize.

- The offset is greater than or equal to OracleClob.MaxSize.

Remarks

The limit of the search pattern is 16383 bytes.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class SearchSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob = new OracleClob(con);

// Write 7 chars, starting at buffer offset 0
char[] buffer = new char[7] {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'a', 'b', 'c'};
clob.Write(buffer, 0, 7);

// Search for the 2nd occurrence of a char pattern 'bc'
// starting at offset 1 in the OracleBlob
char[] pattern = new char[2] {'b', 'c'};
long posFound = clob.Search(pattern, 1, 2);

// Prints "posFound = 6"
Console.WriteLine("posFound = " + posFound);

clob.Close();
clob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Seek

Overrides Stream

This instance method sets the position on the current LOB stream.

Declaration

// C#
public override Int64 Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin);

Parameters

- offset
A byte offset relative to origin.

- origin
A value of type System.IO.SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.

Return Value

Returns an Int64 that indicates the position.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

Remarks

If offset is negative, the new position precedes the position specified by origin by the number of characters specified by offset.

If offset is zero, the new position is the position specified by origin.

If offset is positive, the new position follows the position specified by origin by the number of characters specified by offset.

SeekOrigin.Begin specifies the beginning of a stream.

SeekOrigin.Current specifies the current position within a stream.

SeekOrigin.End specifies the end of a stream.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

SetLength

Overrides Stream

This instance method trims or truncates the CLOB value to the specified length (in characters).

Declaration

// C#
public override void SetLength(Int64 newlen);

Parameters

- newlen
The desired length of the current stream in characters.

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 newlen parameter is greater than 0.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Write

This instance method writes data from the provided array buffer into the OracleClob.

Overload List:

- Write(byte[ ], int, int)
This instance method writes data from the provided byte array buffer into the OracleClob.

- Write(char[ ], int, int)
This instance method writes data from the provided character array buffer into the OracleClob.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Write(byte[ ], int, int)

Overrides Stream

This instance method writes data from the provided byte array buffer into the OracleClob.

Declaration

// C#
public override void Write(byte[ ] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The byte array buffer that represents a Unicode string.

- offset
The offset (in bytes) from which the buffer is read.

- count
The amount of data (in bytes) from the buffer to be written into the OracleClob.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset or the count is less than 0.

- The offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length.

- The offset and the count together are greater than the buffer.Length.

- The offset, the count, or the Position is not even.

Remarks

Both offset and count must be even numbers for CLOB and NCLOB because every two bytes represent a Unicode character.

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property. The Position property must be an even number.

If necessary, proper data conversion is carried out from the client character set to the database character set.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

Write(char[ ], int, int)

This instance method writes data from the provided character array buffer into the OracleClob.

Declaration

// C#
public void Write(char[ ] buffer, int offset, int count);

Parameters

- buffer
The character array buffer that is written to the OracleClob.

- offset
The offset (in characters) from which the buffer is read.

- count
The amount (in characters) from the buffer that is to be written into the OracleClob.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The offset or the count is less than 0.

- The offset is greater than or equal to the buffer.Length.

- The offset and the count together are greater than buffer.Length.

- The Position is not even.

Remarks

Handles all CLOB and NCLOB data as Unicode.

The LOB data is read starting from the position specified by the Position property.

If necessary, proper data conversion is carried out from the client character set to the database character set.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class WriteSample
{
static void Main()
{
string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

OracleClob clob = new OracleClob(con);

// Set the Position for the Write;
clob.Position = 0;

// Begin ChunkWrite to improve performance
// Index updates occur only once after EndChunkWrite
clob.BeginChunkWrite();

// Write to the OracleClob in 5 chunks of 2 chars each
char[] c = new char[2] {'a', 'b'};
for (int index = 0; index < 5; index++)
{
clob.Write(c, 0, c.Length);
}
clob.EndChunkWrite();

// Prints "clob.Value = ababababab"
Console.WriteLine("clob.Value = " + clob.Value);

clob.Close();
clob.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleClob Class

- OracleClob Members

OracleRefCursor Class

An OracleRefCursor object represents an Oracle REF CURSOR.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalRefByObject

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleRefCursor

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleRefCursor : MarshalByRefObject, IDisposable, INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

To minimize the number of open server cursors, OracleRefReader objects should be explicitly disposed.

Example

// Database Setup
/*
connect scott/tiger@oracle
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION MyFunc(refcur_out OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)
RETURN SYS_REFCURSOR IS refcur_ret SYS_REFCURSOR;
BEGIN
OPEN refcur_ret FOR SELECT * FROM EMP;
OPEN refcur_out FOR SELECT * FROM DEPT;
RETURN refcur_ret;
END MyFunc;
/
*/

// C#

using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleRefCursorSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Example demonstrates how to use REF CURSORs returned from
// PL/SQL Stored Procedures or Functions
// Create the PL/SQL Function MyFunc as defined previously

string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
con.Open();

// Create an OracleCommand
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("MyFunc", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

// Bind the parameters
// p1 is the RETURN REF CURSOR bound to SELECT * FROM EMP;
OracleParameter p1 =
cmd.Parameters.Add("refcur_ret", OracleDbType.RefCursor);
p1.Direction = ParameterDirection.ReturnValue;

// p2 is the OUT REF CURSOR bound to SELECT * FROM DEPT
OracleParameter p2 =
cmd.Parameters.Add("refcur_out", OracleDbType.RefCursor);
p2.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

// Execute the command
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

// Construct an OracleDataReader from the REF CURSOR
OracleDataReader reader1 = ((OracleRefCursor)p1.Value).GetDataReader();

// Prints "reader1.GetName(0) = EMPNO"
Console.WriteLine("reader1.GetName(0) = " + reader1.GetName(0));

// Construct an OracleDataReader from the REF CURSOR
OracleDataReader reader2 = ((OracleRefCursor)p2.Value).GetDataReader();

// Prints "reader2.GetName(0) = DEPTNO"
Console.WriteLine("reader2.GetName(0) = " + reader2.GetName(0));

reader1.Close();
reader1.Dispose();

reader2.Close();
reader2.Dispose();

p1.Dispose();
p2.Dispose();

cmd.Dispose();

con.Close();
con.Dispose();
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Members

- OracleRefCursor Static Methods

- OracleRefCursor Static Fields

- OracleRefCursor Properties

- OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

OracleRefCursor Members

OracleRefCursor members are listed in the following tables.

OracleRefCursor Static Methods

OracleRefCursor static methods are listed in Table 13-28.

Table 13-28 OracleRefCursor Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleRefCursor Static Fields

OracleRefCursor static field is listed in Table 13-29.

Table 13-29 OracleRefCursor Static Field

Methods

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRefCursor instance

OracleRefCursor Properties

OracleRefCursor properties are listed in Table 13-30.

Table 13-30 OracleRefCursor Properties

Properties

Description

Connection

A reference to the OracleConnection used to fetch the REF CURSOR data

FetchSize

Specifies the size that the OracleDataReader internal cache needs to store result set data

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleRefCursor is null

RowSize

Specifies the amount of memory the OracleRefcursor internal cache needs to store one row of data

OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

OracleRefCursor instance methods are listed in Table 13-31.

Table 13-31 OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Dispose

Disposes the resources allocated by the OracleRefCursor object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetDataReader

Returns an OracleDataReader object for the REF CURSOR

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

OracleRefCursor Static Methods

OracleRefCursor static methods are listed in Table 13-32.

Table 13-32 OracleRefCursor Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

OracleRefCursor Static Fields

OracleRefCursor static field is listed in Table 13-32.

Table 13-33 OracleRefCursor Static Field

Methods

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRefCursor instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRefCursor instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleRefCursor Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

OracleRefCursor Properties

OracleRefCursor properties are listed in Table 13-34.

Table 13-34 OracleRefCursor Properties

Properties

Description

Connection

A reference to the OracleConnection used to fetch the REF CURSOR data

FetchSize

Specifies the size that the OracleDataReader internal cache needs to store result set data

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleRefCursor is null

RowSize

Specifies the amount of memory the OracleRefcursor internal cache needs to store one row of data

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

Connection

This property refers to the OracleConnection used to fetch the REF CURSOR data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This property is bound to a REF CURSOR once it is set. After the OracleRefCursor object is created by the constructor, this property is initially null. An OracleRefCursor object can be bound to a REF CURSOR after a command execution.

If the connection is closed or returned to the connection pool, the OracleRefCursor is placed in an uninitialized state and no operation can be carried out from it. However, the uninitialized OracleRefCursor can be reassigned to another REF CURSOR.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

FetchSize

This property specifies the size that the OracleDataReader internal cache needs to store result set data.

Declaration

// C#
public long FetchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

A long that specifies the size (in bytes) of the OracleRefCursor internal cache.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The FetchSize value specified is invalid.

Remarks

Default = 131072.

The FetchSize property value is inherited by the OracleCommand that created the OracleRefCursor object. The FetchSize property on the OracleDataReader object determines the amount of data the OracleRefCursor fetches into its internal cache for each database round-trip.

This property is useful if the OracleRefCursor is explicitly used to fill the DataSet or DataTable through the OracleDataAdapter, because it can provide control on how the data of the REF CURSOR is fetched.

If an OracleDataReader object is created from the OracleRefCursor, the resulting OracleDataReader object inherits the FetchSize value of the OracleDataReader object. However, the inherited value can be overridden, if it is set before the first invocation of the OracleDataReader Read method for the given result set, by setting the OracleDataReader FetchSize property.

The RowSize and FetchSize properties handle UDT and XMLType data differently than other scalar data types. Because only a reference to the UDT and XMLType data is stored in the ODP.NET's internal cache, the RowSize property accounts for only the memory needed for the reference (which is very small) and not the actual size of the UDT and XMLType data. Thus, applications can inadvertently fetch a large number of UDT or XMLType instances from the database in a single database round-trip. This is because the actual size of UDT and XMLType data does not count against the FetchSize, and it would require numerous UDT and XMLType references to fill up the default cache size of 131072 bytes. Therefore, when fetching UDT or XMLType data, the FetchSize property must be appropriately configured to control the number of UDT and XMLType instances that are to be fetched, rather than the amount of the actual UDT and XMLType data to be fetched.

NOTE: For LOB and LONG data types, only the sizes specified in the InitialLOBFetchSize and InitialLONGFetchSize properties are accounted for by the RowSize property in addition to the metadata and reference information that is maintained by the cache for each LOB in the select list.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the OracleRefCursor is null.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the OracleRefCursor represents a null value. Returns false otherwise.

Exception

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

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

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

RowSize

This property specifies the amount of memory the OracleRefcursor internal cache needs to store one row of data.

Declaration

// C#
public long RowSize {get;}

Property Value

A long that indicates the amount of memory (in bytes) that an OracleRefcursor needs to store one row of data for the executed query.

Remarks

The RowSize property is set to a nonzero value when the OracleRefcursor object is created. This property can be used at design time or dynamically during run time, to set the FetchSize, based on number of rows. For example, to enable the OracleRefcursor to fetch N rows for each database round-trip, the OracleRefcursor FetchSize property can be set dynamically to RowSize * N. Note that for the FetchSize to take effect appropriately, it must be set before the it is used to fill the DataSet/DataTable using OracleDataAdapter.

If an OracleDataReader is obtained from the OracleRefCursor through the GetDataReader method, the resulting OracleDataReader will have its FetchSize property set to the FetchSize value of the OracleRefCursor.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

OracleRefCursor instance methods are listed in Table 13-35.

Table 13-35 OracleRefCursor Instance Methods

Methods

Description

Dispose

Disposes the resources allocated by the OracleRefCursor object

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetDataReader

Returns an OracleDataReader object for the REF CURSOR

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

Dispose

This instance method disposes of the resources allocated by the OracleRefCursor object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The object cannot be reused after being disposed.

Once Dispose() is called, the object of OracleRefCursor is in an uninitialized state. Although some properties can still be accessed, their values may not be accountable. Since resources are freed, method calls can lead to exceptions.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

GetDataReader

This instance method returns an OracleDataReader object for the REF CURSOR.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDataReader GetDataReader();

Return Value

OracleDataReader

Remarks

Using the OracleDataReader, rows can be fetched from the REF CURSOR.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRefCursor Class

- OracleRefCursor Members

14 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Types Structures

This chapter describes the ODP.NET Types structures.

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDecimal Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleString Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- INullable Interface

OracleBinary Structure

The OracleBinary structure represents a variable-length stream of binary data to be stored in or retrieved from a database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleBinary

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleBinary : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleBinarySample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Initialize the OracleBinary structures
OracleBinary binary1= new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4,5});
OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3});
OracleBinary binary3 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {4,5});
OracleBinary binary4 = binary2 + binary3;

// Compare binary1 and binary4; they're equal
if (binary1 == binary4)
Console.WriteLine("The two OracleBinary structs are equal");
else
Console.WriteLine("The two OracleBinary structs are different");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Members

- OracleBinary Constructor

- OracleBinary Static Fields

- OracleBinary Static Methods

- OracleBinary Static Operators

- OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

- OracleBinary Properties

- OracleBinary Instance Methods

OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary members are listed in the following tables:

OracleBinary Constructors

OracleBinary constructors are listed in Table 14-1

Table 14-1 OracleBinary Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBinary Constructor

Instantiates a new instance of OracleBinary structure

OracleBinary Static Fields

The OracleBinary static fields are listed in Table 14-2.

Table 14-2 OracleBinary Static Fields

Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleBinary structure

OracleBinary Static Methods

The OracleBinary static methods are listed in Table 14-3.

Table 14-3 OracleBinary Static Methods

Methods

Description

Concat

Returns the concatenation of two OracleBinary structures

Equals

Determines if two OracleBinary values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal

OracleBinary Static Operators

The OracleBinary static operators are listed in Table 14-4.

Table 14-4 OracleBinary Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Concatenates two OracleBinary values

operator ==

Determines if two OracleBinary values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary value is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary value is less than or equal to the second

OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

The OracleBinary static type conversion operators are listed in Table 14-5.

Table 14-5 OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

Operator

Description

explicit operator byte[ ]

Converts an instance value to a byte array

implicit operator OracleBinary

Converts an instance value to an OracleBinary structure

OracleBinary Properties

The OracleBinary properties are listed in Table 14-6.

Table 14-6 OracleBinary Properties

Properties

Description

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Item

Obtains the particular byte in an OracleBinary structure using an index

Length

Returns the length of the binary data

Value

Returns the binary data that is stored in an OracleBinary structure

OracleBinary Instance Methods

The OracleBinary instance methods are listed in Table 14-7.

Table 14-7 OracleBinary Instance Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines if two objects contain the same binary data (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleBinary structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

OracleBinary Constructor

The OracleBinary constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBinary structure and sets its value to the provided array of bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBinary(byte[ ] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Static Fields

The OracleBinary static fields are listed in Table 14-8.

Table 14-8 OracleBinary Static Fields

Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleBinary structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBinary Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Static Methods

The OracleBinary static methods are listed in Table 14-9.

Table 14-9 OracleBinary Static Methods

Methods

Description

Concat

Returns the concatenation of two OracleBinary structures

Equals

Determines if two OracleBinary values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Concat

This method returns the concatenation of two OracleBinary structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBinary Concat(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

An OracleBinary.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleBinary structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Equals

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleBinary values are equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

GreaterThan

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class GreaterThanSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBinary binary1 = OracleBinary.Null;
OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1});

// Compare two OracleBinary structs; binary1 < binary2
if (OracleBinary.GreaterThan(binary1, binary2))
Console.WriteLine("binary1 > binary2");
else
Console.WriteLine("binary1 < binary2");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

LessThan

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

LessThanOrEqual

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

NotEquals

This method determines whether or not two OracleBinary values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleBinary values are not equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Static Operators

The OracleBinary static operators are listed in Table 14-10.

Table 14-10 OracleBinary Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Concatenates two OracleBinary values

operator ==

Determines if two OracleBinary values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary value is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleBinary value is less than or equal to the second

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator +

This method concatenates two OracleBinary values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBinary operator + (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

OracleBinary

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OacleBinary structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator ==

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if they are the same; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator >

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OperatorSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBinary binary1 = OracleBinary.Null;
OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1});

// Compare two OracleBinary structs; binary1 < binary2
if (binary1 > binary2)
Console.WriteLine("binary1 > binary2");
else
Console.WriteLine("binary1 < binary2");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator >=

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator !=

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleBinary values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator <

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < ( OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

operator <=

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value1);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBinary.

- value2
The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

The OracleBinary static type conversion operators are listed in Table 14-11.

Table 14-11 OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

Operator

Description

explicit operator byte[ ]

Converts an instance value to a byte array

implicit operator OracleBinary

Converts an instance value to an OracleBinary structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

explicit operator byte[ ]

This method converts an OracleBinary value to a byte array.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator byte[] (OracleBinary val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleBinary.

Return Value

A byte array.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleBinary structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

implicit operator OracleBinary

This method converts a byte array to an OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleBinary(byte[ ] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array.

Return Value

OracleBinary

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Properties

The OracleBinary properties are listed in Table 14-12.

Table 14-12 OracleBinary Properties

Properties

Description

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Item

Obtains the particular byte in an OracleBinary structure using an index

Length

Returns the length of the binary data

Value

Returns the binary data that is stored in an OracleBinary structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Item

This property obtains the particular byte in an OracleBinary structure using an index.

Declaration

// C#
public byte this[int index] {get;}

Property Value

A byte in the specified index.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ItemSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBinary binary = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});

// Prints the value 4
Console.WriteLine(binary[binary.Length - 1]);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Length

This property returns the length of the binary data.

Declaration

// C#
public int length {get;}

Property Value

Length of the binary data.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class LengthSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBinary binary = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});

// Prints the value 4
Console.WriteLine(binary.Length);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Value

This property returns the binary data that is stored in the OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] Value {get;}

Property Value

Binary data.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary Instance Methods

The OracleBinary instance methods are listed in Table 14-13.

Table 14-13 OracleBinary Instance Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines if two objects contain the same binary data (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleBinary structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

- Less than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is less than obj.

- Zero: if the current OracleBinary instance and obj values have the same binary data.

- Greater than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleBinary.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleBinarys. For example, comparing an OracleBinary instance with an OracleTimeStamp instance is not allowed. When an OracleBinary is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CompareToSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBinary binary1 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3});
OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});

// Compare
if (binary1.CompareTo(binary2) == 0)
Console.WriteLine("binary1 is the same as binary2");
else
Console.WriteLine("binary1 is different from binary2");
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

Equals

This method determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleBinary, and has the same binary data as the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared.

Return Value

Returns true if obj is an instance of OracleBinary, and has the same binary data as the current instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

- Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleBinary instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

An int that represents the hash.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts an OracleBinary instance to a string instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

string

Remarks

If the current OracleBinary instance has a null value, the returned string "null".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBinary Structure

- OracleBinary Members

OracleBoolean Structure

The OracleBoolean structure represents a logical value that is either TRUE or FALSE.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleBoolean

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleBoolean : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

A OracleBoolean structure represents three possible values: TRUE, FALSE, and NULL. A non-zero value is interpreted as TRUE.

Example

// C#
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleBooleanSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleBoolean oracleBoolean1 = new OracleBoolean(true);
OracleBoolean oracleBoolean2 = new OracleBoolean(0);

Console.WriteLine("oracleBoolean1 : " + oracleBoolean1);
Console.WriteLine("oracleBoolean2 : " + oracleBoolean2);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Members

- OracleBoolean Constructors

- OracleBoolean Static Fields

- OracleBoolean Static Methods

- OracleBoolean Static Operators

- OracleBoolean Static Type Conversions

- OracleBoolean Properties

- OracleBoolean Instance Methods

OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean members are listed in the following tables:

OracleBoolean Constructors

OracleBoolean constructors are listed in Table 14-14

Table 14-14 OracleBoolean Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBoolean Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleBoolean structure (Overloaded)

OracleBoolean Static Fields

The OracleBoolean static fields are listed in Table 14-15.

Table 14-15 OracleBoolean Static Fields

Field

Description

False

Represents a false value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

One

Indicates a constant representing the positive one value

True

Represents a true value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

Zero

Indicates a constant representing the zero value

OracleBoolean Static Methods

OracleBoolean static methods are listed in Table 14-16

Table 14-16 OracleBoolean Static Methods

Methods

Description

And

Returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances

Equals

Determines whether or not the two OracleBoolean values are equal

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEquals

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second

LessThanOrEquals

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines whether or not two OracleBoolean values are not equal

OnesComplement

Returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value

Or

Returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

Parse

Returns an OracleBoolean structure and sets its value using a string

Xor

Returns the result of a bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

OracleBoolean Static Operators

The OracleBoolean static operators are listed in Table 14-17.

Table 14-17 OracleBoolean Static Operators

Field

Description

operator >

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second

operator <

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second

operator <=

Dtermines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second

operator ==

Indicates whether or not the two OracleBoolean instances are equal

operator !=

Determines whether or not two OracleBoolean values are not equal

operator !

Determines the result of a NOT operation on a OracleBoolean

operator ~

Returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value

operator false

Determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is false

operator true

Determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is true

operator &

Returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances

operator |

Returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

operator ^

Returns the result of bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

The OracleBoolean Static Type conversions

The OracleBoolean static type conversions are listed in Table 14-18

Table 14-18 OracleBoolean Static Type Conversions

Field

Description

implicit operator OracleBoolean

Returns the OracleBoolean representation of a boolean value

explicit operator bool

Returns the boolean representation of the OracleBoolean value

explicit operator OracleBoolean

Converts a structure to an OracleBoolean structure (Overloaded)

OracleBoolean Properties

The OracleBoolean properties are listed in Table 14-25.

Table 14-19 OracleBoolean Properties

Properties

Description

ByteValue

Returns a byte that represents the OracleBoolean structure

IsFalse

Indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is false

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsTrue

Indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is true

Value

Returns a boolean value that represents the current instance

OracleBoolean Instance Methods

The OracleBoolean instance methods are listed in Table 14-20.

Table 14-20 OracleBoolean Instance Methods

Method

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleBoolean, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

OracleBoolean Constructors

The OracleBoolean constructors instantiates a new instance of the OracleBoolean structure.

Overload List:

- OracleBoolean(bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleBoolean structure and sets its value to the supplied Boolean value.

- OracleBoolean(int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleBoolean structure and sets its value to the supplied Int32 value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean(bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleBoolean structure and sets its value to the supplied Boolean value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBoolean(bool value) ;

Parameters

- value
The provided Boolean value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean(int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleBoolean structure and sets its value to the supplied Int32 value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBoolean(int value)

Parameters

- value
The provided Int32 value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Static Fields

The OracleBoolean static fields are listed in Table 14-21.

Table 14-21 OracleBoolean Static Fields

Field

Description

False

Represents a false value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

One

Indicates a constant representing the positive one value

True

Represents a true value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance

Zero

Indicates a constant representing the zero value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

False

This static field represents a false value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBoolean False;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBoolean Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

One

This static field indicates a constant representing the positive one value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBoolean One;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

True

This static field represents a true value that can be assigned to an OracleBoolean instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBoolean True;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Zero

This static field indicates a constant representing the zero value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBoolean Zero;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Static Methods

OracleBoolean static methods are listed in Table 14-22

Table 14-22 OracleBoolean Static Methods

Methods

Description

And

Returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances

Equals

Determines whether or not the two OracleBoolean values are equal

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEquals

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second

LessThanOrEquals

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines whether or not two OracleBoolean values are not equal

OnesComplement

Returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value

Or

Returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

Parse

Returns an OracleBoolean structure and sets its value using a string

Xor

Returns the result of a bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

And

This method returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean And(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Equals

This method returns an OracleBoolean that indicates whether or not the two OracleBoolean instances are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean Equal(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the specified two OracleBoolean instances are equal; otherwise, returns an OracleBoolean that is false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

GreaterThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean GreaterThan(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBoolean

- value2
The second OracleBoolean

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

GreaterThanOrEquals

This method determines if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean GreaterThanOrEquals(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBoolean

- value2
The second OracleBoolean

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

LessThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean LessThan(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBoolean

- value2
The second OracleBoolean

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

LessThanOrEquals

This method determines if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less or equal than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean LessThanOrEquals(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBoolean

- value2
The second OracleBoolean

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

NotEquals

This method determines if two OracleBoolean values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean NotEquals(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleBoolean

- value2
The second OracleBoolean

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if two OracleBoolean values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OnesComplement

This method returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean OnesComplement(OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value.

Remarks

If the specified OracleBoolean instance is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Or

This method returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean Or(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Parse

This method converts a string to an OracleBoolean.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean Parse(string str);

Parameters

- str
The string being converted.

Return Value

A new OracleBoolean structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException – The str parameter is null.

IndexOutOfRangeException – The str parameter is an empty string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Xor

This method returns the result of a bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBoolean Xor(OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Static Operators

The OracleBoolean static operators are listed in Table 14-23.

Table 14-23 OracleBoolean Static Operators

Field

Description

operator >

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second

operator <

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second

operator <=

Dtermines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second

operator ==

Indicates whether or not the two OracleBoolean instances are equal

operator !=

Determines whether or not two OracleBoolean values are not equal

operator !

Determines the result of a NOT operation on a OracleBoolean

operator ~

Returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value

operator false

Determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is false

operator true

Determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is true

operator &

Returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances

operator |

Returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

operator ^

Returns the result of bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator >

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  > (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator >=

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  >= (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator <

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  < (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator <=

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  <= (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the first of two OracleBoolean values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator ==

This method returns an OracleBoolean that indicates whether or not the two OracleBoolean instances are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  == (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the specified two OracleBoolean instances are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator !=

This method determines whether or not two OracleBoolean values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  != (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if two OracleBoolean values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator !

This method determines the result of a NOT operation on a OracleBoolean.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator  ! (OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if the specified OracleBoolean value is true; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

If the specified OracleBoolean instance is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator ~

This method returns the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator ~ (OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of a one's complement operation on the specified OracleBoolean value.

Remarks

If the specified OracleBoolean instance is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator false

This method determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is false.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator false (OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if specified OracleBoolean value is false; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

This property will return false if the current instance is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator true

This method determines whether or not the specified OracleBoolean value is true.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator true (OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that is true if specified OracleBoolean value is true; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

This property will return false if the current instance is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator &

This method returns the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator & (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise AND operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator |

This method returns the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator | (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

operator ^

This method returns the result of bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator ^ (OracleBoolean value1, OracleBoolean value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

- value2
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean that contains the value of the result of bitwise exclusive OR operation of two OracleBoolean instances.

Remarks

If either of the specified OracleBoolean instances is null, an OracleBoolean with a null value will be returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Static Type Conversions

The OracleBoolean static type conversions are listed in Table 14-24

Table 14-24 OracleBoolean Static Type Conversions

Field

Description

implicit operator OracleBoolean

Returns the OracleBoolean representation of a boolean value

explicit operator bool

Returns the boolean representation of the OracleBoolean value

explicit operator OracleBoolean

Converts a structure to an OracleBoolean structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

implicit operator OracleBoolean

This method returns the OracleBoolean representation of a boolean value.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleBoolean(bool value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean instance

Return Value

An OracleBoolean.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator bool

This method returns the boolean representation of the OracleBoolean value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator bool(OracleBoolean value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleBoolean structure

Return Value

A boolean

Exception

OracleNullValueException – OracleBoolean has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean

explicit operator OracleBoolean converts the provided structure to an OracleBoolean structure.

Overload List

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(byte)
This method converts the supplied byte to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Decimal)
This method converts the supplied Decimal to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Double)
This method converts the supplied Double to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int16)
This method converts the supplied Int16 to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(int)
This method converts the supplied int to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int64)
This method converts the supplied Int64 to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(Single)
This method converts the supplied Single to an OracleBoolean structure.

- explicit operator OracleBoolean(String)
This method converts the supplied String to an OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(byte)

This method converts the supplied byte to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(byte value1);

Parameters

- value1
A byte

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(Decimal)

This method converts the supplied Decimal to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(Decimal value1);

Parameters

- value1
A Decimal

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(Double)

This method converts the supplied Double to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(Double value1);

Parameters

- value1
A Double

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int16)

This method converts the supplied Int16 to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int16 value1);

Parameters

- value1
An Int16

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(int)

This method converts the supplied int to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(int value1);

Parameters

- value1
An int

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int64)

This method converts the supplied Int64 to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(Int64 value1);

Parameters

- value1
An Int64

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(Single)

This method converts the supplied Single to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(Single value1);

Parameters

- value1
A Single

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

explicit operator OracleBoolean(String)

This method converts the supplied String to an OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleBoolean(String value1);

Parameters

- value1
A String

Return Value

An OracleBoolean structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Properties

The OracleBoolean properties are listed in Table 14-25.

Table 14-25 OracleBoolean Properties

Properties

Description

ByteValue

Returns a byte that represents the OracleBoolean structure

IsFalse

Indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is false

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsTrue

Indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is true

Value

Returns a boolean value that represents the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

ByteValue

This property returns a byte that represents the OracleBoolean structure.

Declaration

// C#
public byte ByteValue {get;}

Property Value

A byte that represents the value of OracleBoolean structure.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException – The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

IsFalse

This property indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is false.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsFalse {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance is false; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

This property will return false if the current instance is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

IsTrue

This property indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is true.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsTrue {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance is true; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

This property will return false if the current instance is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Value

This property returns a boolean value that represents the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Value {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance is true; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException – The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleBoolean Instance Methods

The OracleBoolean instance methods are listed in Table 14-26.

Table 14-26 OracleBoolean Instance Methods

Method

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleBoolean, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

ToString

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameter

- obj
The supplied instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number:

- Less than zero: if the value of the current instance is less than obj.

- Zero: if the value of the current instance is equal to obj.

- Greater than zero: if the value of the current instance is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleBoolean.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleBoolean. For example, comparing an OracleBoolean instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleBoolean is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleBoolean that has a value compares greater than an OracleBoolean that has a null value.

- Two OracleBoolean that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleBoolean, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameter

- obj
An OracleBoolean instance.

Return Value

Returns true if obj is an instance of OracleBoolean, and the value of obj is equal to the current instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleBoolean that has a value compares greater than an OracleBoolean that has a null value.

- Two OracleBooleans that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

Returns a hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method returns the string representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns the OracleBoolean value in a string representation.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleBoolean Structure

- OracleBoolean Members

OracleDate Structure

The OracleDate structure represents the Oracle DATE data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleDate stores the following information: year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleDate

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleDate : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleDateSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Initialize the dates to the lower and upper boundaries
OracleDate date1 = OracleDate.MinValue;
OracleDate date2 = OracleDate.MaxValue;
OracleDate date3 = new OracleDate(DateTime.MinValue);
OracleDate date4 = new OracleDate(DateTime.MaxValue);

// Set the thread's DateFormat for output
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY BC";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Print the lower and upper boundaries
Console.WriteLine("OracleDate ranges from\n{0}\nto\n{1}\n",
date1, date2);
Console.WriteLine(".NET DateTime ranges from\n{0}\nto\n{1}\n",
date3, date4);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Members

- OracleDate Constructors

- OracleDate Static Fields

- OracleDate Static Methods

- OracleDate Static Operators

- OracleDate Static Type Conversions

- OracleDate Properties

- OracleDate Methods

OracleDate Members

OracleDate members are listed in the following tables:

OracleDate Constructors

OracleDate constructors are listed in Table 14-27

Table 14-27 OracleDate Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleDate Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleDate structure (Overloaded)

OracleDate Static Fields

The OracleDate static fields are listed in Table 14-28.

Table 14-28 OracleDate Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleDate structure instance

OracleDate Static Methods

The OracleDate static methods are listed in Table 14-29.

Table 14-29 OracleDate Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleDate values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleDate values are not equal

GetSysDate

Returns an OracleDate structure that represents the current date and time

Parse

Returns an OracleDate structure and sets its value using a string

OracleDate Static Operators

The OracleDate static operators are listed in Table 14-30.

Table 14-30 OracleDate Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator ==

Determines if two OracleDate values are the same

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleDate values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second

OracleDate Static Type Conversions

The OracleDate static type conversions are listed in Table 14-31.

Table 14-31 OracleDate Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator DateTime

Converts a structure to a DateTime structure

explicit operator OracleDate

Converts a structure to an OracleDate structure (Overloaded)

OracleDate Properties

The OracleDate properties are listed in Table 14-32.

Table 14-32 OracleDate Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Gets an array of bytes that represents an Oracle DATE in Oracle internal format

Day

Gets the day component of an OracleDate method

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Hour

Gets the hour component of an OracleDate

Minute

Gets the minute component of an OracleDate

Month

Gets the month component of an OracleDate

Second

Gets the second component of an OracleDate

Value

Gets the date and time that is stored in the OracleDate structure

Year

Gets the year component of an OracleDate

OracleDate Methods

The OracleDate methods are listed in Table 14-33.

Table 14-33 OracleDate Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleDate instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleDate instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleDate instance

GetDaysBetween

Calculates the number of days between the current OracleDate instance and an OracleDate structure

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleDate structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleDate structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

OracleDate Constructors

The OracleDate constructors instantiates a new instance of the OracleDate structure.

Overload List:

- OracleDate(DateTime)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

- OracleDate(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

- OracleDate(int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and set its value for date using the supplied year, month, and day.

- OracleDate(int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and set its value for time using the supplied year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

- OracleDate(byte [ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle DATE format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate(DateTime)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate (DateTime dt);

Parameters

- dt
The provided DateTime value.

Remarks

The OracleDate structure only supports up to a second precision. The time value in the provided DateTime structure that has a precision smaller than second is ignored.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate (string dateStr);

Parameters

- dateStr
A string that represents an Oracle DATE.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The dateStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle DATE or the dateStr is not in the date format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The dateStr is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleDateSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the thread's DateFormat for the OracleDate constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified.
OracleDate date = new OracleDate("1999-DEC-01");

// Set a different DateFormat for the thread
info.DateFormat = "MM/DD/YYYY";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Print "12/01/1999"
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on date format elements

OracleDate(int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and set its value for date using the supplied year, month, and day.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate (int year, int month, int day);

Parameters

- year
The supplied year. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The supplied month. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The supplied day. Range of day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleDate (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate(int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and set its value for time using the supplied year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second);

Parameters

- year
The supplied year. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The supplied month. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The supplied day. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The supplied hour. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The supplied minute. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The supplied second. Range of second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleDate (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate(byte [ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDate structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle DATE format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate(byte [] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that represents Oracle DATE in the internal Oracle DATE format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - bytes is null or bytes is not in internal Oracle DATE format or bytes is not a valid Oracle DATE.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate Static Fields

The OracleDate static fields are listed in Table 14-34.

Table 14-34 OracleDate Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleDate structure instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDate MaxValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum valid date for an OracleDate structure, which is January 1, -4712.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDate MinValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an OracleDate instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDate Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate Static Methods

The OracleDate static methods are listed in Table 14-35.

Table 14-35 OracleDate Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleDate values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleDate values are not equal

GetSysDate

Returns an OracleDate structure that represents the current date and time

Parse

Returns an OracleDate structure and sets its value using a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Equals

Overloads Object

This method determines if two OracleDate values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleDate values are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

GreaterThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

LessThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second. Otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

LessThanOrEqual

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

NotEquals

This method determines if two OracleDate values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleDate values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

GetSysDate

This method gets an OracleDate structure that represents the current date and time.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDate GetSysDate ();

Return Value

An OracleDate structure that represents the current date and time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Parse

This method gets an OracleDate structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDate Parse (string dateStr);

Parameters

- dateStr
A string that represents an Oracle DATE.

Return Value

An OracleDate structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The dateStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle DATE or the dateStr is not in the date format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The dateStr is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ParseSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the thread's DateFormat for the OracleDate constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified
OracleDate date = OracleDate.Parse("1999-DEC-01");

// Set a different DateFormat on the thread for ToString()
info.DateFormat = "MM-DD-YY";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Print "12-01-1999"
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on datetime format elements

OracleDate Static Operators

The OracleDate static operators are listed in Table 14-36.

Table 14-36 OracleDate Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator ==

Determines if two OracleDate values are the same

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleDate values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator ==

This method determines if two OracleDate values are the same.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if they are the same; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator >

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator >=

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator !=

This method determines if the two OracleDate values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleDate values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator <

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

operator <=

This method determines if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleDate value1, OracleDate value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDate.

- value2
The second OracleDate.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDate values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate Static Type Conversions

The OracleDate static type conversions are listed in Table 14-37.

Table 14-37 OracleDate Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator DateTime

Converts a structure to a DateTime structure

explicit operator OracleDate

Converts a structure to an OracleDate structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

explicit operator DateTime

This method converts an OracleDate structure to a DateTime structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator DateTime(OracleDate val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDate structure.

Return Value

A DateTime structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

explicit operator OracleDate

explicit operator OracleDate converts the provided structure to an OracleDate structure.

Overload List:

- explicit operator OracleDate(DateTime)
This method converts a DateTime structure to an OracleDate structure.

- explicit operator OracleDate(OracleTimeStamp)
This method converts an OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleDate structure.

- explicit operator OracleDate(string)
This method converts the supplied string to an OracleDate structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

explicit operator OracleDate(DateTime)

This method converts a DateTime structure to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleDate(DateTime dt);

Parameters

- dt
A DateTime structure.

Return Value

An OracleDate structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

explicit operator OracleDate(OracleTimeStamp)

This method converts an OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public explicit operator OracleDate(OracleTimeStamp ts);

Parameters

- ts
OracleTimeStamp

Return Value

The returned OracleDate structure contains the date and time in the OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStamp value can be lost during the conversion.

If the OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value, the returned OracleDate structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

explicit operator OracleDate(string)

This method converts the supplied string to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public explicit operator OracleDate (string dateStr);

Parameters

- dateStr
A string representation of an Oracle DATE.

Return Value

The returned OracleDate structure contains the date and time in the string dateStr.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The dateStr is null.

ArgumentException - This exception is thrown if any of the following conditions exist:

- The dateStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle DATE.

- The dateStr is not in the date format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleDateSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the thread's DateFormat to a specific format
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified
OracleDate date = (OracleDate)"1999-DEC-01";

// Set a different DateFormat on the thread for ToString()
info.DateFormat = "MON DD YY";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "DEC 01 99"
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleDate Properties

The OracleDate properties are listed in Table 14-38.

Table 14-38 OracleDate Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Gets an array of bytes that represents an Oracle DATE in Oracle internal format

Day

Gets the day component of an OracleDate method

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Hour

Gets the hour component of an OracleDate

Minute

Gets the minute component of an OracleDate

Month

Gets the month component of an OracleDate

Second

Gets the second component of an OracleDate

Value

Gets the date and time that is stored in the OracleDate structure

Year

Gets the year component of an OracleDate

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

BinData

This property gets a array of bytes that represents an Oracle DATE in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData{get;}

Property Value

An array of bytes.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Day

This property gets the day component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Day{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the day. Range of Day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Hour

This property gets the hour component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Hour {get;}

Property Value

A number that represents Hour. Range of Hour is (0 to 23).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Minute

This property gets the minute component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Minute {get;}

Property Value

A number that represents Minute. Range of Minute is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Month

This property gets the month component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Month {get;}

Property Value

A number that represents Month. Range of Month is (1 to 12).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Second

This property gets the second component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Second {get;}

Property Value

A number that represents Second. Range of Second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Value

This property specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime Value {get;}

Property Value

A DateTime.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Year

This property gets the year component of an OracleDate.

Declaration

// C#
public int Year {get;}

Property Value

A number that represents Year. Range of Year is (-4712 to 9999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDate has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

OracleDate Methods

The OracleDate methods are listed in Table 14-39.

Table 14-39 OracleDate Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleDate instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleDate instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleDate instance

GetDaysBetween

Calculates the number of days between the current OracleDate instance and an OracleDate structure

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleDate structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleDate structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleDate instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
An object.

Return Value

The method returns:

- Less than zero: if the current OracleDate instance value is less than that of obj.

- Zero: if the current OracleDate instance and obj values are equal.

- Greater than zero: if the current OracleDate instance value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not an instance of OracleDate.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleDates. For example, comparing an OracleDate instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleDate is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

Equals

This method determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleDate instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals( object obj);

Parameters

- obj
An object.

Return Value

Returns true if obj has the same type as the current instance and represents the same date and time; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

- Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleDate instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

A number that represents the hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

GetDaysBetween

This method calculates the number of days between the current OracleDate instance and the supplied OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public int GetDaysBetween (OracleDate val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDate structure.

Return Value

The number of days between the current OracleDate instance and the OracleDate structure.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance or the supplied OracleDate structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

ToOracleTimeStamp

This method converts the current OracleDate structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp ToOracleTimeStamp();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

The returned OracleTimeStamp structure has date and time in the current instance.

If the OracleDate instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

ToString

Overrides ValueType

This method converts the current OracleDate structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string.

Remarks

The returned value is a string representation of the OracleDate in the format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property. The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.DateLanguage and OracleGlobalization.Calendar properties. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ToStringSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the thread's DateFormat to a specific format
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.DateFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Construct OracleDate from a string using the DateFormat specified
OracleDate date = (OracleDate)"1999-DEC-01";

// Set a different DateFormat on the thread for ToString()
info.DateFormat = "YYYY/MM/DD";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999/12/01"
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDate Structure

- OracleDate Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleDecimal Structure

The OracleDecimal structure represents an Oracle NUMBER in the database or any Oracle numeric value.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleDecimal

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleDecimal : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

OracleDecimal can store up to 38 precision, while the .NET Decimal data type can only hold up to 28 precision. When accessing the OracleDecimal.Value property from an OracleDecimal that has a value greater than 28 precision, an exception is thrown. To retrieve the actual value of OracleDecimal, use the OracleDecimal.ToString() method. Another approach is to obtain the OracleDecimal value as a byte array in an internal Oracle NUMBER format through the BinData property.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleDecimalSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Illustrates the range of OracleDecimal vs. .NET decimal
OracleDecimal decimal1 = OracleDecimal.MinValue;
OracleDecimal decimal2 = OracleDecimal.MaxValue;
OracleDecimal decimal3 = new OracleDecimal(decimal.MinValue);
OracleDecimal decimal4 = new OracleDecimal(decimal.MaxValue);

// Print the ranges
Console.WriteLine("OracleDecimal can range from\n{0}\nto\n{1}\n",
decimal1, decimal2);
Console.WriteLine(".NET decimal can range from\n{0}\nto\n{1}",
decimal3, decimal4);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Constructors

- OracleDecimal Static Fields

- OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

- OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

- OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

- OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

- OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

- OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

- OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

- OracleDecimal Properties

- OracleDecimal Instance Methods

OracleDecimal Members

OracleDecimal members are listed in the following tables:

OracleDecimal Constructors

OracleDecimal constructors are listed in Table 14-40

Table 14-40 OracleDecimal Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleDecimal Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

OracleDecimal Static Fields

The OracleDecimal static fields are listed in Table 14-41.

Table 14-41 OracleDecimal Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxPrecision

A constant representing the maximum precision, which is 38

MaxScale

A constant representing the maximum scale, which is 127

MaxValue

A constant representing the maximum value for this structure, which is 9.9…9 x 10^125

MinScale

A constant representing the minimum scale, which is -84

MinValue

A constant representing the minimum value for this structure, which is -1.0 x 10^130

NegativeOne

A constant representing the negative one value

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleDecimal instance

One

A constant representing the positive one value

Pi

A constant representing the numeric Pi value

Zero

A constant representing the zero value

OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (comparison) methods are listed in Table 14-42.

Table 14-42 OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleDecimal values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second.

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleDecimal values are not equal

OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (manipulation) methods are listed in Table 14-43.

Table 14-43 OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

Methods

Description

Abs

Returns the absolute value of an OracleDecimal

Add

Adds two OracleDecimal structures

AdjustScale

Returns a new OracleDecimal with the specified number of digits and indicates whether or not to round or truncate the number if the scale is less than original

Ceiling

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the ceiling of an OracleDecimal structure

ConvertToPrecScale

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new precision and scale

Divide

Divides one OracleDecimal value by another

Floor

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the floor of an OracleDecimal structure

Max

Returns the maximum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Min

Returns the minimum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Mod

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures

Multiply

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the result of multiplying two OracleDecimal structures

Negate

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the negation of the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Parse

Converts a string to an OracleDecimal

Round

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure and rounded off to the specified place

SetPrecision

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new specified precision.

Shift

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure, and its decimal place shifted to the specified number of places to the right

Sign

Determines the sign of an OracleDecimal structure

Sqrt

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the square root of the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Subtract

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to result of subtracting one OracleDecimal structure from another

Truncate

Truncates the OracleDecimal at a specified position

OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (logarithmic) methods are listed in Table 14-44.

Table 14-44 OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

Methods

Description

Exp

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to e raised to the supplied power

Log

Returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

Pow

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal structure raised to the supplied power (Overloaded)

OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (trigonometric) methods are listed in Table 14-45.

Table 14-45 OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

Methods

Description

Acos

Returns an angle in radians whose cosine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Asin

Returns an angle in radians whose sine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Atan

Returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Atan2

Returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the quotient of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Cos

Returns the cosine of the supplied angle in radians

Sin

Returns the sine of the supplied angle in radians

Tan

Returns the tangent of the supplied angle in radians

Cosh

Returns the hyperbolic cosine of the supplied angle in radians

Sinh

Returns the hyperbolic sine of the supplied angle in radians

Tanh

Returns the hyperbolic tangent of the supplied angle in radians

OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

The OracleDecimal static (comparison) operators are listed in Table 14-46.

Table 14-46 OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleDecimal values

operator /

Divides one OracleDecimal value by another

operator ==

Determines if the two OracleDecimal values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleDecimal values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second

operator *

Multiplies two OracleDecimal structures

operator -

Subtracts one OracleDecimal structure from another

operator -

Negates an OracleDecimal structure

operator%

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures.

OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

The OracleDecimal static operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal) are listed in Table 14-47.

Table 14-47 OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

Operator

Description

implicit operator OracleDecimal

Converts an instance value to an OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator OracleDecimal

Converts an instance value to an OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

The OracleDecimal static operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET) are listed in Table 14-48.

Table 14-48 OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

Operator

Description

explicit operator byte

Returns the byte representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator decimal

Returns the decimal representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator double

Returns the double representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator short

Returns the short representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator int

Returns the int representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator long

Returns the long representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator float

Returns the float representation of the OracleDecimal value

OracleDecimal Properties

The OracleDecimal properties are listed in Table 14-49.

Table 14-49 OracleDecimal Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns a byte array that represents the Oracle NUMBER in Oracle internal format

Format

Specifies the format for ToString()

IsInt

Indicates whether or not the current instance is an integer

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsPositive

Indicates whether or not the current instance is greater than 0

IsZero

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a zero value

Value

Returns a decimal value

OracleDecimal Instance Methods

The OracleDecimal instance methods are listed in Table 14-50.

Table 14-50 OracleDecimal Instance Methods

Method

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleDecimal, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToByte

Returns the byte representation of the current instance

ToDouble

Returns the double representation of the current instance

ToInt16

Returns the Int16 representation of the current instance

ToInt32

Returns the Int32 representation of the current instance

ToInt64

Returns the Int64 representation of the current instance

ToSingle

Returns the Single representation of the current instance

ToString

Overloads Object.ToString()

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Constructors

The OracleDecimal constructors instantiate a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure.

Overload List:

- OracleDecimal(byte [ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied byte array, which is in an Oracle NUMBER format.

- OracleDecimal(decimal)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Decimal value.

- OracleDecimal(double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied double value.

- OracleDecimal(int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Int32 value.

- OracleDecimal(float)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Single value.

- OracleDecimal(long)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Int64 value.

- OracleDecimal(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied string value.

- OracleDecimal(string, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure with the supplied string value and number format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(byte [ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied byte array, which is in an Oracle NUMBER format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(byte [] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that represents an Oracle NUMBER in an internal Oracle format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The bytes parameter is not in a internal Oracle NUMBER format or bytes has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The bytes parameter is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(decimal)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Decimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(decimal decX);

Parameters

- decX
The provided Decimal value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied double value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(double doubleX)

Parameters

- doubleX
The provided double value.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The value of the supplied double is greater than the maximum value or less than the minimum value of OracleDecimal.

Remarks

OracleDecimal contains the following values depending on the provided double value:

- double.PositiveInfinity: positive infinity value

- double.NegativeInfinity: negative infinity value.

- double.NaN: null value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Int32 value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(int intX);

Parameters

- intX
The provided Int32 value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(float)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Single value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(float floatX);

Parameters

- floatX
The provided float value.

Remarks

OracleDecimal contains the following values depending on the provided float value:

float.PositiveInfinity: positive infinity value

float.NegativeInfinity: negative infinity value

float.NaN: null value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(long)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied Int64 value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(long longX);

Parameters

- longX
The provided Int64 value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure and sets its value to the supplied string value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(string numStr);

Parameters

- numStr
The provided string value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The numStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an OracleDecimal.

ArgumentNullException - The numStr parameter is null.

OverFlowException - The value of numStr is greater than the maximum value or less than the minimum value of OracleDecimal.

input string format is incorrect - The locale's numeric separator is a comma(,).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleDecimal(string, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleDecimal structure with the supplied string value and number format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDecimal(string numStr, string format);

Parameters

- numStr
The provided string value.

- format
The provided number format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The numStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an OracleDecimal or the numStr is not in the numeric format specified by format.

ArgumentNullException - The numStr parameter is null.

OverFlowException - The value of numStr parameter is greater than the maximum value or less than the minimum value of OracleDecimal.

Remarks

If the numeric format includes decimal and group separators, then the provided string must use those characters defined by the OracleGlobalization.NumericCharacters of the thread.

If the numeric format includes the currency symbol, ISO currency symbol, or the dual currency symbol, then the provided string must use those symbols defined by the OracleGlobalization.Currency, OracleGlobalization.ISOCurrency, and OracleGlobalization.DualCurrency properties respectively.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleDecimalSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Set the nls parameters related to currency
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.Currency = "$";
info.NumericCharacters = ".,";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Construct an OracleDecimal using a valid numeric format
OracleDecimal dec = new OracleDecimal("$2,222.22","L9G999D99");

// Print "$2,222.22"
Console.WriteLine(dec.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleDecimal Static Fields

The OracleDecimal static fields are listed in Table 14-51.

Table 14-51 OracleDecimal Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxPrecision

A constant representing the maximum precision, which is 38

MaxScale

A constant representing the maximum scale, which is 127

MaxValue

A constant representing the maximum value for this structure, which is 9.9…9 x 10^125

MinScale

A constant representing the minimum scale, which is -84

MinValue

A constant representing the minimum value for this structure, which is -1.0 x 10^130

NegativeOne

A constant representing the negative one value

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleDecimal instance

One

A constant representing the positive one value

Pi

A constant representing the numeric Pi value

Zero

A constant representing the zero value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

MaxPrecision

This static field represents the maximum precision, which is 38.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly byte MaxPrecision;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

MaxScale

This static field a constant representing the maximum scale, which is 127.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly byte MaxScale;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

MaxValue

This static field indicates a constant representing the maximum value for this structure, which is 9.9…9 x 10^125 (38 nines followed by 88 zeroes).

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal MaxValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

MinScale

This static field indicates a constant representing the maximum scale, which is -84.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly int MinScale;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

MinValue

This static field indicates a constant representing the minimum value for this structure, which is -1.0 x 10^130.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal MinValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

NegativeOne

This static field indicates a constant representing the negative one value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal NegativeOne;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleDecimal instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

One

This static field indicates a constant representing the positive one value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal One;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Pi

This static field indicates a constant representing the numeric Pi value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal Pi;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Zero

This static field indicates a constant representing the zero value.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleDecimal Zero;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (comparison) methods are listed in Table 14-52.

Table 14-52 OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleDecimal values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second.

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleDecimal values are not equal

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Equals

This method determines if two OracleDecimal values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleDecimal values are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

GreaterThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

GreaterThanOrEqual

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

LessThan

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

LessThanOrEqual

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

NotEquals

This method determines if two OracleDecimal values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleDecimal value1, OracleDecimal value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleDecimal.

- value2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleDecimal values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (manipulation) methods are listed in Table 14-53.

Table 14-53 OracleDecimal Static (Manipulation) Methods

Methods

Description

Abs

Returns the absolute value of an OracleDecimal

Add

Adds two OracleDecimal structures

AdjustScale

Returns a new OracleDecimal with the specified number of digits and indicates whether or not to round or truncate the number if the scale is less than original

Ceiling

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the ceiling of an OracleDecimal structure

ConvertToPrecScale

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new precision and scale

Divide

Divides one OracleDecimal value by another

Floor

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the floor of an OracleDecimal structure

Max

Returns the maximum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Min

Returns the minimum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Mod

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures

Multiply

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the result of multiplying two OracleDecimal structures

Negate

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the negation of the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Parse

Converts a string to an OracleDecimal

Round

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure and rounded off to the specified place

SetPrecision

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new specified precision.

Shift

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure, and its decimal place shifted to the specified number of places to the right

Sign

Determines the sign of an OracleDecimal structure

Sqrt

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the square root of the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Subtract

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to result of subtracting one OracleDecimal structure from another

Truncate

Truncates the OracleDecimal at a specified position

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Abs

This method returns the absolute value of an OracleDecimal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Abs(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

The absolute value of an OracleDecimal.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Add

This method adds two OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Add(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns an OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

AdjustScale

This method returns a new OracleDecimal with the specified number of digits and indicates whether or not to round or truncate the number if the scale is less than the original.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal AdjustScale(OracleDecimal val, int digits,
bool fRound);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

- digits
The number of digits.

- fRound
Indicates whether or not to round or truncate the number. Setting it to true rounds the number and setting it to false truncates the number.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class AdjustScaleSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleDecimal dec1 = new OracleDecimal(5.555);

// Adjust Scale to 2 with rounding off
OracleDecimal dec2 = OracleDecimal.AdjustScale(dec1, 2, true);

// Prints 5.56
Console.WriteLine(dec2.ToString());

// Adjust Scale to 2 with truncation
OracleDecimal dec3 = OracleDecimal.AdjustScale(dec1, 2, false);

// Prints 5.55
Console.WriteLine(dec3.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Ceiling

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the ceiling of the supplied OracleDecimal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Ceiling(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ConvertToPrecScale

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new precision and scale.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal ConvertToPrecScale(OracleDecimal val
int precision, int scale);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- precision
The precision. Range of precision is 1 to 38.

- scale
The number of digits to the right of the decimal point. Range of scale is -84 to 127.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ConvertToPrecScaleSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleDecimal dec1 = new OracleDecimal(555.6666);

// Set the precision of od to 5 and scale to 2
OracleDecimal dec2 = OracleDecimal.ConvertToPrecScale(dec1,5,2);

// Prints 555.67
Console.WriteLine(dec2.ToString());

// Set the precision of od to 3 and scale to 0
OracleDecimal dec3 = OracleDecimal.ConvertToPrecScale(dec1,3,0);

// Prints 556
Console.WriteLine(dec3.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Divide

This method divides one OracleDecimal value by another.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Divide(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal.

- val2
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Floor

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the floor of the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Floor(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Max

This method returns the maximum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Max(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure.

- val2
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that has the greater value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Min

This method returns the minimum value of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Min(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure.

- val2
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that has the smaller value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Mod

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Mod(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal divider);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure.

- divider
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Multiply

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the result of multiplying two OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Multiply(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure.

- val2
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Negate

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the negation of the supplied OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Negate(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Parse

This method converts a string to an OracleDecimal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Parse (string str);

Parameters

- str
The string being converted.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The numStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an OracleDecimal.

ArgumentNullException - The numStr parameter is null.

OverFlowException - The value of numStr is greater than the maximum value or less than the minimum value of OracleDecimal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

Round

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure and rounded off to the specified place.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Round(OracleDecimal val, int decplace);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- decplace
The specified decimal place. If the value is positive, the function rounds the OracleDecimal structure to the right of the decimal point. If the value is negative, the function rounds to the left of the decimal point.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

SetPrecision

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with a new specified precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal SetPrecision(OracleDecimal val, int precision);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- precision
The specified precision. Range of precision is 1 to 38.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

The returned OracleDecimal is rounded off if the specified precision is smaller than the precision of val.

If val has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class SetPrecisionSample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OracleDecimal dec1 = new OracleDecimal(555.6666);

// Set the precision of dec1 to 3
OracleDecimal dec2 = OracleDecimal.SetPrecision(dec1, 3);

// Prints 556
Console.WriteLine(dec2.ToString());

// Set the precision of dec1 to 4
OracleDecimal dec3 = OracleDecimal.SetPrecision(dec1, 4);

// Prints 555.7
Console.WriteLine(dec3.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces""Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Shift

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to that of the supplied OracleDecimal structure, and its decimal place shifted to the specified number of places to the right.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Shift(OracleDecimal val, int decplaces);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- decplaces
The specified number of places to be shifted.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

If decplaces is negative, the shift is to the left.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Sign

This method determines the sign of an OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static int Sign(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

- -1: if the supplied OracleDecimal < 0

- 0: if the supplied OracleDecimal == 0

- 1: if the supplied OracleDecimal > 0

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The argument has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Sqrt

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the square root of the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Sqrt(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The provided OracleDecimal structure is less than zero.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Subtract

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to result of subtracting one OracleDecimal structure from another.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Subtract(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure.

- val2
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Truncate

This method truncates the OracleDecimal at a specified position.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Truncate(OracleDecimal val, int pos);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- pos
The specified position. If the value is positive, the function truncates the OracleDecimal structure to the right of the decimal point. If the value is negative, it truncates the OracleDecimal structure to the left of the decimal point.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (logarithmic) methods are listed in Table 14-54.

Table 14-54 OracleDecimal Static (Logarithmic) Methods

Methods

Description

Exp

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to e raised to the supplied power

Log

Returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

Pow

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal structure raised to the supplied power (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Exp

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to e raised to the supplied OracleDecimal.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Exp(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Log

Log returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Overload List:

- Log(OracleDecimal)
This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the natural logarithm (base e) of the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

- Log(OracleDecimal, int)
This method returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure in the supplied base.

- Log(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)
This method returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure in the supplied base.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Log(OracleDecimal)

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the natural logarithm (base e) of the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Log(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure whose logarithm is to be calculated.

Return Value

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the natural logarithm (base e) of val.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The supplied OracleDecimal value is less than zero.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has zero value, the result is undefined, and the returned OracleDecimal structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Log(OracleDecimal, int)

This method returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure in the supplied base.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Log(OracleDecimal val, int logBase);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure whose logarithm is to be calculated.

- logBase
An int that specifies the base of the logarithm.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of val in the supplied base.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - Either argument is less than zero.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

If both arguments have zero value, the result is undefined, and the returned OracleDecimal structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Log(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)

This method returns the supplied OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the logarithm of the supplied OracleDecimal structure in the supplied base.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Log(OracleDecimal val, OracleDecimal logBase);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure whose logarithm is to be calculated.

- logBase
An OracleDecimal structure that specifies the base of the logarithm.

Return Value

Returns the logarithm of val in the supplied base.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - Either the val or logBase parameter is less than zero.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

If both arguments have zero value, the result is undefined, and the returned OracleDecimal structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Pow

Pow returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal structure raised to the supplied power.

Overload List:

- Pow(OracleDecimal, int)
This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal value raised to the supplied Int32 power.

- Pow(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)
This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal structure raised to the supplied OracleDecimal power.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Pow(OracleDecimal, int)

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal value raised to the supplied Int32 power.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Pow(OracleDecimal val, int power);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- power
An int value that specifies the power.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Pow(OracleDecimal, OracleDecimal)

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the supplied OracleDecimal structure raised to the supplied OracleDecimal power.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Pow(OracleDecimal val, OracleDecimal power);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

- power
An OracleDecimal structure that specifies the power.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

The OracleDecimal static (trigonometric) methods are listed in Table 14-55.

Table 14-55 OracleDecimal Static (Trigonometric) Methods

Methods

Description

Acos

Returns an angle in radians whose cosine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Asin

Returns an angle in radians whose sine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Atan

Returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Atan2

Returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the quotient of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures

Cos

Returns the cosine of the supplied angle in radians

Sin

Returns the sine of the supplied angle in radians

Tan

Returns the tangent of the supplied angle in radians

Cosh

Returns the hyperbolic cosine of the supplied angle in radians

Sinh

Returns the hyperbolic sine of the supplied angle in radians

Tanh

Returns the hyperbolic tangent of the supplied angle in radians

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Acos

This method returns an angle in radians whose cosine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Acos(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure. Range is (-1 to 1).

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Asin

This method returns an angle in radians whose sine is the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Asin(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure. Range is (-1 to 1).

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Atan

This method returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the supplied OracleDecimal structure

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Atan(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Remarks

If the argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Atan2

This method returns an angle in radians whose tangent is the quotient of the two supplied OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Atan2(OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleDecimal structure that represents the y-coordinate.

- val2
An OracleDecimal structure that represents the x-coordinate.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Cos

This method returns the cosine of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Cos(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The val parameter is positive or negative infinity.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Sin

This method returns the sine of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Sin(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The val parameter is positive or negative infinity.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Tan

This method returns the tangent of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Tan(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The val parameter is positive or negative infinity.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Cosh

This method returns the hyperbolic cosine of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Cosh(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal instance.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Sinh

This method returns the hyperbolic sine of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Sinh(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal instance.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Tanh

This method returns the hyperbolic tangent of the supplied angle in radians.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal Tanh(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure that represents an angle in radians.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal instance.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

The OracleDecimal static (comparison) operators are listed in Table 14-56.

Table 14-56 OracleDecimal Static (Comparison) Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleDecimal values

operator /

Divides one OracleDecimal value by another

operator ==

Determines if the two OracleDecimal values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleDecimal values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second

operator *

Multiplies two OracleDecimal structures

operator -

Subtracts one OracleDecimal structure from another

operator -

Negates an OracleDecimal structure

operator%

Returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator +

This method adds two OracleDecimal values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal operator + (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either operand has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator /

This method divides one OracleDecimal value by another.

Declaration

/ C#
public static OracleDecimal operator / (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2)

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2

The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either operand has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator ==

This method determines if two OracleDecimal values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if their values are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator >

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleDecimal values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator >=

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator !=

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleDecimal values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator <

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator <=

This method determines if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleDecimal values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator *

This method multiplies two OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal operator * (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either operand has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator -

This method subtracts one OracleDecimal structure from another.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal operator - (OracleDecimal val1, OracleDecimal val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleDecimal.

- val2
The second OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either operand has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator -

This method negates the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal operator - (OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleDecimal structure has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

operator%

This method returns a new OracleDecimal structure with its value set to the modulus of two OracleDecimal structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleDecimal operator % (OracleDecimal val,
OracleDecimal divider);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal.

- divider
An OracleDecimal.

Return Value

A new OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

If either operand has a null value, the returned OracleDecimal has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

The OracleDecimal static operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal) are listed in Table 14-57.

Table 14-57 OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from .NET Type to OracleDecimal)

Operator

Description

implicit operator OracleDecimal

Converts an instance value to an OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator OracleDecimal

Converts an instance value to an OracleDecimal structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

implicit operator OracleDecimal

implicit operator OracleDecimal returns the OracleDecimal representation of a value.

Overload List:

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(decimal)
This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a decimal value.

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(int)
This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of an int value.

- implicit operator OracleDecimal(long)
This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a long value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

implicit operator OracleDecimal(decimal)

This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a decimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleDecimal(decimal val);

Parameters

- val
A decimal value.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

implicit operator OracleDecimal(int)

This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of an int value.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleDecimal(int val);

Parameters

- val
An int value.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

implicit operator OracleDecimal(long)

This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a long value.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleDecimal(long val);

Parameters

- val
A long value.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator OracleDecimal

OracleDecimal returns the OracleDecimal representation of a value.

Overload List:

- explicit operator OracleDecimal(double)
This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a double.

- explicit operator OracleDecimal(string)
This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator OracleDecimal(double)

This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a double.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleDecimal(double val);

Parameters

- val
A double.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The value of the supplied double is greater than the maximum value of OracleDecimal or less than the minimum value of OracleDecimal.

Remarks

OracleDecimal contains the following values depending on the provided double value:

- double.PositiveInfinity: positive infinity value

- double.NegativeInfinity: negative infinity value.

- double.NaN: null value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator OracleDecimal(string)

This method returns the OracleDecimal representation of a string.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleDecimal(string numStr);

Parameters

- numStr
A string that represents a numeric value.

Return Value

An OracleDecimal.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The numStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an OracleDecimal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

The OracleDecimal static operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET) are listed in Table 14-58.

Table 14-58 OracleDecimal Static Operators (Conversion from OracleDecimal to .NET)

Operator

Description

explicit operator byte

Returns the byte representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator decimal

Returns the decimal representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator double

Returns the double representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator short

Returns the short representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator int

Returns the int representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator long

Returns the long representation of the OracleDecimal value

explicit operator float

Returns the float representation of the OracleDecimal value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator byte

This method returns the byte representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator byte(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A byte.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException- The byte cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator decimal

This method returns the decimal representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator decimal(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A decimal.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The decimal cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator double

This method returns the double representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator double(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A double.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The double cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator short

This method returns the short representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator short(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A short.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The short cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator int

This method returns the int representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator int(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

An int.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The int cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator long

This method returns the long representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator long(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A long.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The long cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

explicit operator float

This method returns the float representation of the OracleDecimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator float(OracleDecimal val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleDecimal structure.

Return Value

A float.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleDecimal has a null value.

OverFlowException - The float cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Properties

The OracleDecimal properties are listed in Table 14-59.

Table 14-59 OracleDecimal Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns a byte array that represents the Oracle NUMBER in Oracle internal format

Format

Specifies the format for ToString()

IsInt

Indicates whether or not the current instance is an integer

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

IsPositive

Indicates whether or not the current instance is greater than 0

IsZero

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a zero value

Value

Returns a decimal value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

BinData

This property returns a byte array that represents the Oracle NUMBER in an internal Oracle format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

A byte array that represents the Oracle NUMBER in an internal Oracle format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Format

This property specifies the format for ToString().

Declaration

// C#
public string Format {get; set;}

Property Value

The string which specifies the format.

Remarks

Format is used when ToString() is called on an instance of an OracleDecimal. It is useful if the ToString() method needs a specific currency symbol, group, or decimal separator as part of a string.

By default, this property is null which indicates that no special formatting is used.

The decimal and group separator characters are specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.NumericCharacters.

The currency symbols are specified by the following thread properties:

- OracleGlobalization.Currency

- OracleGlobalization.ISOCurrency

- OracleGlobalization.DualCurrency

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

IsInt

This property indicates whether or not the current instance is an integer value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsInt {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance is an integer value; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

IsPositive

This property indicates whether or not the value of the current instance is greater than 0.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsPositive {get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance is greater than 0; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

IsZero

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a zero value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsZero{get;}

Property Value

A bool value that returns true if the current instance has a zero value; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Value

This method returns a decimal value.

Declaration

// C#
public decimal Value {get;}

Property Value

A decimal value.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

OverFlowException - The decimal cannot represent the supplied OracleDecimal structure.

Remarks

Precision can be lost when the decimal value is obtained from an OracleDecimal. See Remarks under "OracleDecimal Structure" for further information.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

OracleDecimal Instance Methods

The OracleDecimal instance methods are listed in Table 14-60.

Table 14-60 OracleDecimal Instance Methods

Method

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleDecimal, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the current instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToByte

Returns the byte representation of the current instance

ToDouble

Returns the double representation of the current instance

ToInt16

Returns the Int16 representation of the current instance

ToInt32

Returns the Int32 representation of the current instance

ToInt64

Returns the Int64 representation of the current instance

ToSingle

Returns the Single representation of the current instance

ToString

Overloads Object.ToString()

Returns the string representation of the current instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

CompareTo

This method compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The supplied instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number:

- Less than zero: if the value of the current instance is less than obj.

- Zero: if the value of the current instance is equal to obj.

- Greater than zero: if the value of the current instance is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleDecimal.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleDecimals. For example, comparing an OracleDecimal instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleDecimal is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleDecimal, and whether or not the value of the object is equal to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
An OracleDecimal instance.

Return Value

Returns true if obj is an instance of OracleDecimal, and the value of obj is equal to the current instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleDecimal that has a value compares greater than an OracleDecimal that has a null value.

- Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

Returns a hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToByte

This method returns the byte representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public byte ToByte();

Return Value

A byte.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The byte cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToDouble

This method returns the double representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public double ToDouble();

Return Value

A double.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The double cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToInt16

This method returns the Int16 representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public short ToInt16();

Return Value

A short.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The short cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToInt32

This method returns the Int32 representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public int ToInt32();

Return Value

An int.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The int cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToInt64

This method returns the Int64 representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public long ToInt64();

Return Value

A long.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The long cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToSingle

This method returns the Single representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public float ToSingle();

Return Value

A float.

Exceptions

OverFlowException - The float cannot represent the current instance.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

ToString

Overrides Object

This method returns the string representation of the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns the number in a string returns and a period (.) as a numeric separator.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string is "null".

The returned value is a string representation of an OracleDecimal in the numeric format specified by the Format property.

The decimal and group separator characters are specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.NumericCharacters.

The currency symbols are specified by the following thread properties:

- OracleGlobalization.Currency

- OracleGlobalization.ISOCurrency

- OracleGlobalization.DualCurrency

If the numeric format is not specified, an Oracle default value is used.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleDecimal Members

- OracleDecimal Structure

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleIntervalDS Structure

The OracleIntervalDS structure represents the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleIntervalDS stores a period of time in term of days, hours, minutes, seconds, and fractional seconds.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleIntervalDS

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleIntervalDS : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleIntervalDSSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleIntervalDS iDSMax = OracleIntervalDS.MaxValue;
double totalDays = iDSMax.TotalDays;

totalDays -= 1;
OracleIntervalDS iDSMax_1 = new OracleIntervalDS(totalDays);

// Calculate the difference
OracleIntervalDS iDSDiff = iDSMax - iDSMax_1;

// Prints "iDSDiff.ToString() = +000000000 23:59:59.999999999"
Console.WriteLine("iDSDiff.ToString() = " + iDSDiff.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Members

- OracleIntervalDS Constructors

- OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

- OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

- OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

- OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

- OracleIntervalDS Properties

- OracleIntervalDS Methods

OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS members are listed in the following tables:

OracleIntervalDS Constructors

OracleIntervalDS constructors are listed in Table 14-61

Table 14-61 OracleIntervalDS Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleIntervalDS Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleIntervalDS structure (Overloaded)

OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

The OracleIntervalDS static fields are listed in Table 14-62.

Table 14-62 OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid time interval for an OracleIntervalDS structure

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid time interval for an OracleIntervalDS structure

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalDS instance

Zero

Represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalDS structure

OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

The OracleIntervalDS static methods are listed in Table 14-63.

Table 14-63 OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than another

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than or equal to another

LessThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than another

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than or equal to another

NotEquals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal

Parse

Returns an OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value for time interval using a string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalDS with the specified day precision and fractional second precision

OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

The OracleIntervalDS static operators are listed in Table 14-64.

Table 14-64 OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleIntervalDS values

operator ==

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are equal

operator >

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than another

operator >=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than or equal to another

operator !=

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal

operator <

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than another

operator <=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than or equal to another

operator -

Subtracts one OracleIntervalDS value from another

operator -

Negates an OracleIntervalDS structure

operator *

Multiplies an OracleIntervalDS value by a number

operator /

Divides an OracleIntervalDS value by a number

OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

The OracleIntervalDS type conversions are listed in Table 14-65.

Table 14-65 OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator TimeSpan

Converts an OracleIntervalDS structure to a TimeSpan structure

explicit operator OracleIntervalDS

Converts a string to an OracleIntervalDS structure

implicit operator OracleIntervalDS

Converts a TimeSpan structure to an OracleIntervalDS structure

OracleIntervalDS Properties

The OracleIntervalDS properties are listed in Table 14-66.

Table 14-66 OracleIntervalDS Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND in Oracle internal format

Days

Gets the days component of an OracleIntervalDS

Hours

Gets the hours component of an OracleIntervalDS

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Milliseconds

Gets the milliseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

Minutes

Gets the minutes component of an OracleIntervalDS

Nanoseconds

Gets the nanoseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

Seconds

Gets the seconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

TotalDays

Returns the total number, in days, that represent the time period in the OracleIntervalDS structure

Value

Specifies the time interval that is stored in the OracleIntervalDS structure

OracleIntervalDS Methods

The OracleIntervalDS methods are listed in Table 14-67.

Table 14-67 OracleIntervalDS Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleIntervalDS instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalDS instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleIntervalDS structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

OracleIntervalDS Constructors

OracleIntervalDS constructors create a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure.

Overload List:

- OracleIntervalDS(TimeSpan)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using a TimeSpan structure.

- OracleIntervalDS(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using a string that indicates a period of time.

- OracleIntervalDS(double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the total number of days.

- OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the supplied days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds.

- OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the supplied days, hours, minutes, seconds, and nanoseconds.

- OracleIntervalDS(byte[ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(TimeSpan)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using a TimeSpan structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS(TimeSpan ts);

Parameters

- ts
A TimeSpan structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using a string that indicates a period of time.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS(string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representing the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The intervalStr parameter is not in the valid format or has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied intervalStr must be in Day HH:MI:SSxFF format.

Example

"1 2:3:4.99" means 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds, and 990 milliseconds or 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds, and 990000000 nanoseconds.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the total number of days.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS(double totalDays);

Parameters

- totalDays
The supplied total number of days for a time interval. Range of days is -1000,000,000 < totalDays < 1000,000,000.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleIntervalDS.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the supplied days, hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS (int days, int hours, int minutes, int seconds,
double milliSeconds);

Parameters

- days
The days provided. Range of day is (-999,999,999 to 999,999,999).

- hours
The hours provided. Range of hour is (-23 to 23).

- minutes
The minutes provided. Range of minute is (-59 to 59).

- seconds
The seconds provided. Range of second is (-59 to 59).

- milliSeconds
The milliseconds provided. Range of millisecond is (- 999.999999 to 999.999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleIntervalDS.

Remarks

The sign of all the arguments must be the same.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value using the supplied days, hours, minutes, seconds, and nanoseconds.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS (int days, int hours, int minutes, int seconds,
int nanoseconds);

Parameters

- days
The days provided. Range of day is (-999,999,999 to 999,999,999).

- hours
The hours provided. Range of hour is (-23 to 23).

- minutes
The minutes provided. Range of minute is (-59 to 59).

- seconds
The seconds provided. Range of second is (-59 to 59).

- nanoseconds
The nanoseconds provided. Range of nanosecond is (-999,999,999 to 999,999,999)

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleIntervalDS.

Remarks

The sign of all the arguments must be the same.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS(byte[ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS (byte[ ] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - bytes is not in internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format, or bytes is not a valid Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND.

ArgumentNullException - bytes is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

The OracleIntervalDS static fields are listed in Table 14-68.

Table 14-68 OracleIntervalDS Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid time interval for an OracleIntervalDS structure

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid time interval for an OracleIntervalDS structure

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalDS instance

Zero

Represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalDS structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum value for an OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalDS MaxValue;

Remarks

Maximum values:

- Day: 999999999

- hour: 23

- minute is 59

- second: 59

- nanosecond: 999999999

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum value for an OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalDS MinValue;

Remarks

Minimum values:

- Day: -999999999

- hour: -23

- minute: -59

- second: -59

- nanosecond: -999999999

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalDS instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalDS Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Zero

This static field represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalDS Zero;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

The OracleIntervalDS static methods are listed in Table 14-69.

Table 14-69 OracleIntervalDS Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than another

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than or equal to another

LessThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than another

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than or equal to another

NotEquals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal

Parse

Returns an OracleIntervalDS structure and sets its value for time interval using a string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalDS with the specified day precision and fractional second precision

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Equals

This static method determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleIntervalDS val1, OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

If the two OracleIntervalDS structures represent the same time interval, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleIntervalDS val1, OracleIntervalDS
val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

LessThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleIntervalDS val1, OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleIntervalDS val1, OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

NotEquals

This static method determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleIntervalDS val1, OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Parse

This static method returns an OracleIntervalDS instance and sets its value for time interval using a string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS Parse(string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representing the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND.

Return Value

Returns an OracleIntervalDS instance representing the time interval from the supplied string.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The intervalStr parameter is not in the valid format or intervalStr has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Remarks

The value specified in intervalStr must be in Day HH:MI:SSxFF format.

Example

"1 2:3:4.99" means 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds, and 990 milliseconds or 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds, and 990000000 nanoseconds.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

SetPrecision

This static method returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalDS with the specified day precision and fractional second precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS SetPrecision(OracleIntervalDS value1,
int dayPrecision, int fracSecPrecision);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleIntervalDS structure.

- dayPrecision
The day precision provided. Range of day precision is (0 to 9).

- fracSecPrecision
The fractional second precision provided. Range of fractional second precision is (0 to 9).

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - An argument value is out of the specified range.

Remarks

Depending on the value specified in the supplied dayPrecision, 0 or more leading zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

The value specified in the supplied fracSecPrecision is used to perform a rounding off operation on the supplied OracleIntervalDS value. Depending on this value, 0 or more trailing zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

Example

The OracleIntervalDS with a value of "1 2:3:4.99" results in the string "001 2:3:4.99000" when SetPrecision() is called, with the day precision set to 3 and fractional second precision set to 5.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

The OracleIntervalDS static operators are listed in Table 14-70.

Table 14-70 OracleIntervalDS Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleIntervalDS values

operator ==

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are equal

operator >

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than another

operator >=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than or equal to another

operator !=

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal

operator <

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than another

operator <=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalDS value is less than or equal to another

operator -

Subtracts one OracleIntervalDS value from another

operator -

Negates an OracleIntervalDS structure

operator *

Multiplies an OracleIntervalDS value by a number

operator /

Divides an OracleIntervalDS value by a number

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator +

This static operator adds two OracleIntervalDS values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS operator + (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleIntervalDS values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleIntervalDS values are the same; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if one OracleIntervalDS value is greater than another; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator !=

This static operator determines if the two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleIntervalDS values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalDS values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator -

This static operator subtracts one OracleIntervalDS structure from another.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS operator - (OracleIntervalDS val1,
OracleIntervalDS val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator -

This static operator negates the supplied OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS operator - (OracleIntervalDS val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator *

This static operator multiplies an OracleIntervalDS value by a number.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS operator * (OracleIntervalDS val1,
int multiplier);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- multiplier
A multiplier.

Return Value

A new OracleIntervalDS instance.

Remarks

If the OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

operator /

This static operator divides an OracleIntervalDS value by a number.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalDS operator / (OracleIntervalDS val1,
int divisor);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalDS.

- divisor
A divisor.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS structure.

Remarks

If the OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

The OracleIntervalDS type conversions are listed in Table 14-71.

Table 14-71 OracleIntervalDS Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator TimeSpan

Converts an OracleIntervalDS structure to a TimeSpan structure

explicit operator OracleIntervalDS

Converts a string to an OracleIntervalDS structure

implicit operator OracleIntervalDS

Converts a TimeSpan structure to an OracleIntervalDS structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

explicit operator TimeSpan

This type conversion operator converts an OracleIntervalDS structure to a TimeSpan structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator TimeSpan(OracleIntervalDS val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleIntervalDS instance.

Return Value

A TimeSpan structure.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleIntervalDS structure has a null value.

Remarks

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

explicit operator OracleIntervalDS

This type conversion operator converts a string to an OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleIntervalDS (string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representation of an Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The supplied intervalStr parameter is not in the correct format or has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Remarks

The returned OracleIntervalDS structure contains the same time interval represented by the supplied intervalStr. The value specified in the supplied intervalStr must be in Day HH:MI:SSxFF format.

Example

"1 2:3:4.99" means 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes 4 seconds and 990 milliseconds or 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes 4 seconds and 990000000 nanoseconds.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

implicit operator OracleIntervalDS

This type conversion operator converts a TimeSpan structure to an OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleIntervalDS(TimeSpan val);

Parameters

- val
A TimeSpan instance.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS structure.

Remarks

The returned OracleIntervalDS structure contains the same days, hours, seconds, and milliseconds as the supplied TimeSpan val.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Properties

The OracleIntervalDS properties are listed in Table 14-72.

Table 14-72 OracleIntervalDS Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND in Oracle internal format

Days

Gets the days component of an OracleIntervalDS

Hours

Gets the hours component of an OracleIntervalDS

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Milliseconds

Gets the milliseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

Minutes

Gets the minutes component of an OracleIntervalDS

Nanoseconds

Gets the nanoseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

Seconds

Gets the seconds component of an OracleIntervalDS

TotalDays

Returns the total number, in days, that represent the time period in the OracleIntervalDS structure

Value

Specifies the time interval that is stored in the OracleIntervalDS structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

BinData

This property returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

A byte array that represents an Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

Remarks

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Days

This property gets the days component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public int Days {get;}

Property Value

An int representing the days component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Hours

This property gets the hours component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public int Hours {get;}

Property Value

An int representing the hours component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Milliseconds

This property gets the milliseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public double Milliseconds {get;}

Property Value

A double that represents milliseconds component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Minutes

This property gets the minutes component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public int Minutes {get;}

Property Value

A int that represents minutes component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Nanoseconds

This property gets the nanoseconds component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public int Nanoseconds {get;}

Property Value

An int that represents nanoseconds component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Seconds

This property gets the seconds component of an OracleIntervalDS.

Declaration

// C#
public int Seconds {get;}

Property Value

An int that represents seconds component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

TotalDays

This property returns the total number, in days, that represent the time period in the OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public double TotalDays {get;}

Property Value

A double that represents the total number of days.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Value

This property specifies the time interval that is stored in the OracleIntervalDS structure.

Declaration

// C#
public TimeSpan Value {get;}

Property Value

A time interval.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalDS Methods

The OracleIntervalDS methods are listed in Table 14-73.

Table 14-73 OracleIntervalDS Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleIntervalDS instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalDS instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleIntervalDS structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleIntervalDS instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to.

Return Value

The method returns:

- Less than zero: if the current OracleIntervalDS represents a shorter time interval than obj.

- Zero: if the current OracleIntervalDS and obj represent the same time interval.

- Greater than zero: if the current OracleIntervalDS represents a longer time interval than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleIntervalDS.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleIntervalDSs. For example, comparing an OracleIntervalDS instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleIntervalDS is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

Equals

This method determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The specified object.

Return Value

Returns true if obj is of type OracleIntervalDS and has the same time interval as the current instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalDS that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalDS that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalDSs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalDS instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleIntervalDS structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

Returns a string.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string contains "null".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalDS Structure

- OracleIntervalDS Members

OracleIntervalYM Structure

The OracleIntervalYM structure represents the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleIntervalYM stores a period of time in years and months.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleIntervalYM

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleIntervalYM : IComparable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleIntervalYMSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleIntervalYM iYMMax = OracleIntervalYM.MaxValue;
double totalYears = iYMMax.TotalYears;

totalYears -= 1;
OracleIntervalYM iYMMax_1 = new OracleIntervalYM(totalYears);

// Calculate the difference
OracleIntervalYM iYMDiff = iYMMax - iYMMax_1;

// Prints "iYMDiff.ToString() = +000000001-00"
Console.WriteLine("iYMDiff.ToString() = " + iYMDiff.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Members

- OracleIntervalYM Constructors

- OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

- OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

- OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

- OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

- OracleIntervalYM Properties

- OracleIntervalYM Methods

OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM members are listed in the following tables:

OracleIntervalYM Constructors

OracleIntervalYM constructors are listed in Table 14-74

Table 14-74 OracleIntervalYM Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleIntervalYM Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleIntervalYM structure (Overloaded)

OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

The OracleIntervalYM static fields are listed in Table 14-75.

Table 14-75 OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

MinValue

Represents the minimum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalYM instance

Zero

Represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

The OracleIntervalYM static methods are listed in Table 14-76.

Table 14-76 OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalYM values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than another

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than or equal to another

LessThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than another

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than or equal to another

NotEquals

Determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal

Parse

Returns an OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value for time interval using a string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalYM with the specified year precision.

OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

The OracleIntervalYM static operators are listed in Table 14-77.

Table 14-77 OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleIntervalYM values

operator ==

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalYM values are equal

operator >

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than another

operator >=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than or equal to another

operator !=

Determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal

operator <

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than another

operator <=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than or equal to another

operator -

Subtracts one OracleIntervalYM value from another

operator -

Negates an OracleIntervalYM structure

operator *

Multiplies an OracleIntervalYM value by a number

operator /

Divides an OracleIntervalYM value by a number

OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

The OracleIntervalYM conversions are listed in Table 14-78.

Table 14-78 OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator long

Converts an OracleIntervalYM structure to a number

explicit operator OracleIntervalYM

Converts a string to an OracleIntervalYM structure

implicit operator OracleIntervalYM

Converts the number of months to an OracleIntervalYM structure

OracleIntervalYM Properties

The OracleIntervalYM properties are listed in Table 14-79.

Table 14-79 OracleIntervalYM Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH in an Oracle internal format

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Months

Gets the months component of an OracleIntervalYM

TotalYears

Returns the total number, in years, that represents the period of time in the current OracleIntervalYM structure

Value

Specifies the total number of months that is stored in the OracleIntervalYM structure

Years

Gets the years component of an OracleIntervalYM

OracleIntervalYM Methods

The OracleIntervalYM methods are listed in Table 14-80.

Table 14-80 OracleIntervalYM Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleIntervalYM instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalYM instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleIntervalYM structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

OracleIntervalYM Constructors

The OracleIntervalYM constructors creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure.

Overload List:

- OracleIntervalYM(long)
This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure using the supplied total number of months for a period of time.

- OracleIntervalYM(string)
This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

- OracleIntervalYM(double)
This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using the total number of years.

- OracleIntervalYM(int, int)
This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using years and months.

- OracleIntervalYM(byte[ ])
This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM(long)

This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure using the supplied total number of months for a period of time.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM (long totalMonths);

Parameters

- totalMonths
The number of total months for a time interval. Range is -12,000,000,000 < totalMonths < 12,000,000,000.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The totalMonths parameter is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM(string)

This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM (string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representing the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied intervalStr must be in Year-Month format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The intervalStr parameter is not in the valid format or intervalStr has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Example

"1-2" means 1 year and 2 months.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM(double)

This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using the total number of years.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM (double totalYears);

Parameters

- totalYears
Number of total years. Range is -1,000,000,000 < totalYears > 1,000,000,000.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The totalYears parameter is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The totalYears parameter cannot be used to construct a valid OracleIntervalYM.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM(int, int)

This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value using years and months.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM (int years, int months);

Parameters

- years
Number of years. Range of year is (-999,999,999 to 999,999,999).

- months
Number of months. Range of month is (-11 to 11).

Remarks

The sign of all the arguments must be the same.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleIntervalYM.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM(byte[ ])

This method creates a new instance of the OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM (byte[] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that is in an internal Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The supplied byte array is not in an internal Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH format or the supplied byte array has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - bytes is null.

Remarks

The supplied byte array must be in an internal Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

The OracleIntervalYM static fields are listed in Table 14-81.

Table 14-81 OracleIntervalYM Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

MinValue

Represents the minimum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalYM instance

Zero

Represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalYM structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalYM MaxValue;

Remarks

Year is 999999999 and Month is 11.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum value for an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalYM MinValue;

Remarks

Year is -999999999 and Month is -11.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleIntervalYM instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalYM Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Zero

This static field represents a zero value for an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleIntervalDS Zero;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

The OracleIntervalYM static methods are listed in Table 14-82.

Table 14-82 OracleIntervalYM Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalYM values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than another

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than or equal to another

LessThan

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than another

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than or equal to another

NotEquals

Determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal

Parse

Returns an OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value for time interval using a string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalYM with the specified year precision.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Equals

This static method determines whether or not two OracleIntervalYM values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
An OracleIntervalYM structure.

- val2
An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleIntervalYM values represent the same time interval, otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleIntervalYM val1,
OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

LessThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than or equal to the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

NotEquals

This static method determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Parse

This static method returns an OracleIntervalYM structure and sets its value for time interval using a string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM Parse (string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representing the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH.

Return Value

Returns an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The intervalStr parameter is not in the valid format or intervalStr has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied intervalStr must be in the Year-Month format.

Example

"1-2" means 1 year and 2 months.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

SetPrecision

This static method returns a new instance of an OracleIntervalYM with the specified year precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM SetPrecision(OracleIntervalYM value1,
int yearPrecision);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleIntervalYM structure.

- yearPrecision
The year precision provided. Range of year precision is (0 to 9).

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - yearPrecision is out of the specified range.

Remarks

Depending on the value specified in the supplied yearPrecision, 0 or more leading zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

Example

An OracleIntervalYM with a value of "1-2" results in the string "001-2" when SetPrecision() is called with the year precision set to 3.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

The OracleIntervalYM static operators are listed in Table 14-83.

Table 14-83 OracleIntervalYM Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds two OracleIntervalYM values

operator ==

Determines whether or not two OracleIntervalYM values are equal

operator >

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than another

operator >=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than or equal to another

operator !=

Determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal

operator <

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than another

operator <=

Determines whether or not one OracleIntervalYM value is less than or equal to another

operator -

Subtracts one OracleIntervalYM value from another

operator -

Negates an OracleIntervalYM structure

operator *

Multiplies an OracleIntervalYM value by a number

operator /

Divides an OracleIntervalYM value by a number

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator +

This static operator adds two OracleIntervalYM values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM operator + (OracleIntervalYM val1,
OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

OracleIntervalYM

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleIntervalYM values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if they are equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than another; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if one OracleIntervalYM value is greater than or equal to another; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator !=

This static operator determines whether two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2)

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleIntervalYM values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleIntervalYM values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator -

This static operator subtracts one OracleIntervalYM structure from another.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM operator - (OracleIntervalYM val1, OracleIntervalYM val2);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- val2
The second OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator -

This static operator negates an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM operator - (OracleIntervalYM val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator *

This static operator multiplies an OracleIntervalYM value by a number.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM operator * (OracleIntervalYM val1, int multiplier);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- multiplier
A multiplier.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

operator /

This static operator divides an OracleIntervalYM value by a number.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleIntervalYM operator / (OracleIntervalYM val1, int divisor);

Parameters

- val1
The first OracleIntervalYM.

- divisor
A divisor.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Remarks

If the supplied OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

The OracleIntervalYM conversions are listed in Table 14-84.

Table 14-84 OracleIntervalYM Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator long

Converts an OracleIntervalYM structure to a number

explicit operator OracleIntervalYM

Converts a string to an OracleIntervalYM structure

implicit operator OracleIntervalYM

Converts the number of months to an OracleIntervalYM structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

explicit operator long

This type conversion operator converts an OracleIntervalYM to a number that represents the number of months in the time interval.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator long (OracleIntervalYM val);

Parameters

- val
An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Return Value

A long number in months.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleIntervalYM structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

explicit operator OracleIntervalYM

This type conversion operator converts the string intervalStr to an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleIntervalYM (string intervalStr);

Parameters

- intervalStr
A string representation of an Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The supplied intervalStr parameter is not in the correct format or has an invalid value.

ArgumentNullException - The intervalStr parameter is null.

Remarks

The returned OracleIntervalDS structure contains the same time interval represented by the supplied intervalStr. The value specified in the supplied intervalStr must be in Year-Month format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

implicit operator OracleIntervalYM

This type conversion operator converts the total number of months as time interval to an OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleIntervalYM (long months);

Parameters

- months
The number of months to be converted. Range is (-999,999,999 * 12)-11 <= months <= (999,999,999 * 12)+11.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The months parameter is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Properties

The OracleIntervalYM properties are listed in Table 14-85.

Table 14-85 OracleIntervalYM Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH in an Oracle internal format

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Months

Gets the months component of an OracleIntervalYM

TotalYears

Returns the total number, in years, that represents the period of time in the current OracleIntervalYM structure

Value

Specifies the total number of months that is stored in the OracleIntervalYM structure

Years

Gets the years component of an OracleIntervalYM

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

BinData

This property returns an array of bytes that represents the Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

A byte array that represents an Oracle INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the value has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if value has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Months

This property gets the months component of an OracleIntervalYM.

Declaration

// C#
public int Months {get;}

Property Value

An int representing the months component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

TotalYears

This property returns the total number, in years, that represents the period of time in the current OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public double TotalYears {get;}

Property Value

A double representing the total number of years.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Value

This property gets the total number of months that is stored in the OracleIntervalYM structure.

Declaration

// C#
public long Value {get;}

Property Value

The total number of months representing the time interval.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Years

This property gets the years component of an OracleIntervalYM.

Declaration

// C#
public int Years {get;}

Property Value

An int representing the years component.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleIntervalYM Methods

The OracleIntervalYM methods are listed in Table 14-86.

Table 14-86 OracleIntervalYM Methods

Methods

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleIntervalYM instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalYM instance

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Converts the current OracleIntervalYM structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleIntervalYM instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The supplied object.

Return Value

The method returns a number:

Less than zero: if the current OracleIntervalYM represents a shorter time interval than obj.

Zero: if the current OracleIntervalYM and obj represent the same time interval.

Greater than zero: if the current OracleIntervalYM represents a longer time interval than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleIntervalYM.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleIntervalYMs. For example, comparing an OracleIntervalYM instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleIntervalYM is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not the specified object has the same time interval as the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The supplied object.

Return Value

Returns true if the specified object instance is of type OracleIntervalYM and has the same time interval; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleIntervalYM that has a value compares greater than an OracleIntervalYM that has a null value.

- Two OracleIntervalYMs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleIntervalYM instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

An int representing a hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleIntervalYM structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string that represents the current OracleIntervalYM structure.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned string contain "null".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleIntervalYM Structure

- OracleIntervalYM Members

OracleString Structure

The OracleString structure represents a variable-length stream of characters to be stored in or retrieved from a database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleString

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleString : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleStringSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Initialize OracleString structs
OracleString string1 = new OracleString("AAA");

// Display the string "AAA"
Console.WriteLine("{0} has length of {1}", string1, string1.Length);

// Contatenate characters to string1 until the length is 5
while (string1.Length < 5)
string1 = OracleString.Concat(string1,"a");

// Display the string of "AAAaa"
Console.WriteLine("{0} has length of {1}", string1, string1.Length);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Members

- OracleString Constructors

- OracleString Static Fields

- OracleString Static Methods

- OracleString Static Operators

- OracleString Type Conversions

- OracleString Properties

- OracleString Methods

OracleString Members

OracleString members are listed in the following tables:

OracleString Constructors

OracleString constructors are listed in Table 14-87

Table 14-87 OracleString Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleString Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleString structure (Overloaded)

OracleString Static Fields

The OracleString static fields are listed in Table 14-88.

Table 14-88 OracleString Static Fields

Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleString structure

OracleString Static Methods

The OracleString static methods are listed in Table 14-89.

Table 14-89 OracleString Static Methods

Methods

Description

Concat

Concatenates two OracleString instances and returns a new OracleString instance that represents the result

Equals

Determines if two OracleString values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines whether two OracleString values are not equal

OracleString Static Operators

The OracleString static operators are listed in Table 14-90.

Table 14-90 OracleString Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Concatenates two OracleString values

operator ==

Determines if two OracleString values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleString values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if two OracleString values are not equal

OracleString Type Conversions

The OracleString type conversions are listed in Table 14-91.

Table 14-91 OracleString Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator string

Converts the supplied OracleString to a string instance

implicit operator OracleString

Converts the supplied string to an OracleString instance

OracleString Properties

The OracleString properties are listed in Table 14-92.

Table 14-92 OracleString Properties

Properties

Description

IsCaseIgnored

Indicates whether or not case should be ignored when performing string comparison

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Item

Obtains the particular character in an OracleString using an index.

Length

Returns the length of the OracleString

Value

Returns the string data that is stored in the OracleString structure.

OracleString Methods

The OracleString methods are listed in Table 14-93.

Table 14-93 OracleString Methods

Methods

Description

Clone

Returns a copy of the current OracleString instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleString instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same string value as the current OracleString structure (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleString instance

GetNonUnicodeBytes

Returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString, in the client character set format

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetUnicodeBytes

Returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString, in Unicode format

ToString

Converts the current OracleString instance to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

OracleString Constructors

The OracleString constructors create new instances of the OracleString structure.

Overload List:

- OracleString(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a string.

- OracleString(string, bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a string and specifies if case is ignored in comparison.

- OracleString(byte [ ], bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array and specifies if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded.

- OracleString(byte [ ], bool, bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array and specifies the following: if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded and if case is ignored in comparison.

- OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array, and specifies the following: the starting index in the byte array, the number of bytes to copy from the byte array, and if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded.

- OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool, bool)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array, and specifies the following: the starting index in the byte array, the number of bytes to copy from the byte array, if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded, and if case is ignored in comparison.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(string data);

Parameters

- data
A string value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(string, bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a string and specifies if case is ignored in comparison.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(string data, bool isCaseIgnored);

Parameters

- data
A string value.

- isCaseIgnored
Specifies if case is ignored in comparison. Specifies true if case is to be ignored; otherwise, specifies false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(byte [ ], bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array and specifies if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(byte[] data, bool fUnicode);

Parameters

- data
Byte array data for the new OracleString.

- fUnicode
Specifies if the supplied data is Unicode encoded. Specifies true if Unicode encoded; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The data parameter is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(byte [ ], bool, bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array and specifies the following: if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded and if case is ignored in comparison.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(byte[] data, bool fUnicode, bool isCaseIgnored);

Parameters

- data
Byte array data for the new OracleString.

- fUnicode
Specifies if the supplied data is Unicode encoded. Specifies true if Unicode encoded; otherwise, false.

- isCaseIgnored
Specifies if case is ignored in comparison. Specifies true if case is to be ignored; otherwise, specifies false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The data parameter is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array, and specifies the following: the starting index in the byte array, the number of bytes to copy from the byte array, and if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(byte[] data, int index, int count, bool fUnicode);

Parameters

- data
Byte array data for the new OracleString.

- index
The starting index to copy from data.

- count
The number of bytes to copy.

- fUnicode
Specifies if the supplied data is Unicode encoded. Specifies true if Unicode encoded; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The data parameter is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The count parameter is less than zero.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The index parameter is greater than or equal to the length of data or less than zero.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString(byte [ ], int, int, bool, bool)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleString structure and sets its value using a byte array, and specifies the following: the starting index in the byte array, the number of bytes to copy from the byte array, if the supplied byte array is Unicode encoded, and if case is ignored in comparison.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString(byte[] data, int index, int count, bool fUnicode,
bool isCaseIgnored);

Parameters

- data
Byte array data for the new OracleString.

- index
The starting index to copy from data.

- count
The number of bytes to copy.

- fUnicode
Specifies if the supplied data is Unicode encoded. Specifies true if Unicode encoded; otherwise, false.

- isCaseIgnored
Specifies if case is ignored in comparison. Specifies true if case is to be ignored; otherwise, specifies false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The data parameter is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The count parameter is less than zero.

IndexOutOfRangeException - The index parameter is greater than or equal to the length of data or less than zero.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Static Fields

The OracleString static fields are listed in Table 14-94.

Table 14-94 OracleString Static Fields

Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleString structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleString structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleString Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Static Methods

The OracleString static methods are listed in Table 14-95.

Table 14-95 OracleString Static Methods

Methods

Description

Concat

Concatenates two OracleString instances and returns a new OracleString instance that represents the result

Equals

Determines if two OracleString values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines whether two OracleString values are not equal

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Concat

This static method concatenates two OracleString instances and returns a new OracleString instance that represents the result.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleString Concat(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

An OracleString.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleString structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Equals

Overloads Object

This static method determines whether or not the two OracleStrings being compared are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleStrings being compared are equal; returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleStrings is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleString str1,
OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleStrings is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

LessThan

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines whether or not the first of two OracleString values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

NotEquals

This static method determines whether two OracleString values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleString str1, OracleString str2);

Parameters

- str1
The first OracleString.

- str2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleString instances are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Static Operators

The OracleString static operators are listed in Table 14-96.

Table 14-96 OracleString Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Concatenates two OracleString values

operator ==

Determines if two OracleString values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleString values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleString values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if two OracleString values are not equal

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator +

This static operator concatenates two OracleString values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleString operator + (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

An OracleString.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleString structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleString values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleString values are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleString values is greater than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleString values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator !=

This static operator determines if two OracleString values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleString values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleStrings is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleString value1, OracleString value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleStrings is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleString values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleString value1, OracleString value1);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleString.

- value2
The second OracleString.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleString values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Type Conversions

The OracleString type conversions are listed in Table 14-97.

Table 14-97 OracleString Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator string

Converts the supplied OracleString to a string instance

implicit operator OracleString

Converts the supplied string to an OracleString instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

explicit operator string

This type conversion operator converts the supplied OracleString to a string.

Declaration

//C#
public static explicit operator string (OracleString value1);

Parameters

- value1
The supplied OracleString.

Return Value

string

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleString structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

implicit operator OracleString

This type conversion operator converts the supplied string to an OracleString.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleString (string value1);

Parameters

- value1
The supplied string.

Return Value

An OracleString.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Properties

The OracleString properties are listed in Table 14-98.

Table 14-98 OracleString Properties

Properties

Description

IsCaseIgnored

Indicates whether or not case should be ignored when performing string comparison

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Item

Obtains the particular character in an OracleString using an index.

Length

Returns the length of the OracleString

Value

Returns the string data that is stored in the OracleString structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

IsCaseIgnored

This property indicates whether or not case should be ignored when performing string comparison.

Declaration

//C#
public bool IsCaseIgnored {get;set;}

Property Value

Returns true if string comparison must ignore case; otherwise false.

Remarks

Default value is true.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class IsCaseIgnoredSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleString string1 = new OracleString("aAaAa");
OracleString string2 = new OracleString("AaAaA");

// Ignore case for comparisons
string1.IsCaseIgnored = true;
string2.IsCaseIgnored = true;

// Same; Prints 0
Console.WriteLine(string1.CompareTo(string2));

// Make comparisons case sensitive
// Note that IsCaseIgnored must be set to false for both
//   OracleStrings; otherwise an exception is thrown
string1.IsCaseIgnored = false;
string2.IsCaseIgnored = false;

// Different; Prints nonzero value
Console.WriteLine(string1.CompareTo(string2));
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance contains a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance contains has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Item

This property obtains the particular character in an OracleString using an index.

Declaration

// C#
public char Item {get;}

Property Value

A char value.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Length

This property returns the length of the OracleString.

Declaration

// C#
public int Length {get;}

Property Value

A int value.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Value

This property returns the string data that is stored in the OracleString.

Declaration

// C#
public string Value {get;}

Property Value

The stored string value

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleString Methods

The OracleString methods are listed in Table 14-99.

Table 14-99 OracleString Methods

Methods

Description

Clone

Returns a copy of the current OracleString instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleString instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same string value as the current OracleString structure (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleString instance

GetNonUnicodeBytes

Returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString, in the client character set format

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

GetUnicodeBytes

Returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString, in Unicode format

ToString

Converts the current OracleString instance to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleString instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleString Clone();

Return Value

An OracleString structure.

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CloneSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleString str1 = new OracleString("aAaAa");
OracleString str2 = str1.Clone();

// The OracleStrings are same; Prints 0
Console.WriteLine(str1.CompareTo(str2));
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleString instance to the supplied object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

- Less than zero: if the current OracleString value is less than obj.

- Zero: if the current OracleString value is equal to obj.

- Greater than zero: if the current OracleString value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleString.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleStrings. For example, comparing an OracleString instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleString is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

Equals

This method determines whether or not supplied object is an instance of OracleString and has the same values as the current OracleString instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
An object being compared.

Return Value

Returns true if the supplied object is an instance of OracleString and has the same values as the current OracleString instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleString that has a value is greater than an OracleString that has a null value.

- Two OracleStrings that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleString instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

A number that represents the hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

GetNonUnicodeBytes

This method returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString, in the client character set format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] GetNonUnicodeBytes();

Return Value

A byte array that contains the contents of the OracleString in the client character set format.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, an OracleNullValueException is thrown.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

GetUnicodeBytes

This method returns an array of bytes, containing the contents of the OracleString in Unicode format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] GetUnicodeBytes();

Return Value

A byte array that contains the contents of the OracleString in Unicode format.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, an OracleNullValueException is thrown.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleString instance to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string.

Remarks

If the current OracleString instance has a null value, the string contains "null".

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleString Structure

- OracleString Members

OracleTimeStamp Structure

The OracleTimeStamp structure represents the Oracle TIMESTAMP data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleTimeStamp stores the following information: year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleTimeStamp

Declaration

// C#public struct OracleTimeStamp : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleTimeStampSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleTimeStamp tsCurrent1 = OracleTimeStamp.GetSysDate();
OracleTimeStamp tsCurrent2 = DateTime.Now;

// Calculate the difference between tsCurrent1 and tsCurrent2
OracleIntervalDS idsDiff = tsCurrent2.GetDaysBetween(tsCurrent1);

// Calculate the difference using AddNanoseconds()
int nanoDiff = 0;
while (tsCurrent2 > tsCurrent1)
{
nanoDiff += 10;
tsCurrent1 = tsCurrent1.AddNanoseconds(10);
}
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Nanoseconds = " + idsDiff.Nanoseconds);
Console.WriteLine("nanoDiff = " + nanoDiff);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- OracleTimeStamp Constructors

- OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

- OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

- OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

- OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

- OracleTimeStamp Properties

- OracleTimeStamp Methods

OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp members are listed in the following tables:

OracleTimeStamp Constructors

OracleTimeStamp constructors are listed in Table 14-100

Table 14-100 OracleTimeStamp Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleTimeStamp Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

The OracleTimeStamp static fields are listed in Table 14-101.

Table 14-101 OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure

OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

The OracleTimeStamp static methods are listed in Table 14-102.

Table 14-102 OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStamp structure that represents the current date and time

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStamp with the specified fractional second precision

OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

The OracleTimeStamp static operators are listed in Table 14-103.

Table 14-103 OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStamp static type conversions are listed in Table 14-104.

Table 14-104 OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStamp

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStamp value to a DateTime structure

OracleTimeStamp Properties

The OracleTimeStamp properties are listed in Table 14-105.

Table 14-105 OracleTimeStamp Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStamp

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleTimeStamp instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStamp

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStamp

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStamp

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStamp

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStamp

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStamp

Value

Specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStamp structure

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStamp

OracleTimeStamp Methods

The OracleTimeStamp methods are listed in Table 14-106.

Table 14-106 OracleTimeStamp Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStamp instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStamp instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStamp instance

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStamp value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time difference between the supplied OracleTimeStamp and the current instance

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts value1 from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the difference between value1 and the current instance using OracleIntervalYM

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

OracleTimeStamp Constructors

The OracleTimeStamp constructors create new instances of the OracleTimeStamp structure.

Overload List:

- OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

- OracleTimeStamp(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date using year, month, and day.

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

- OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

- OracleTimeStamp(byte [ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp (DateTime dt);

Parameters

- dt
The supplied DateTime value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The dt parameter cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStamp.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp (string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr value is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP or the supplied tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleTimeStampSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the OracleTimeStamp(string)
// constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStamp from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStamp ts = new OracleTimeStamp("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on date format elements

OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date using year, month, and day.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp(int year, int month, int day);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStamp (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp (int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStamp (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute,  int second, double millisecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- milliSeconds
The milliseconds provided. Range of millisecond is (0 to 999.999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStamp (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp (int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, int nanosecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- nanosecond
The nanosecond provided. Range of nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStamp (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp(byte [ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp (byte[] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - bytes is not in an internal Oracle TIMESTAMP format or bytes is not a valid Oracle TIMESTAMP.

ArgumentNullException - bytes is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

The OracleTimeStamp static fields are listed in Table 14-107.

Table 14-107 OracleTimeStamp Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum valid date and time for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OraTimestamp MaxValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum valid date and time for an OracleTimeStamp structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStamp MinValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStamp Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

The OracleTimeStamp static methods are listed in Table 14-108.

Table 14-108 OracleTimeStamp Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal (Overloaded)

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStamp structure that represents the current date and time

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStamp with the specified fractional second precision

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Equals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleTimeStamp value1, OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

LessThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

NotEquals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GetSysDate

This static method gets an OracleTimeStamp structure that represents the current date and time.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStamp GetSysDate();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure that represents the current date and time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Parse

This static method gets an OracleTimeStamp structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStamp Parse(string datetime);

Parameters

- datetime
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP or the supplied tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ParseSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the Parse() method
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStamp from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStamp ts =
OracleTimeStamp.Parse("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

SetPrecision

This static method returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStamp with the specified fractional second precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStamp SetPrecision(OracleTimeStamp value1,
int fracSecPrecision);

Parameters

- value1
The provided OracleTimeStamp object.

- fracSecPrecision
The fractional second precision provided. Range of fractional second precision is (0 to 9).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure with the specified fractional second precision.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - fracSecPrecision is out of the specified range.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied fracSecPrecision is used to perform a rounding off operation on the supplied OracleTimeStamp value. Depending on this value, 0 or more trailing zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

Example

The OracleTimeStamp with a value of "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99" results in the string "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99000" when SetPrecision() is called with the fractional second precision set to 5.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

The OracleTimeStamp static operators are listed in Table 14-109.

Table 14-109 OracleTimeStamp Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if the two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator +

operator+ adds the supplied object to the OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Overload List:

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

- operator + (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)
This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator + (OracleTimeStamp value1, OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator + (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator + (OracleTimeStamp value1, OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator + (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)

This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStamp and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator + (OracleTimeStamp value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
A TimeSpan.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStamp instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if they are the same; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStamp value is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStamp is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator !=

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStamp values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStamp is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStamp values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleTimeStamp value1,
OracleTimeStamp value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStamp is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator -

operator- subtracts the supplied value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Overload List:

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and return a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)
This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and return a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStamp value1, OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator - (OracleTimeStamp, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStamp value1, OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

operator - (OracleTimeStamp, TimeSpan)

This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStamp value, and returns a new OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStamp value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

- value2
A TimeSpan instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStamp instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStamp static type conversions are listed in Table 14-110.

Table 14-110 OracleTimeStamp Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStamp

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStamp structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStamp value to a DateTime structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp converts the supplied value to an OracleTimeStamp structure

Overload List:

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampLTZ)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampTZ)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(string)
This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampLTZ)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStamp contains the date and time of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampTZ)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleTimeStampTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStamp contains the date and time information from value1, but the time zone information from value1 is truncated.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(string)

This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStamp(string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleTimeStampSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the explicit
// operator OracleTimeStamp(string)
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStamp from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStamp ts = new OracleTimeStamp("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on datetime format elements

implicit operator OracleTimeStamp

This static type conversion operator converts a value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Overload List:

- implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleDate)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

- implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)
This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(OracleDate)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStamp (OracleDate value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleDate instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure that contains the date and time of the OracleDate structure, value1.

Remarks

If the OracleDate structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStamp structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(DateTime)

This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime value to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStamp(DateTime value);

Parameters

- value
A DateTime instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

explicit operator DateTime

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStamp value to a DateTime structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator DateTime(OracleTimeStamp value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp instance.

Return Value

A DateTime containing the date and time in the current instance.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStamp can be lost during the conversion.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Properties

The OracleTimeStamp properties are listed in Table 14-111.

Table 14-111 OracleTimeStamp Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStamp

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleTimeStamp instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStamp

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStamp

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStamp

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStamp

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStamp

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStamp

Value

Specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStamp structure

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStamp

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

BinData

This property returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

A byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP in an internal format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Day

This property specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Day{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the day. Range of Day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Hour

This property specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Hour{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the hour. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Millisecond

This property gets the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public double Millisecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a millisecond. Range of Millisecond is (0 to 999.999999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Minute

This property gets the minute component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Minute{get;}

Property Value

A number that represent a minute. Range of Minute is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Month

This property gets the month component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Month{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a month. Range of Month is (1 to 12).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Nanosecond

This property gets the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Nanosecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a nanosecond. Range of Nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Second

This property gets the second component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Second{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a second. Range of Second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Value

This property specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime Value{get;}

Property Value

A DateTime.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Year

This property gets the year component of an OracleTimeStamp.

Declaration

// C#
public int Year{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a year. The range of Year is (-4712 to 9999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

OracleTimeStamp Methods

The OracleTimeStamp methods are listed in Table 14-112.

Table 14-112 OracleTimeStamp Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStamp instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStamp instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStamp instance

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStamp value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time difference between the supplied OracleTimeStamp and the current instance

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts value1 from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the difference between value1 and the current instance using OracleIntervalYM

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to a string

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddDays

This method adds the supplied number of days to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddDays(double days);

Parameters

- days
The supplied number of days. Range is (-1,000,000,000 < days < 1,000,000,000)

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddHours

This method adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddHours(double hours);

Parameters

- hours
The supplied number of hours. Range is (-24,000,000,000 < hours < 24,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddMilliseconds

This method adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddMilliseconds(double milliseconds);

Parameters

- milliseconds
The supplied number of milliseconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1016< milliseconds < 8.64 * 1016).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddMinutes

This method adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddMinutes(double minutes);

Parameters

- minutes
The supplied number of minutes. Range is (-1,440,000,000,000 < minutes < 1,440,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddMonths

This method adds the supplied number of months to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddMonths(long months);

Parameters

- months
The supplied number of months. Range is (-12,000,000,000 < months < 12,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddNanoseconds

This method adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddNanoseconds(long nanoseconds);

Parameters

- nanoseconds
The supplied number of nanoseconds.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddSeconds

This method adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddSeconds(double seconds);

Parameters

- seconds
The supplied number of seconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1013< seconds < 8.64 * 1013).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

AddYears

This method adds the supplied number of years to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp AddYears(int years);

Parameters

- years
The supplied number of years. Range is (-999,999,999 <= years < = 999,999,999)

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleTimeStamp instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStamp instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

Less than zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance value is less than that of obj.

Zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance and obj values are equal.

Greater than zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance value is greater than that of obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleTimeStamp.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleTimeStamps. For example, comparing an OracleTimeStamp instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleTimeStamp is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStamp instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStamp instance.

Return Value

Returns true if the obj is of type OracleTimeStamp and represents the same date and time; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStamp instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

A number that represents the hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GetDaysBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStamp value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time difference between the supplied OracleTimeStamp structure and the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS GetDaysBetween(OracleTimeStamp value1);

Parameters

- value1
The OracleTimeStamp value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStamp values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

GetYearsBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStamp value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the time difference between the OracleTimeStamp value and the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM GetYearsBetween(OracleTimeStamp value1);

Parameters

- value1
The OracleTimeStamp value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStamp values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

ToOracleDate

This method converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate ToOracleDate();

Return Value

The returned OracleDate contains the date and time in the current instance.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStamp value can be lost during the conversion.

If the value of the OracleTimeStamp has a null value, the value of the returned OracleDate structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

This method converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ ToOracleTimeStampLTZ();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampLTZ contains date and time in the current instance.

Remarks

If the value of the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

This method converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ ToOracleTimeStampTZ();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time from the OracleTimeStamp and the time zone from the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Remarks

If the value of the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleTimeStamp structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string that represents the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStamp structure.

Remarks

The returned value is a string representation of an OracleTimeStamp in the format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread.

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the OracleGlobalization's DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ToStringSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the OracleTimeStamp(string)
// constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStamp from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStamp ts = new OracleTimeStamp("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStamp Structure

- OracleTimeStamp Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

The OracleTimeStampLTZ structure represents the Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleTimeStampLTZ stores the following information: year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleTimeStampLTZ

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleTimeStampLTZ : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleTimeStampLTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Illustrates usage of OracleTimeStampLTZ
// Display Local Time Zone Name
Console.WriteLine("Local Time Zone Name = " +
OracleTimeStampLTZ.GetLocalTimeZoneName());
OracleTimeStampLTZ tsLocal1 = OracleTimeStampLTZ.GetSysDate();
OracleTimeStampLTZ tsLocal2 = DateTime.Now;

// Calculate the difference between tsLocal1 and tsLocal2
OracleIntervalDS idsDiff = tsLocal2.GetDaysBetween(tsLocal1);

// Calculate the difference using AddNanoseconds()
int nanoDiff = 0;
while (tsLocal2 > tsLocal1)
{
nanoDiff += 10;
tsLocal1 = tsLocal1.AddNanoseconds(10);
}
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Nanoseconds = " + idsDiff.Nanoseconds);
Console.WriteLine("nanoDiff = " + nanoDiff);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Constructors

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ members are listed in the following tables:

OracleTimeStampLTZ Constructors

OracleTimeStampLTZ constructors are listed in Table 14-113

Table 14-113 OracleTimeStampLTZConstructors

Constructor

Description

OracleTimeStampLTZ Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static fields are listed in Table 14-114.

Table 14-114 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static methods are listed in Table 14-115.

Table 14-115 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal (Overloaded)

GetLocalTimeZoneName

Gets the client's local time zone name

GetLocalTimeZoneOffset

Gets the client's local time zone offset relative to UTC

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure that represents the current date and time

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampLTZ with the specified fractional second precision

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static operators are listed in Table 14-116.

Table 14-116 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static type conversions are listed in Table 14-117.

Table 14-117 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to a DateTime structure

OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

The OracleTimeStampLTZ properties are listed in Table 14-118.

Table 14-118 OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Value

Specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

The OracleTimeStampLTZ methods are listed in Table 14-119.

Table 14-119 OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the difference

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the difference

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to a string

ToUniversalTime

Converts the current local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

OracleTimeStampLTZ Constructors

The OracleTimeStampLTZ constructors create new instances of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Overload List:

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date using year, month, and day.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

- OracleTimeStampLTZ(byte [ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ (DateTime dt);

Parameters

- dt
The supplied DateTime value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The dt parameter cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampLTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ(string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE or the supplied tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleTimeStampLTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)
// constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampLTZ from a string using the format
// specified.
OracleTimeStampLTZ ts =
new OracleTimeStampLTZ("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on date format elements

OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date using year, month, and day.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ(int year, int month, int day);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampLTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ (int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampLTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, double millisecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- milliSeconds
The milliseconds provided. Range of millisecond is (0 to 999.999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampLTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ (int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, int nanosecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- nanosecond
The nanosecond provided. Range of nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampLTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ(byte [ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, which is in the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ (byte[] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
A byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - bytes is not in an internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE format or bytes is not a valid Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE.

ArgumentNullException - bytes is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static fields are listed in Table 14-120.

Table 14-120 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59.999999999.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampLTZ MaxValue;

Remarks

This value is the maximum date and time in the client time zone.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampLTZ MinValue;

Remarks

This value is the minimum date and time in the client time zone.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampLTZ Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static methods are listed in Table 14-121.

Table 14-121 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal (Overloaded)

GetLocalTimeZoneName

Gets the client's local time zone name

GetLocalTimeZoneOffset

Gets the client's local time zone offset relative to UTC

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure that represents the current date and time

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampLTZ with the specified fractional second precision

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Equals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetLocalTimeZoneName

This static method gets the client's local time zone name.

Declaration

// C#
public static string GetLocalTimeZoneName();

Return Value

A string containing the local time zone.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetLocalTimeZoneOffset

This static method gets the client's local time zone offset relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Declaration

// C#
public static TimeSpan GetLocalTimeZoneOffset( );

Return Value

A TimeSpan structure containing the local time zone hours and time zone minutes.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetSysDate

This static method gets an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure that represents the current date and time.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampLTZ GetSysDate();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure that represents the current date and time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

LessThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

NotEquals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Parse

This static method creates an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure and sets its value using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampLTZ Parse(string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ParseSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the Parse() method
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampLTZ from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStampLTZ ts =
OracleTimeStampLTZ.Parse("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

SetPrecision

This static method returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampLTZ with the specified fractional second precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampLTZ SetPrecision(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
int fracSecPrecision);

Parameters

- value1
The provided OracleTimeStampLTZ object.

- fracSecPrecision
The fractional second precision provided. Range of fractional second precision is (0 to 9).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure with the specified fractional second precision

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - fracSecPrecision is out of the specified range.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied fracSecPrecision parameter is used to perform a rounding off operation on the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value. Depending on this value, 0 or more trailing zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

Example

The OracleTimeStampLTZ with a value of "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99" results in the string "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99000" when SetPrecision() is called with the fractional second precision set to 5.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static operators are listed in Table 14-122.

Table 14-122 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator +

operator + adds the supplied value to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Overload List:

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)
This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator + (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)

This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
A TimeSpan.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ  value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if they are the same; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampLTZ value is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampLTZ is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator !=

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampLTZ values are not equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampLTZ is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampLTZ values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampLTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampLTZ is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator -

operator- subtracts the supplied value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Overload List:

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and return a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)
This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and return a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS instance.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ value1,
OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampLTZ, TimeSpan)

This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampLTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator -(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

- value2
A TimeSpan.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStampLTZ static type conversions are listed in Table 14-123.

Table 14-123 OracleTimeStampLTZ Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to a DateTime structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ converts the supplied value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Overload List:

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStamp)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStamp value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStampTZ)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)
This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStamp)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStamp value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ (OracleTimeStamp value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

The OracleTimeStampLTZ structure contains the date and time of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleTimeStampTZ)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ
(OracleTimeStampTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Return Value

The OracleTimeStampLTZ structure contains the date and time in the OracleTimeStampTZ structure (which is normalized to the client local time zone).

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)

This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ (string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE.

Return Value

A OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - ThetsStr parameter is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT parameter.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class OracleTimeStampLTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)
// constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampLTZ from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStampLTZ ts =
new OracleTimeStampLTZ("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on datetime format elements

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ converts the supplied structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Overload List:

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleDate)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)
This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleDate)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(OracleDate value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleDate.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure contains the date and time in the OracleDate structure.

Remarks

If the OracleDate structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime)

This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStampLTZ(DateTime value1);

Parameters

- value1
A DateTime structure.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

explicit operator DateTime

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to a DateTime structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator DateTime(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Return Value

A DateTime that contains the date and time in the current instance.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStampLTZ value can be lost during the conversion.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

The OracleTimeStampLTZ properties are listed in Table 14-124.

Table 14-124 OracleTimeStampLTZ Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

Value

Specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

BinData

This property returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

A byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE internal format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Day

This property specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Day{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the day. Range of Day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance contains a null value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Hour

This property specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Hour{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the hour. Range of Hour is (0 to 23).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Millisecond

This property gets the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public double Millisecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a millisecond. Range of Millisecond is (0 to 999.999999)

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Minute

This property gets the minute component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Minute{get;}

Property Value

A number that represent a minute. Range of Minute is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Month

This property gets the month component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Month{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a month. Range of Month is (1 to 12).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Nanosecond

This property gets the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Nanosecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a nanosecond. Range of Nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Second

This property gets the second component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Second{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a second. Range of Second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Value

This property specifies the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime Value{get;}

Property Value

A DateTime.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Year

This property gets the year component of an OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public int Year{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a year. The range of Year is (-4712 to 9999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

The OracleTimeStampLTZ methods are listed in Table 14-125.

Table 14-125 OracleTimeStampLTZ Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the difference

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the difference

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to a string

ToUniversalTime

Converts the current local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddDays

This method adds the supplied number of days to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddDays(double days);

Parameters

- days
The supplied number of days. Range is (-1,000,000,000 < days < 1,000,000,000)

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddHours

This method adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddHours(double hours);

Parameters

- hours
The supplied number of hours. Range is (-24,000,000,000 < hours < 24,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddMilliseconds

This method adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddMilliseconds(double milliseconds);

Parameters

- milliseconds
The supplied number of milliseconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1016< milliseconds < 8.64 * 1016).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddMinutes

This method adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddMinutes(double minutes);

Parameters

- minutes
The supplied number of minutes. Range is (-1,440,000,000,000 < minutes < 1,440,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddMonths

This method adds the supplied number of months to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddMonths(long months);

Parameters

- months
The supplied number of months. Range is (-12,000,000,000 < months < 12,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddNanoseconds

This method adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddNanoseconds(long nanoseconds);

Parameters

- nanoseconds
The supplied number of nanoseconds.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddSeconds

This method adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddSeconds(double seconds);

Parameters

- seconds
The supplied number of seconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1013< seconds < 8.64 * 1013).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

AddYears

This method adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ AddYears(int years);

Parameters

- years
The supplied number of years. Range is (-999,999,999 <= years < = 999,999,999)

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

- Less than zero: if the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance value is less than that of obj.

- Zero: if the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance and obj values are equal.

- Greater than zero: if the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance value is greater than that of obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleTimeStampLTZs. For example, comparing an OracleTimeStampLTZ instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleTimeStampLTZ is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Return Value

Returns true if the obj is of type OracleTimeStampLTZ and represents the same date and time; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampLTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampLTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampLTZ instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

A number that represents the hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetDaysBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the difference.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS GetDaysBetween(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
The OracleTimeStampLTZ value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStampLTZ values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

GetYearsBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the time interval.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM GetYearsBetween(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
The OracleTimeStampLTZ value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStampLTZ values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

ToOracleDate

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate ToOracleDate();

Return Value

The returned OracleDate structure contains the date and time in the current instance.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStampLTZ value can be lost during the conversion.

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleDate structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

ToOracleTimeStamp

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp ToOracleTimeStamp();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStamp contains the date and time in the current instance.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

ToOracleTimeStampTZ

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ ToOracleTimeStampTZ();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time of the current instance, with the time zone set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone from the thread.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string that represents the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Remarks

The returned value is a string representation of the OracleTimeStampLTZ in the format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampFormat property of the thread.

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

class ToStringSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the OracleTimeStampLTZ(string)
// constructor
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampLTZ from a string using the format
// specified.
OracleTimeStampLTZ ts =
new OracleTimeStampLTZ("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");

// Set the nls_timestamp_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM"
Console.WriteLine(ts.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

ToUniversalTime

This method converts the current local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ ToUniversalTime();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampLTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

The OracleTimeStampTZ structure represents the Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data type to be stored in or retrieved from a database. Each OracleTimeStampTZ stores the following information: year, month, day, hour, minute, second, nanosecond, and time zone.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.ValueType

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleTimeStampTZ

Declaration

// C#
public struct OracleTimeStampTZ : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleTimeStampTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls parameters for the current thread
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeZone = "US/Eastern";
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Create an OracleTimeStampTZ in US/Pacific time zone
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz1=new OracleTimeStampTZ("11-NOV-1999 "+
"11:02:33.444 AM US/Pacific");

// Note that ToOracleTimeStampTZ uses the thread's time zone region,
// "US/Eastern"
OracleTimeStamp ts = new OracleTimeStamp("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz2 = ts.ToOracleTimeStampTZ();

// Calculate the difference between tstz1 and tstz2
OracleIntervalDS idsDiff = tstz1.GetDaysBetween(tstz2);

// Display information
Console.WriteLine("tstz1.TimeZone = " + tstz1.TimeZone);

// Prints "US/Pacific"
Console.WriteLine("tstz2.TimeZone = " + tstz2.TimeZone);

// Prints "US/Eastern"
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Hours = " + idsDiff.Hours); // Prints 3
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Minutes = " + idsDiff.Minutes); // Prints 0
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

- OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

- OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

- OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ members are listed in the following tables:

OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

OracleTimeStampTZ constructors are listed in Table 14-126

Table 14-126 OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

The OracleTimeStampTZ static fields are listed in Table 14-127.

Table 14-127 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is December 31, 999923:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

The OracleTimeStampTZ static methods are listed in Table 14-128.

Table 14-128 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal (Overloaded)

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStampTZ structure that represents the current date and time

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampTZ with the specified fractional second precision

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

The OracleTimeStampTZ static operators are listed in Table 14-129.

Table 14-129 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStampTZ static type conversions are listed in Table 14-130.

Table 14-130 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to a DateTime structure

OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

The OracleTimeStampTZ properties are listed in Table 14-131.

Table 14-131 OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

TimeZone

Returns the time zone of the OracleTimeStampTZ instance

Value

Returns the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampTZ structure in the current time zone

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStampTZ

OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

The OracleTimeStampTZ methods are listed in Table 14-132.

Table 14-132 OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time interval

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampTZ instance

GetTimeZoneOffset

Gets the time zone information in hours and minutes of the current OracleTimeStampTZ

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the time interval

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToLocalTime

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to local time

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to a string

ToUniversalTime

Converts the current datetime to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

OracleTimeStampTZ Constructors

The OracleTimeStampTZ constructors create new instances of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Overload List:

- OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value and the supplied time zone data.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, and day.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, and time zone data.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and time zone data.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond, and time zone data.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, nanosecond, and time zone data.

- OracleTimeStampTZ(byte [ ])
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, that represents the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE format.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied DateTime value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ (DateTime dt);

Parameters

- dt
The supplied DateTime value.

Remarks

The time zone is set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The dt parameter cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure with the supplied DateTime value and the time zone data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ (DateTime value1, string timeZone);

Parameters

- value1
The supplied DateTime value.

- timeZone
The time zone data provided.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ.

Remarks

timeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

If time zone is null, the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ (string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampTZFormat property of the thread.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleTimeStampTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampTZ from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz = new OracleTimeStampTZ("11-NOV-1999" +
"11:02:33.444 AM US/Pacific");

// Set the nls_timestamp_tz_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM US/Pacific"
Console.WriteLine(tstz.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

- Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for further information on date format elements

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, and day.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

Remarks

The time zone is set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, and time zone data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day,
string timeZone);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- timeZone
The time zone data provided.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month or the time zone is invalid).

Remarks

timeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

If time zone is null, the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute,  int second);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

Remarks

The time zone is set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and time zone data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ (int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, string timeZone);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- timeZone
The time zone data provided.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range of the month or the time zone is invalid).

Remarks

timeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

If time zone is null, the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, double millisecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- millisecond
The millisecond provided. Range of millisecond is (0 to 999.999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

Remarks

The time zone is set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, double, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond, and time zone data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute,   int second, double millisecond, string timeZone);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- millisecond
The millisecond provided. Range of millisecond is (0 to 999.999999).

- timeZone
The time zone data provided.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month or the time zone is invalid).

Remarks

timeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

If time zone is null, the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and nanosecond.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, int nanosecond);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- nanosecond
The nanosecond provided. Range of nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month).

Remarks

The time zone is set to the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using year, month, day, hour, minute, second, nanosecond, and time zone data.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
int minute, int second, int nanosecond, string timeZone);

Parameters

- year
The year provided. Range of year is (-4712 to 9999).

- month
The month provided. Range of month is (1 to 12).

- day
The day provided. Range of day is (1 to 31).

- hour
The hour provided. Range of hour is (0 to 23).

- minute
The minute provided. Range of minute is (0 to 59).

- second
The second provided. Range of second is (0 to 59).

- nanosecond
The nanosecond provided. Range of nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

- timeZone
The time zone data provided.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The argument value for one or more of the parameters is out of the specified range.

ArgumentException - The argument values of the parameters cannot be used to construct a valid OracleTimeStampTZ (that is, the day is out of range for the month or the time zone is invalid).

Remarks

timeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

If time zone is null, the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used.

Note:
PST is a time zone region name as well as a time zone abbreviation; therefore it is accepted by OracleTimeStampTZ.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ(byte [ ])

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value to the provided byte array, that represents the internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE format.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ (byte[] bytes);

Parameters

- bytes
The provided byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - bytes is not in internal Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE format or bytes is not a valid Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

ArgumentNullException - bytes is null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

The OracleTimeStampTZ static fields are listed in Table 14-133.

Table 14-133 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Fields

Field

Description

MaxValue

Represents the maximum valid date for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is December 31, 999923:59:59.999999999

MinValue

Represents the minimum valid date for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

MaxValue

This static field represents the maximum valid datetime time for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is December 31, 999923:59:59.999999999.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampTZ MaxValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

MinValue

This static field represents the minimum valid datetime for an OracleTimeStampTZ structure in UTC, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampTZ MinValue;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleTimeStampTZ Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

The OracleTimeStampTZ static methods are listed in Table 14-134.

Table 14-134 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal (Overloaded)

GetSysDate

Gets an OracleTimeStampTZ structure that represents the current date and time

GreaterThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second

GreaterThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

LessThan

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second

LessThanOrEqual

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second

NotEquals

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal

Parse

Gets an OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string

SetPrecision

Returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampTZ with the specified fractional second precision

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Equals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GetSysDate

This static method gets an OracleTimeStampTZ structure that represents the current date and time.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampTZ GetSysDate();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure that represents the current date and time.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GreaterThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GreaterThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

LessThan

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

LessThanOrEqual

This static method determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

NotEquals

This static method determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal. Returns false otherwise.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Parse

This static method returns an OracleTimeStampTZ structure and sets its value for date and time using the supplied string.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampTZ Parse(string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampTZFormat property of the thread, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT parameter.

ArgumentNullException - The tsStr value is null.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ParseSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_tz_format for the Parse() method
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampTZ from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz = OracleTimeStampTZ.Parse("11-NOV-1999 " +
"11:02:33.444 AM US/Pacific");

// Set the nls_timestamp_tz_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Prints "1999-NOV-11 11:02:33.444000000 AM US/Pacific"
Console.WriteLine(tstz.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

SetPrecision

This static method returns a new instance of an OracleTimeStampTZ with the specified fractional second precision.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleTimeStampTZ SetPrecision(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
int fracSecPrecision);

Parameters

- value1
The provided OracleTimeStampTZ object.

- fracSecPrecision
The fractional second precision provided. Range of fractional second precision is (0 to 9).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure with the specified fractional second precision

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - fracSecPrecision is out of the specified range.

Remarks

The value specified in the supplied fracSecPrecision is used to perform a rounding off operation on the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value. Depending on this value, 0 or more trailing zeros are displayed in the string returned by ToString().

Example

The OracleTimeStampTZ with a value of "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99 US/Pacific" results in the string "December 31, 9999 23:59:59.99000 US/Pacific" when SetPrecision() is called with the fractional second precision set to 5.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

The OracleTimeStampTZ static operators are listed in Table 14-135.

Table 14-135 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Operators

Operator

Description

operator +

Adds the supplied instance value to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

operator ==

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal

operator >

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second

operator >=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second

operator !=

Determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal

operator <

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second

operator <=

Determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second

operator -

Subtracts the supplied instance value from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator +

operator+ adds the supplied structure to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Overload List:

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, TimeSpan)
This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalDS to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator adds the supplied OracleIntervalYM to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ, TimeSpan)

This static operator adds the supplied TimeSpan to the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator +(OracleTimeStampTZ value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
A TimeSpan.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampTZ instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator ==

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if they are equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator >

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampTZ value is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator >=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampTZ is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator !=

This static operator determines if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleTimeStampTZ values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator <

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampTZ is less than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator <=

This static operator determines if the first of two OracleTimeStampTZ values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleTimeStampTZ value2);

Parameters

- value1
The first OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
The second OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

Returns true if the first OracleTimeStampTZ is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator -

operator- subtracts the supplied value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Overload List:

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and return a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)
This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1, TimeSpan value2)
This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalDS)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalDS value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and return a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleIntervalDS value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalDS.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ, OracleIntervalYM)

This static operator subtracts the supplied OracleIntervalYM value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1,
OracleIntervalYM value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
An OracleIntervalYM.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If either parameter has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1, TimeSpan value2)

This static operator subtracts the supplied TimeSpan value, from the supplied OracleTimeStampTZ value, and returns a new OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static operator - (OracleTimeStampTZ value1, TimeSpan value2);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

- value2
A TimeSpan.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampTZ instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

The OracleTimeStampTZ static type conversions are listed in Table 14-136.

Table 14-136 OracleTimeStampTZ Static Type Conversions

Operator

Description

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

Converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure (Overloaded)

explicit operator DateTime

Converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to a DateTime structure in the current time zone

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ converts an instance value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Overload List:

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStamp)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStamp value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStampLTZ)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(string)
This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStamp)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStamp value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStamp value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStamp.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time from the OracleTimeStamp and the time zone from the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Remarks

The OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used to convert from an OracleTimeStamp structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

If the OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStampLTZ)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampLTZ value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleTimeStampLTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampLTZ.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time from the OracleTimeStampLTZ and the time zone from the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Remarks

If the OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(string)

This static type conversion operator converts the supplied string value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(string tsStr);

Parameters

- tsStr
A string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The tsStr is an invalid string representation of an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE. or the tsStr is not in the timestamp format specified by the thread's OracleGlobalization.TimeStampTZFormat property, which represents the Oracle NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT parameter.

Remarks

The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the DateLanguage and Calendar properties of the thread's OracleGlobalization object. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class OracleTimeStampTZSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls_timestamp_tz_format for the explicit operator
// OracleTimeStampTZ(string)
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// construct OracleTimeStampTZ from a string using the format specified.
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz = new OracleTimeStampTZ("11-NOV-1999" +
"11:02:33.444 AM US/Pacific");

// Set the nls_timestamp_tz_format for the ToString() method
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "YYYY-MON-DD HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);
Console.WriteLine(tstz.ToString());
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ converts a DateTime structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Overload List:

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleDate)
This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

- implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)
This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleDate)

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleDate value to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(OracleDate value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleDate.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time from the OracleDate and the time zone from the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Remarks

The OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used to convert from an OracleDate to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure. If the OracleDate structure has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure also has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ(DateTime)

This static type conversion operator converts a DateTime structure to an OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleTimeStampTZ (DateTime value1);

Parameters

- value1
A DateTime structure.

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampTZ contains the date and time from the DateTime and the time zone from the OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread.

Remarks

The OracleGlobalization.TimeZone of the thread is used to convert from a DateTime to an Oracle TimeStampTZ structure.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

explicit operator DateTime

This static type conversion operator converts an OracleTimeStampTZ value to a DateTime structure and truncates the time zone information.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator DateTime(OracleTimeStampTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Return Value

A DateTime containing the date and time in the current instance, but with the time zone information in the current instance truncated.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStampTZ value can be lost during the conversion, and the time zone information in the current instance is truncated

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

The OracleTimeStampTZ properties are listed in Table 14-137.

Table 14-137 OracleTimeStampTZ Properties

Properties

Description

BinData

Returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format

Day

Specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value

Hour

Specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Millisecond

Specifies the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Minute

Specifies the minute component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Month

Specifies the month component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Nanosecond

Specifies the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Second

Specifies the second component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

TimeZone

Returns the time zone of the OracleTimeStampTZ instance

Value

Returns the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampTZ structure in the current time zone

Year

Specifies the year component of an OracleTimeStampTZ

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

BinData

This property returns an array of bytes that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] BinData {get;}

Property Value

The provided byte array that represents an Oracle TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE in Oracle internal format.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Day

This property specifies the day component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Day{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the day. Range of Day is (1 to 31).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull{get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value. Otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Hour

This property specifies the hour component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Hour{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents the hour. Range of Hour is (0 to 23).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Millisecond

This property gets the millisecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public double Millisecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a millisecond. Range of Millisecond is (0 to 999.999999)

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Minute

This property gets the minute component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Minute{get;}

Property Value

A number that represent a minute. Range of Minute is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Month

This property gets the month component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone

Declaration

// C#
public int Month{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a month. Range of Month is (1 to 12).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Nanosecond

This property gets the nanosecond component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Nanosecond{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a nanosecond. Range of Nanosecond is (0 to 999999999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Second

This property gets the second component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Second{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a second. Range of Second is (0 to 59).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

TimeZone

This property returns the time zone of the OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeZone{get;}

Property Value

A string that represents the time zone.

Remarks

If no time zone is specified in the constructor, this property is set to the thread's OracleGlobalization.TimeZone by default

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

Value

This property returns the date and time that is stored in the OracleTimeStampTZ structure in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public DateTime Value{get;}

Property Value

A DateTime in the current time zone.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Year

This property sets the year component of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the current time zone.

Declaration

// C#
public int Year{get;}

Property Value

A number that represents a year. The range of Year is (-4712 to 9999).

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

The OracleTimeStampTZ methods are listed in Table 14-138.

Table 14-138 OracleTimeStampTZ Methods

Methods

Description

AddDays

Adds the supplied number of days to the current instance

AddHours

Adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance

AddMilliseconds

Adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance

AddMinutes

Adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance

AddMonths

Adds the supplied number of months to the current instance

AddNanoseconds

Adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance

AddSeconds

Adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance

AddYears

Adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

CompareTo

Compares the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Equals

Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance (Overloaded)

GetDaysBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time interval

GetHashCode

Returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampTZ instance

GetTimeZoneOffset

Gets the time zone information in hours and minutes of the current OracleTimeStampTZ

GetYearsBetween

Subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the time interval

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToLocalTime

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to local time

ToOracleDate

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleDate structure

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure

ToOracleTimeStamp

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure

ToString

Converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to a string

ToUniversalTime

Converts the current datetime to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddDays

This method adds the supplied number of days to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddDays(double days);

Parameters

- days
The supplied number of days. Range is (-1,000,000,000 < days < 1,000,000,000)

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddHours

This method adds the supplied number of hours to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddHours(double hours);

Parameters

- hours
The supplied number of hours. Range is (-24,000,000,000 < hours < 24,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddMilliseconds

This method adds the supplied number of milliseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddMilliseconds(double milliseconds);

Parameters

- milliseconds
The supplied number of milliseconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1016< milliseconds < 8.64 * 1016).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddMinutes

This method adds the supplied number of minutes to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddMinutes(double minutes);

Parameters

- minutes
The supplied number of minutes. Range is (-1,440,000,000,000 < minutes < 1,440,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddMonths

This method adds the supplied number of months to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddMonths(long months);

Parameters

- months
The supplied number of months. Range is (-12,000,000,000 < months < 12,000,000,000).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddNanoseconds

This method adds the supplied number of nanoseconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddNanoseconds(long nanoseconds);

Parameters

- nanoseconds
The supplied number of nanoseconds.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddSeconds

This method adds the supplied number of seconds to the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddSeconds(double seconds);

Parameters

- seconds
The supplied number of seconds. Range is (-8.64 * 1013< seconds < 8.64 * 1013).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

AddYears

This method adds the supplied number of years to the current instance

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ AddYears(int years);

Parameters

- years
The supplied number of years. Range is (-999,999,999 <= years < = 999,999,999).

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

ArgumentOutofRangeException - The argument value is out of the specified range.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

Less than zero: if the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance value is less than that of obj.

Zero: if the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance and obj values are equal.

Greater than zero: if the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance value is greater than that of obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj is not of type OracleTimeStampTZ.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- The comparison must be between OracleTimeStampTZs. For example, comparing an OracleTimeStampTZ instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleTimeStampTZ is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

Equals

Overrides Object

This method determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

- obj
The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Return Value

Returns true if the obj is of type OracleTimeStampTZ and represents the same date and time; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

- Any OracleTimeStampTZ that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStampTZ that has a null value.

- Two OracleTimeStampTZs that contain a null value are equal.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GetDaysBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalDS that represents the time interval.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalDS GetDaysBetween(OracleTimeStampTZ value1);

Parameters

- value1
The OracleTimeStampTZ value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalDS that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStampTZ values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalDS has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleTimeStampTZ instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

A number that represents the hash code.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GetTimeZoneOffset

This method gets the time zone portion in hours and minutes of the current OracleTimeStampTZ.

Declaration

// C#
public TimeSpan GetTimeZoneOffset();

Return Value

A TimeSpan.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

GetYearsBetween

This method subtracts an OracleTimeStampTZ value from the current instance and returns an OracleIntervalYM that represents the time interval.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleIntervalYM GetYearsBetween(OracleTimeStampTZ val);

Parameters

- val
The OracleTimeStampTZ value being subtracted.

Return Value

An OracleIntervalYM that represents the interval between two OracleTimeStampTZ values.

Remarks

If either the current instance or the parameter has a null value, the returned OracleIntervalYM has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

ToLocalTime

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ instance to local time.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ ToLocalTime();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampLTZ that contains the date and time, which is normalized to the client local time zone, in the current instance.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

ToOracleDate

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleDate structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleDate ToOracleDate();

Return Value

The returned OracleDate contains the date and time in the current instance, but the time zone information in the current instance is truncated

Remarks

The precision of the OracleTimeStampTZ value can be lost during the conversion, and the time zone information in the current instance is truncated.

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleDate structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

ToOracleTimeStampLTZ

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStampLTZ structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampLTZ ToOracleTimeStampLTZ();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure contains the date and time, which is normalized to the client local time zone, in the current instance.

Remarks

If the value of the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampLTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

ToOracleTimeStamp

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to an OracleTimeStamp structure.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStamp ToOracleTimeStamp();

Return Value

The returned OracleTimeStamp contains the date and time in the current instance, but the time zone information is truncated.

Remarks

If the value of the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStamp structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure to a string.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

A string that represents the same date and time as the current OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

The returned value is a string representation of an OracleTimeStampTZ in the format specified by the OracleGlobalization.TimeStampTZFormat property of the thread. The names and abbreviations used for months and days are in the language specified by the OracleGlobalization.DateLanguage and the OracleGlobalization.Calendar properties of the thread. If any of the thread's globalization properties are set to null or an empty string, the client computer's settings are used.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class ToStringSample
{
static void Main()
{
// Set the nls parameters for the current thread
OracleGlobalization info = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
info.TimeZone = "US/Eastern";
info.TimeStampFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM";
info.TimeStampTZFormat = "DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS.FF AM TZR";
OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(info);

// Create an OracleTimeStampTZ in US/Pacific time zone
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz1=new OracleTimeStampTZ("11-NOV-1999 "+
"11:02:33.444 AM US/Pacific");

// Note that ToOracleTimeStampTZ uses the thread's time zone region,
// "US/Eastern"
OracleTimeStamp ts = new OracleTimeStamp("11-NOV-1999 11:02:33.444 AM");
OracleTimeStampTZ tstz2 = ts.ToOracleTimeStampTZ();

// Calculate the difference between tstz1 and tstz2
OracleIntervalDS idsDiff = tstz1.GetDaysBetween(tstz2);

// Prints "US/Pacific"
Console.WriteLine("tstz1.TimeZone = " + tstz1.TimeZone);

// Prints "US/Eastern"
Console.WriteLine("tstz2.TimeZone = " + tstz2.TimeZone);

// Prints 3
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Hours = " + idsDiff.Hours);

// Prints 0
Console.WriteLine("idsDiff.Minutes = " + idsDiff.Minutes);
}
}

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

- "OracleGlobalization Class"

- "Globalization Support"

ToUniversalTime

This method converts the current datetime to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTimeStampTZ ToUniversalTime();

Return Value

An OracleTimeStampTZ structure.

Remarks

If the current instance has a null value, the value of the returned OracleTimeStampTZ structure has a null value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

- OracleTimeStampTZ Members

INullable Interface

The INullable interface is used to determine whether or not an ODP.NET type has a NULL value.

Declaration

// C#
public interface INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- INullable Interface Members

- INullable Interface Properties

INullable Interface Members

INullable members are listed in the following tables.

INullable Interface Properties

INullable interface properties are listed in Table 14-139.

Table 14-139 INullable Interface Properties

Public Property

Description

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the ODP.NET type has a NULL value

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- INullable Interface

INullable Interface Properties

INullable interface properties are listed in Table 14-139.

Table 14-140 INullable Interface Properties

Public Property

Description

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the ODP.NET type has a NULL value

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the ODP.NET type has a NULL value.

Declaration

// C#
bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the ODP.NET type has a NULL value; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- INullable Interface

- INullable Interface Members

15 Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Exceptions

This section covers the ODP.NET Types exceptions.

This chapter contains these topics:

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleTruncateException Class

OracleTypeException Class

The OracleTypeException is the base exception class for handling exceptions that occur in the ODP.NET Types classes.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Exception

System.SystemException

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleTypeException

Declaration

// C#
public class OracleTypeException : SystemException

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Members

- OracleTypeException Constructors

- OracleTypeException Static Methods

- OracleTypeException Properties

- OracleTypeException Methods

OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException members are listed in the following tables.

OracleTypeException Constructors

The OracleTypeException constructors are listed in Table 15-1.

Table 15-1 OracleTypeException Constructor

Constructor

Description

OracleTypeException Constructors

Creates a new instance of the OracleTypeException class (Overloaded)

OracleTypeException Static Methods

The OracleTypeException static methods are listed in Table 15-2.

Table 15-2 OracleTypeException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleTypeException Properties

The OracleTypeException properties are listed in Table 15-3.

Table 15-3 OracleTypeException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Specifies the error messages that occur in the exception

Number

Specifies the error number that occurs in the exception

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

OracleTypeException Methods

The OracleTypeException methods are listed in Table 15-4.

Table 15-4 OracleTypeException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the fully qualified name of this exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

OracleTypeException Constructors

The OracleTypeException constructors create new instances of the OracleTypeException class.

Overload List:

- OracleTypeException(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTypeException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

- OracleTypeException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTypeException class with the specified serialization information, si, and the specified streaming context, sc.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTypeException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTypeException (string errMessage);

Parameters

- errMessage
The specified error message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTypeException class with the specified serialization information, si, and the specified streaming context, sc.

Declaration

// C#
protected OracleTypeException (SerializationInfo si, StreamingContext sc);

Parameters

- si
The specified serialization information.

- sc
The specified streaming context.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException Static Methods

The OracleTypeException static methods are listed in Table 15-5.

Table 15-5 OracleTypeException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException Properties

The OracleTypeException properties are listed in Table 15-6.

Table 15-6 OracleTypeException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Specifies the error messages that occur in the exception

Number

Specifies the error number that occurs in the exception

Source

Specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

Message

Overrides Exception

This property specifies the error messages that occur in the exception.

Declaration

// C#
public override string Message {get;}

Property Value

An error message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

Number

Overrides Exception

This property specifies the error number that occurs in the exception

Declaration

// C#
public override int Number {get;}

Property Value

An error number

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

Source

Overrides Exception

This property specifies the name of the data provider that generates the error.

Declaration

// C#
public override string Source {get;}

Property Value

Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleTypeException Methods

The OracleTypeException methods are listed in Table 15-7.

Table 15-7 OracleTypeException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Returns the fully qualified name of this exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

ToString

Overrides Exception

This method returns the fully qualified name of this exception, the error message in the Message property, the InnerException.ToString() message, and the stack trace.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

The fully qualified name of this exception.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTypeException Class

- OracleTypeException Members

OracleNullValueException Class

The OracleNullValueException represents an exception that is thrown when trying to access an ODP.NET Types structure that has a null value.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Exception

System.SystemException

System.OracleTypeException

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleNullValueException

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleNullValueException : OracleTypeException

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Members

- OracleNullValueException Constructors

- OracleNullValueException Static Methods

- OracleNullValueException Properties

- OracleNullValueException Methods

OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException members are listed in the following tables.

OracleNullValueException Constructors

The OracleNullValueException constructors are listed in Table 15-8.

Table 15-8 OracleNullValueException Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleNullValueException Constructors

Creates a new instance of the OracleNullValueException class (Overloaded)

OracleNullValueException Static Methods

The OracleNullValueException static methods are listed in Table 15-9.

Table 15-9 OracleNullValueException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleNullValueException Properties

The OracleNullValueException properties are listed in Table 15-10.

Table 15-10 OracleNullValueException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Inherited from OracleTypeException

Source

Inherited from OracleTypeException

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

OracleNullValueException Methods

The OracleNullValueException methods are listed in Table 15-11.

Table 15-11 OracleNullValueException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from OracleTypeException

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

OracleNullValueException Constructors

The OracleNullValueException constructors create new instances of the OracleNullValueException class.

Overload List:

- OracleNullValueException()
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleNullValueException class with its default properties.

- OracleNullValueException(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleNullValueException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException()

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleNullValueException class with its default properties.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNullValueException();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleNullValueException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleNullValueException (string errMessage);

Parameters

- errMessage
The specified error message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException Static Methods

The OracleNullValueException static methods are listed in Table 15-12.

Table 15-12 OracleNullValueException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException Properties

The OracleNullValueException properties are listed in Table 15-13.

Table 15-13 OracleNullValueException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Inherited from OracleTypeException

Source

Inherited from OracleTypeException

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleNullValueException Class

- OracleNullValueException Members

OracleNullValueException Methods

The OracleNullValueException methods are listed in Table 15-14.

Table 15-14 OracleNullValueException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from OracleTypeException

OracleTruncateException Class

The OracleTruncateException class represents an exception that is thrown when truncation in a ODP.NET Types class occurs.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Exception

System.SystemException

System.OracleTypeException

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleTruncateException

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleTruncateException : OracleTypeException

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Members

- OracleTruncateException Constructors

- OracleTruncateException Static Methods

- OracleTruncateException Properties

- OracleTruncateException Methods

OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException members are listed in the following tables.

OracleTruncateException Constructors

The OracleTruncateException constructors are listed in Table 15-15.

Table 15-15 OracleTruncateException Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleTruncateException Constructors

Creates a new instance of the OracleTruncateException class (Overloaded)

OracleTruncateException Static Methods

The OracleTruncateException static methods are listed in Table 15-16.

Table 15-16 OracleTruncateException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleTruncateException Properties

The OracleTruncateException properties are listed in Table 15-17.

Table 15-17 OracleTruncateException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Inherited from OracleTypeException

Source

Inherited from OracleTypeException

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

OracleTruncateException Methods

The OracleTruncateException methods are listed in Table 15-18.

Table 15-18 OracleTruncateException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from OracleTypeException

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

OracleTruncateException Constructors

The OracleTruncateException constructors create new instances of the OracleTruncateException class

Overload List:

- OracleTruncateException()
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTruncateException class with its default properties.

- OracleTruncateException(string)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTruncateException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException()

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTruncateException class with its default properties.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTruncateException();

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException(string)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleTruncateException class with the specified error message, errMessage.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleTruncateException (string errMessage);

Parameters

- errMessage
The specified error message.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException Static Methods

The OracleTruncateException static methods are listed in Table 15-19.

Table 15-19 OracleTruncateException Static Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException Properties

The OracleTruncateException properties are listed in Table 15-20.

Table 15-20 OracleTruncateException Properties

Properties

Description

HelpLink

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

InnerException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

Message

Inherited from OracleTypeException

Source

Inherited from OracleTypeException

StackTrace

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

TargetSite

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

OracleTruncateException Methods

The OracleTruncateException methods are listed in Table 15-21.

Table 15-21 OracleTruncateException Methods

Methods

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

GetBaseException

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetObjectData

Inherited from System.SystemException.Exception

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

ToString

Inherited from OracleTypeException

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleTruncateException Class

- OracleTruncateException Members

16 Oracle Data Provider for .NET UDT-Related Classes

This chapter describes the object-related classes and interfaces in the Oracle Data Provider for .NET that provide support for Oracle user-defined data types (UDT).

Samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODP.NET\Samples\UDT directory.

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- IOracleCustomType Interface

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleRef Class

- OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration

- OracleUdtStatus Enumeration

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

The OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute class is used to mark a custom type factory class or struct with information that is used by ODP.NET when a custom type is used to represent an Oracle UDT.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Attribute

System.OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute

Declaration

// C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct,
AllowMultiple=false, Inherited=true)]
public sealed class OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute : Attribute

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Remarks

The OracleCustomTypeMapping attribute must be specified on the custom type factory class to indicate the Oracle UDT that the corresponding custom type represents. The Oracle UDT may be specified in the form schema_name.type_name.

For each Oracle UDT that the application uses, there must be a unique custom type factory, as follows:

- Oracle Object Types
The custom type factory must return a custom type that cannot be used to represent any other Oracle Object Type.

- Oracle Collection Types
The custom type factory may return a custom type that can be used by other Oracle Collection Types. This is common when an array type is used to represent an Oracle Collection, that is, when an int[] is used to represent a collection of NUMBERs.

If the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute is not specified, then custom type mappings must be specified through an XML configuration file, for example, app.config for Windows applications or the web.config for web applications, and the machine.config

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute members are listed in the following tables.

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute constructors are listed in Table 16-1.

Table 16-1 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute class

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-2.

Table 16-2 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Properties

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-3.

Table 16-3 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

UdtTypeName

Specifies the Oracle user-defined type name that the custom class maps to

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-4.

Table 16-4 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute constructors create new instances of the OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute class.

Overload List:

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute(string)
This constructor creates and initializes an OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute using the specified Oracle user-defined type name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute(string)

This constructor creates and initializes an OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute using the specified Oracle user-defined type name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute(string udtTypeName)

Parameters

- udtTypeName
The Oracle user-defined type name that the custom class maps to.

Remarks

The udtTypeName parameter is case-sensitive. The udtTypeName is specified in the form of schema_name.type_name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-5.

Table 16-5 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Properties

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-6.

Table 16-6 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

UdtTypeName

Specifies the Oracle user-defined type name that the custom class maps to

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

UdtTypeName

This property specifies the Oracle user-defined type name that the custom class maps to.

Declaration

// C#
public string UdtTypeName {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents an Oracle user-defined type name.

Remarks

UdtTypeName is case-sensitive. It is specified in the form of schema_name.type_name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-7.

Table 16-7 OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

- OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

The OracleObjectMappingAttribute class marks custom class fields or properties with information that ODP.NET uses when a custom type represents an Oracle Object type.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Attribute

System.OracleObjectMappingAttribute

Declaration

// C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false, Inherited=true)]

public sealed class OracleObjectMappingAttribute : Attribute

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Remarks

The OracleObjectMappingAttribute is specified on members of a custom type that represent an Oracle object type. This attribute must specify the name or zero-based index of the attribute in the Oracle object that the custom class field or property maps to. This also allows the custom type to declare field or property names which differ from the Oracle Object type.

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute members are listed in the following tables.

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleObjectMappingAttribute constructors are listed in Table 16-8.

Table 16-8 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleObjectMappingAttribute class (Overloaded)

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleObjectMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-9.

Table 16-9 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

OracleObjectMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-10.

Table 16-10 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

AttributeIndex

Specifies the index of the Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved

AttributeName

Specifies the name of Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

OracleObjectMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-11.

Table 16-11 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleObjectMappingAttribute constructors create new instances of the OracleObjectMappingAttribute class.

Overload List:

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute(string)
This constructor creates and initializes an OracleObjectMappingAttribute object with the specified Oracle Object attribute name.

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute(int)
This constructor creates and initializes an OracleObjectMappingAttribute with the specified Oracle Object attribute index.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute(string)

This constructor creates and initializes an OracleObjectMappingAttribute object with the specified Oracle Object attribute name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleObjectMappingAttribute(string attrName);

Parameters

- attrName
The name of the Oracle Object attribute to map to.

Remarks

The attrName parameter is case-sensitive.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute(int)

This constructor creates and initializes an OracleObjectMappingAttribute object with the specified Oracle Object attribute index.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleObjectMappingAttribute(int attrIndex);

Parameters

- attrIndex
The zero-based index of the Oracle Object attribute to map to.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleObjectMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-12.

Table 16-12 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Static Method

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

OracleObjectMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-13.

Table 16-13 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

AttributeIndex

Specifies the index of the Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved

AttributeName

Specifies the name of the Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

AttributeIndex

This property specifies the index of the Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved.

Declaration

// C#
public int AttributeIndex {get;}

Property Value

The zero-based index of an Oracle Object type attribute.

Remarks

The AttributeIndex property specifies the index of the Oracle Object type attribute that the custom class field or property maps to. This allows the custom class to declare fields or property names that differ from the Oracle object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

AttributeName

This property specifies the name of the Oracle Object attribute that must be retrieved.

Declaration

// C#
public string AttributeName {get;}

Property Value

The name of an attribute of an Oracle Object type.

Remarks

The AttributeName property specifies name of the attribute in the Oracle Object type that the custom class field or property maps to. This allows the custom class to declare field or property names that differ from the Oracle object.

The specified attribute name is case-sensitive.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

OracleObjectMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-14.

Table 16-14 OracleObjectMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

- OracleObjectMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

The OracleArrayMappingAttribute class is required to mark a custom class field or property with information that ODP.NET uses when a custom type represents an Oracle Collection type.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.Attribute

System.OracleArrayMappingAttribute

Declaration

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false, Inherited=true)]

// C#
public sealed class OracleArrayMappingAttribute : Attribute

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Remarks

An OracleArrayMappingAttribute object must be specified when a custom type represents an Oracle Collection. This attribute is applied only to the custom class member that stores the collection elements.

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute members are listed in the following tables.

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleArrayMappingAttribute constructors are listed in Table 16-15.

Table 16-15 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleArrayMappingAttribute class (Overloaded)

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleArrayMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-16.

Table 16-16 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

OracleArrayMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-17.

Table 16-17 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

OracleArrayMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-18.

Table 16-18 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Constructors

OracleArrayMappingAttribute constructors create new instances of the OracleArrayMappingAttribute class.

Overload List:

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute()
This constructor creates and initializes an OracleArrayMappingAttribute object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute()

This constructor creates and initializes an OracleArrayMappingAttribute object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleArrayMappingAttribute();

Remarks

An OracleArrayMappingAttribute object must be applied when a custom class represents an Oracle Collection type, to specify the custom class field or property that stores the collection elements.

The OracleArrayMappingAttribute can be applied to only one field or property in the custom class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

OracleArrayMappingAttribute static methods are listed in Table 16-19.

Table 16-19 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetCustomAttributes

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefined

Inherited from System.Attribute

ReferenceEquals

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

OracleArrayMappingAttribute properties are listed in Table 16-20.

Table 16-20 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Properties

Property

Description

TypeId

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

OracleArrayMappingAttribute methods are listed in Table 16-21.

Table 16-21 OracleArrayMappingAttribute Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Attribute

GetType

Inherited from System.Attribute

IsDefaultAttribute

Inherited from System.Attribute

Match

Inherited from System.Attribute

ToString

Inherited from System.Attribute

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

- OracleArrayMappingAttribute Members

IOracleCustomType Interface

IOracleCustomType is an interface for converting between a Custom Type and an Oracle Object or Collection Type.

Declaration

// C#
public interface IOracleCustomType

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomType Members

- IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

IOracleCustomType Members

IOracleCustomType members are listed in the following tables.

IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

IOracleCustomType interface methods are listed in Table 16-22.

Table 16-22 IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

Interface Method

Description

FromCustomObject

Returns the values that set the Oracle Object attributes

ToCustomObject

Provides the Oracle Object with the attribute values to set on the custom type

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomType Interface

IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

IOracleCustomType Interface methods are listed in Table 16-23.

Table 16-23 IOracleCustomType Interface Methods

Interface Method

Description

FromCustomObject

Returns the values that set the Oracle Object attributes

ToCustomObject

Provides the Oracle Object with the attribute values to set on the custom type

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomType Interface

- IOracleCustomType Members

FromCustomObject

This interface method creates an Oracle Object or Collection by setting the attribute or element values respectively on the specified Oracle UDT.

Declaration

// C#
void FromCustomObject(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to the Oracle Object or Collection to be created.

Remarks

The FromCustomObject method is used to build an Oracle Object or Collection from a custom object by setting attribute or element values respectively through the OracleUdt.SetValue method.

The OracleUdt.SetValue method is invoked as follows:

- Oracle Object Type
For a custom type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the OracleUdt.SetValue method must be invoked for each non-NULL attribute value that needs to be set.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a custom type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, a single call to OracleUdt.SetValue method specifies the collection element values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomType Interface

- IOracleCustomType Members

ToCustomObject

This interface initializes a custom object using the specified Oracle UDT.

Declaration

// C#
void ToCustomObject (OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to the Oracle UDT.

Remarks

The ToCustomObject method is used to initialize a custom object from the specified Oracle Object or Collection by retrieving attribute or element values respectively through the OracleUdt.GetValue method.

The OracleUdt.GetValue method is invoked as follows:

- Oracle Object Type
For a custom type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the OracleUdt.GetValue method must be invoked for each attribute value to be retrieved.

- For a custom type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, a single call to OracleUdt.GetValue method retrieves the collection element values.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomType Interface

- IOracleCustomType Members

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

The IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface is used by ODP.NET to create custom objects that represent Oracle Objects or Collections.

Declaration

// C#
public interface IOracleCustomTypeFactory

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Members

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Members

IOracleCustomTypeFactory members are listed in the following tables.

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleCustomTypeFactory interface methods are listed in Table 16-24.

Table 16-24 IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObject

Returns a new custom object to represent an Oracle Object or Collection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface methods are listed in Table 16-25.

Table 16-25 IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateObject

Returns a new custom object to represent an Oracle Object or Collection

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Members

CreateObject

This interface method returns a new custom object to represent an Oracle Object or Collection.

Declaration

// C#
IOracleCustomType CreateObject();

Return Value

An IOracleCustomType object.

Remarks

The CreateObject method is used to create a new instance of a custom object to represent an Oracle Object or Collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleCustomTypeFactory Members

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

The IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface is used by ODP.NET to create arrays that represent Oracle Collections.

Declaration

// C#
public interface IOracleArrayTypeFactory

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

IOracleArrayTypeFactory members are listed in the following tables.

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface methods are listed in Table 16-26.

Table 16-26 IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateArray

Returns a new array of the specified length to store Oracle Collection elements

CreateStatusArray

Returns a newly allocated OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that will be used to store the null status of the collection elements

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface methods are listed in Table 16-27.

Table 16-27 IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

Public Method

Description

CreateArray

Returns a new array of the specified length to store Oracle Collection elements

CreateStatusArray

Returns a newly allocated OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that will be used to store the null status of the collection elements

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

CreateArray

This interface method returns a new array of the specified length to store Oracle Collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
Array CreateArray(int numElems);

Parameters

- numElems
The number of collection elements to be returned.

Return Value

A System.Array object.

Remarks

An Oracle Collection Type may be represented in either of the following ways:

- As an array of the appropriate type. The type must be able to represent a collection element.

- As a Custom Type that contains an array of the appropriate type.

In both cases, the CreateArray method creates an array of the specified length to store the collection elements.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

CreateStatusArray

This method returns a newly allocated OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that will be used to store the null status of the collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
Array CreateStatusArray(int numElems);

Parameters

- numElems
The number of collection elements to be returned.

Return Value

A multi-dimensional OracleUdtStatus array as a System.Array.

Remarks

An Oracle Collection Type can be represented in the following ways:

- As an array of the appropriate type. The type must be able to represent a collection element.

- As a Custom Type that contains an array of the appropriate type.

In both cases, the CreateStatusArray method creates an OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that stores the null status of the collection elements.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

- IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

OracleUdt Class

The OracleUdt class defines static methods that are used when converting between Custom Types and Oracle UDTs and vice-versa.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleUdt

Declaration

public sealed class OracleUdt

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Members

- OracleUDT Static Methods

OracleUdt Members

OracleUdt static methods are listed in Table 16-28.

Table 16-28 OracleUdt Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetValue

Gets the attributes or elements from the specified Oracle UDT (Overloaded)

IsDBNull

Indicates whether or not the specified attribute being retrieved is NULL (Overloaded)

SetValue

Sets the attributes or elements on the specified Oracle UDT (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

OracleUDT Static Methods

OracleUDT methods are listed in Table 16-29.

Table 16-29 OracleUdt Static Methods

Static Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

GetValue

Gets the attributes or elements from the specified Oracle UDT (Overloaded)

IsDBNull

Indicates whether or not the specified attribute being retrieved is NULL (Overloaded)

SetValue

Sets the attributes or elements on the specified Oracle UDT (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

GetValue

GetValue methods get the attributes or elements from the specified Oracle UDT.

Overload List:

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)
This method gets the attributes or elements from the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified attribute name.

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)
This method gets the attribute or elements from the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified index.

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, out object)
This method returns either the elements of the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or the elements of the specified Oracle Collection.

- GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, out object)
This method returns either the elements of the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or the elements of the specified Oracle Collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- "OracleUdt Members"

GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)

This method gets the attributes or elements from the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified attribute name.

Declaration

public static object GetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, string attrName);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
A pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrName
The case-sensitive name of the attribute to be retrieved. Null is specified for retrieving collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

Return Value

An object representing the returned attribute or collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified name is not a valid attribute name.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.GetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.GetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type returned for a specified attribute name is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type returned is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

In the case of NULL attribute values, the appropriate null representation of the type is returned. For example, for attributes that are represented as Custom Types and Provider Specific Types, the static Null property of the type is returned. For attributes that are represented as Nullable types, for example, System.String and System.Array Types, null is returned, and for all other remaining built-in types such as Int32 and DateTime DBNull.Value is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)

This method gets the attribute or elements from the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified index.

Declaration

// C#
public static object GetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, int attrIndex,);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
A pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrIndex
The zero-based index of the attribute to be retrieved. For retrieving collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection, zero must be specified.

Return Value

An object representing the returned attribute or collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified index is not a valid attribute index.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.GetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.GetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type returned for a specified attribute index is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type returned is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

In the case of NULL attribute values, the appropriate null representation of the type is returned. For example, for attributes that are represented as Custom Types and Provider Specific Types, the static Null property of the type is returned. For attributes that are represented as Nullable types, for example, System.String and System.Array Types, null is returned, and for all other remaining built-in types such as Int32 and DateTime DBNull.Value is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, out object)

This method returns either the elements of the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or the elements of the specified Oracle Collection.

Declaration

// C#
public static object GetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, string attrName,
out object statusArray);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrName
The case-sensitive name of the attribute to be retrieved. Null must specified for retrieving collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

- statusArray - The OracleUdtStatus array which returns the null status for the retrieved collection elements.

Return Value

An object representing the returned attribute or collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified name is not a valid attribute name.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.GetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.GetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type returned for a specified attribute name is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type returned is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

In the case of NULL attribute values, the appropriate null representation of the type is returned. For example, for attributes that are represented as Custom Types and Provider Specific Types, the static Null property of the type is returned. For attributes that are represented as Nullable types, for example, System.String and System.Array Types, null is returned, and for all other remaining built-in types such as Int32 and DateTime DBNull.Value is returned.

If the collection being returned is not NULL, the output statusArray parameter is populated with the null status for each of the collection elements.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

GetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, out object)

This method returns either the elements of the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or the elements of the specified Oracle Collection.

Declaration

// C#
public static object GetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, int attrIndex,
out object statusArray);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrIndex
The zero-based index of the attribute to be retrieved. For retrieving collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection, 0 is specified.

- statusArray
The OracleUdtStatus array which returns the null status for the retrieved collection elements.

Return Value

An object representing the returned attribute or collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified index is not a valid attribute index.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.GetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.GetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type returned for a specified attribute index is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type returned is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

In the case of NULL attribute values, the appropriate null representation of the type is returned. For example, for attributes that are represented as Custom Types and Provider Specific Types, the static Null property of the type is returned. For attributes that are represented as Nullable types, for example, System.String and System.Array Types, null is returned, and for all other remaining built-in types such as Int32 and DateTime DBNull.Value is returned.

If the collection being returned is not NULL, the output statusArray parameter is populated with the null status for each of the collection elements.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

IsDBNull

IsDBNull methods indicate whether or not the specified attribute being retrieved is NULL.

Overload List:

- IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)
This method indicates whether or not the attribute being retrieved, specified by OracleConnection, pointer, and attribute name, is NULL.

- IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)
This method indicates whether or not the attribute being retrieved, specified by OracleConnection, pointer, and attribute index, is NULL.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string)

This method indicates whether or not the attribute being retrieved, specified by OracleConnection, pointer, and attribute name, is NULL.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool IsDBNull(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, string attrName);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
A pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrName
The case-sensitive name of the attribute.

Return Value

True if the specified attribute is NULL; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified name is not a valid attribute name.

Remarks

This method is invoked from the IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method. The con and pUdt parameter is passed from the IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method to the OracleUdt.IsDBNull method. The attrName parameter is case-sensitive.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

IsDBNull(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int)

This method indicates whether or not the attribute being retrieved, specified by OracleConnection, pointer, and attribute index, is NULL.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool IsDBNull(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, int attrIndex);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrIndex
The zero-based index of the attribute.

Return Value

True if the specified attribute is NULL; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The specified index is not a valid attribute index

Remarks

This method is invoked from the IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method. The con and pUdt parameter is passed from the IOracleCustomType.ToCustomObject method to the OracleUdt.IsDBNull method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

SetValue

SetValue methods set the attributes or elements on the specified Oracle UDT.

Overload List:

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object)
This method sets the attribute or elements on the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified attribute name and value.

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object)
This method sets the attribute or elements on the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified index and value.

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object, object)
This method sets either the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or elements of the specified Oracle Collection, to the specified value using the supplied null status of the collection elements.

- SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object, object)
This method sets either the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or elements of the specified Oracle Collection, to the specified value using the supplied null status of the collection elements.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- OracleUdt Members

SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object)

This method sets the attribute or elements on the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified attribute name and value.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, string attrName,
object value);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrName
The name of the attribute to be set. Specify null for setting collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

- value
The attribute or collection value to be set.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified value is not of the appropriate type.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.FromCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.SetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.SetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type accepted for a specified attribute name is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type accepted is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- "OracleUdt Members"

SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object)

This method sets the attribute or elements on the specified Oracle UDT, using the specified index and value.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, int attrIndex, object value);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrIndex
The index of the attribute to be set. Specify 0 for setting collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

- value
The attribute or collection value to be set.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified value is not of the appropriate type.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.FromCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.SetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.SetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type accepted for a specified attribute index is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type accepted is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- "OracleUdt Members"

SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, string, object, object)

This method sets either the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or elements of the specified Oracle Collection, to the specified value using the supplied null status of the collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, string attrName,
object value, object statusArray);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrName
The name of the attribute to be set. Specify null for setting collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

- value
The attribute or collection value to be set.

- statusArray
The null status for the collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified value is not of the appropriate type.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.FromCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.SetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.SetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type accepted for a specified attribute name is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type accepted is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- "OracleUdt Members"

SetValue(OracleConnection, IntPtr, int, object, object)

This method sets either the specified collection attribute of the specified Oracle Object or elements of the specified Oracle Collection, to the specified value using the supplied null status of the collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetValue(OracleConnection con, IntPtr pUdt, int attrIndex,
object value, object statusArray);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- pUdt
An opaque pointer to an Oracle UDT.

- attrIndex
The index of the attribute to be set. Specify 0 for setting collection elements from a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection.

- value
The attribute or collection value to be set.

- statusArray
The null status for the collection elements.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The specified value is not of the appropriate type.

Remarks

The IOracleCustomType.FromCustomObject method invokes OracleUdt.SetValue method passing it the con and pUdt parameters. The OracleUdt.SetValue method returns these types of object:

- Oracle Object Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Object Type, the type accepted for a specified attribute index is the type of the member in the custom class or struct that is mapped to the attribute using the OracleObjectMappingAttribute object.

- Oracle Collection Type
For a Custom Type that represents an Oracle Collection Type, the type accepted is the type of the member in the custom class or struct to which the OracleArrayMappingAttribute object is applied.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleUdt Class

- "OracleUdt Members"

OracleRef Class

An OracleRef instance represents an Oracle REF, which references a persistent, standalone, referenceable object that resides in the database. The OracleRef object provides methods to insert, update, and delete the Oracle REF.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.MarshalByRefObject

Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleRef

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleRef : MarshalByRefObject,ICloneable, IDisposable,
INullable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

If two or more OracleRef objects that refer to the same Oracle object in the database are retrieved through the same OracleConnection, then their operations on the referenced object must be synchronized.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Members

- OracleRef Constructors

- OracleRef Static Methods

- OracleRef Instance Properties

- Oracle Ref Instance Methods

OracleRef Members

OracleRef members are listed in the following tables.

OracleRef Constructors

OracleRef constructors are listed in Table 16-30.

Table 16-30 OracleRef Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleRef Constructors

Instantiates a new instance of OracleRef class (Overloaded)

OracleRef Static Fields

OracleRef static methods are listed in Table 16-31

Table 16-31 OracleRef Static Fields

Static Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRef instance

OracleRef Static Methods

OracleRef static methods are listed in Table 16-32.

Table 16-32 OracleRef Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

OracleRef Instance Properties

OracleRef instance properties are listed in Table 16-33.

Table 16-33 OracleRef Instance Properties

Property

Description

Connection

References the connection used by the OracleRef

HasChanges

References the connection used by the OracleRef

IsLocked

Indicates whether or not the REF is locked

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the Oracle REF is NULL

ObjectTableName

Returns the fully qualified object table name that is associated with the REF

Value

Returns a .NET representation of this Oracle REF

OracleRef Instance Methods

OracleRef instance methods are listed in Table 16-34.

Table 16-34 OracleRef Instance Methods

Method

Description

Clone

Clones the REF

Delete

Deletes the referenced object from the database

Dispose

Releases resources allocated for the OracleRef instance

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Flush

Flushes changes made on the REF object to the database

GetCustomObject

Returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type (Overloaded)

GetCustomObjectForUpdate

Returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

IsEqual

Compares two OracleREF objects

Lock

Locks the REF in the database

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Update

Updates the object referenced by the specified REF in the database using the specified custom object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

OracleRef Constructors

OracleRef constructors instantiate new instances of OracleRef class.

Overload List:

- OracleRef(OracleConnection, string)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleRef class with a connection and a HEX string that represents an REF instance in the database.

- OracleRef(OracleConnection, string, string)
This constructor creates an instance of the OracleRef class using the specified OracleConnection object, user-defined type name, and an object table name

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleRef(OracleConnection, string)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleRef class with a connection and a HEX string that represents an REF instance in the database.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRef(OracleConnection con, string hexStr);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- hexStr
A HEX string that represents an REF instance in the database.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The HEX string does not represent a valid REF in the database.

ArgumentNullException - The connection or HEX string is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection object is not open.

Remarks

When an OracleRef instance is created, it is referenced to a specific table in the database.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleRef does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleRef(OracleConnection, string, string)

This constructor creates an instance of the OracleRef class using the specified OracleConnection object, user-defined type name, and an object table name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRef(OracleConnection con, string udtTypeName, string objTabName);

Parameters

- con
An OracleConnection instance.

- udtTypeName
A user-defined type name.

- objTabName
An object table name.

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The object type name or the object table name is not valid.

ArgumentNullException - The object type name or the table name is null.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection object is not open.

Remarks

When an OracleRef instance is created, this OracleRef instance is associated with the specific table in the database. In other words, it represents a persistent REF.

This constructor creates a reference to the object table. However, it does not cause any entries to be made in database tables until the object is flushed to the database, that is, until the OracleRef.Flush or the OracleConnection.FlushCache method is called on the OracleRef Connection. Therefore, any operation that attempts to operate on the database copy of the object before flushing the object, such as, lock the object or fetch the latest copy of the object from the database, results in an OracleException.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. OracleRef does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- "FlushCache"

OracleRef Static Fields

OracleRef static fields are listed in Table 16-35.

Table 16-35 OracleRef Static Fields

Static Field

Description

Null

Represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRef instance

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an OracleRef instance.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleRef Null;

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleRef Static Methods

OracleRef static methods are listed in Table 16-36.

Table 16-36 OracleRef Static Methods

Method

Description

Equals

Inherited from System.Object (Overloaded)

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleRef Instance Properties

OracleRef instance properties are listed in Table 16-37.

Table 16-37 OracleRef Instance Properties

Property

Description

Connection

References the connection used by the OracleRef

HasChanges

References the connection used by the OracleRef

IsLocked

Indicates whether or not the REF is locked

IsNull

Indicates whether or not the Oracle REF is NULL

ObjectTableName

Returns the fully qualified object table name that is associated with the REF

Value

Returns a .NET representation of this Oracle REF

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Connection

This instance property references the connection used by the OracleRef.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection{get;}

Property Value

An OracleConnection object associated with the REF.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

Once the Dispose method is invoked, this property is set to null.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

HasChanges

This instance property indicates whether or not the object referenced by the Oracle REF in the object cache has any changes that can be flushed to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public bool HasChanges {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the object referenced by the Oracle REF in the object cache has any changes that can be flushed to the database; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This property returns true if a copy of the referenced object in the object cache is updated or deleted.

If there is no copy of the referenced object in the object cache, the latest copy of the referenced object in the database is cached in the object cache and false is returned.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

IsLocked

This instance property indicates whether or not the REF is locked.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsLocked {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the REF is locked; otherwise returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

IsNull

This instance property indicates whether or not the Oracle REF is NULL.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the REF is NULL; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

If the Oracle REF is NULL, this property returns true. Otherwise, it returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

ObjectTableName

This instance property returns the fully-qualified object table name that is associated with the REF.

Declaration

// C#
public string ObjectTableName{get;}

Property Value

A fully-qualified object table name that is associated with the REF.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The object table name is in the form schema_Name.Table_Name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Value

This instance property returns a .NET representation of this Oracle REF.

Declaration

// C#
public string Value{get;}

Property Value

A .NET representation of the Oracle REF.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

This property returns a HEX string that represents the REF.

The returned string can be used to create a new OracleRef instance by using the OracleRef(OracleConnection, string) constructor.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- "OracleRef(OracleConnection, string)"

Oracle Ref Instance Methods

OracleRef instance methods are listed in Table 16-38.

Table 16-38 OracleRef Instance Methods

Method

Description

Clone

Clones the REF

Delete

Deletes the referenced object from the database

Dispose

Releases resources allocated for the OracleRef instance

Equals

Inherited from System.Object

Flush

Flushes changes made on the REF object to the database

GetCustomObject

Returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type (Overloaded)

GetCustomObjectForUpdate

Returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type (Overloaded)

GetHashCode

Inherited from System.Object

GetType

Inherited from System.Object

IsEqual

Compares two OracleREF objects

Lock

Locks the REF in the database

ToString

Inherited from System.Object

Update

Updates the object referenced by the specified REF in the database using the specified custom object

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Clone

This instance method clones the REF.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRef Clone();

Return Value

A clone of the current instance.

Implements

ICloneable

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The associated connection is not open.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Delete

This method deletes the referenced object from the database.

Declaration

// C#
public void Delete(bool bFlush);

Parameters

- bFlush
A bool that specifies whether or not the REF is flushed immediately.

Remarks

This method marks the specified REF for deletion.

Depending on whether the value of bFlush is set to true or false, the following occurs:

- True
The object referenced by the specified REF is deleted immediately from the database.

Before flushing objects, it is required that the application has explicitly started a transaction by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object. This is because if the object being flushed has not already been locked by the application, an exclusive lock is obtained implicitly for the object. The lock is only released when the transaction commits or rollbacks.

- False
The object referenced by the REF is not deleted immediately from the database, but only when a subsequent Flush method is invoked for the specified REF or the FlushCache method is invoked on the OracleRef or the FlushCache method is invoked on the OracleRef connection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- OracleConnection "FlushCache"

Dispose

This instance method releases resources allocated for the OracleRef instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The object cannot be reused after it is disposed. Although some properties can still be accessed, their values may not be up-to-date.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Flush

This instance method flushes changes made on the REF object to the database, such as updates or deletes.

Declaration

// C#
public void Flush();

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The associated connection is not open.

Remarks

Before flushing objects, it is required that the application has explicitly started a transaction by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object. This is because if the object being flushed has not already been locked by the application, an exclusive lock is obtained implicitly for the object. The lock is only released when the transaction commits or rollbacks.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

GetCustomObject

GetCustomObject methods return the object that the specified REF references as a custom type.

Overload List

- GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption)
This method returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type using the specified fetch option.

- GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption, int)
This method returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type using the specified fetch option and depth level.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption)

This method returns the object that the specified REF references, as a custom type, using the specified fetch option.

Declaration

// C#
public object GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption fetchOption);

Parameters

- fetchOption
An OracleUdtFetchOption value.

Return Value

A custom object that represents the object that the specified REF references.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open, or a valid custom type has not been registered for the type of the referenced object.

Remarks

This method returns a custom type determined by the UDT mappings on the specified connection.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. This method does not open the connection implicitly.

The application can use the OracleUdtFetchOption method to control the copy of the Object that is returned according to the specified option:

- OracleUdtFetchOption.Cache option
If this option is specified, and there is a copy of the referenced object in the object cache, it is returned immediately. If no cached copy exists, the latest copy of the referenced object in the database is cached in the object cache and returned.

- OracleUdtFetchOption.Server option
If this option is specified, the latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

- OracleUdtFetchOption.TransactionCache option
If this option is specified, and a copy of the referenced object is cached in the current transaction, the copy is returned. Otherwise, the latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

Note that if a cached copy of the referenced object was modified before the current transaction began, that is, if the OracleRef.HasChanges property returns true, then the Recent option returns the cached copy of the referenced object. Outside of a transaction, the Recent option behaves like the Any option.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption, int)

This method returns the object that the specified REF references, as a custom type, using the specified fetch option and depth level.

Declaration

// C#
public object GetCustomObject(OracleUdtFetchOption fetchOption, int depthLevel);

Parameters

- fetchOption
An OracleUdtFetchOption value.

- depthLevel
The number of levels to be fetched for nested REF attributes.

Return Value

A custom object that represents the object that the specified REF references.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open, or a valid custom type has not been registered for the type of the referenced object.

Remarks

This method returns a custom type determined by the UDT mappings on the specified connection.

If the object that the REF references contains nested REF attributes, the depthLevel can be specified to optimize the subsequent object retrieval. The value of depthLevel determines the number of levels that are optimized.

For example, if the depthLevel is specified as two, the optimization is applied to all top-level nested REF attributes in the object being fetched and also to all nested REF attributes within the objects referenced by the top-level nested REF attributes.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. This method does not open the connection implicitly.

The application can use the OracleUdtFetchOption method to control the copy of the Object that is returned according to the specified option:

- OracleUdtFetchOption.Cache option
If this option is specified, and there is a copy of the referenced object in the object cache, it is returned immediately. If no cached copy exists, the latest copy of the referenced object in the database is cached in the object cache and returned.

- OracleUdtFetchOption.Server option
If this option is specified, the latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

- OracleUdtFetchOption.TransactionCache option
If this option is specified, and a copy of the referenced object is cached in the current transaction, the copy is returned. Otherwise, the latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

Note that if a cached copy of the referenced object was modified before the current transaction began, that is, if the OracleRef.HasChanges property returns true, then the Recent option returns the cached copy of the referenced object. Outside of a transaction, the Recent option behaves like the Any option.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

- "OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration"

GetCustomObjectForUpdate

GetCustomObjectForUpdate methods return the object that the specified REF references as a custom type.

- GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool)
This method locks the specified REF in the database and returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type using the specified wait option.

- GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool, int)
This method locks the specified REF in the database and returns the object that the specified REF references as a custom type using the specified wait option and depth level.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool)

This method locks the specified REF in the database and returns the object that the specified REF references, as a custom type, using the specified wait option.

Declaration

// C#
public object GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool bWait);

Parameters

- bWait
Specifies if the REF is to be locked with the no-wait option. If wait is set to true, this method invocation does not return until the REF is locked.

Return Value

A custom object that represents the object that the specified REF references.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open, or a valid custom type has not been registered for type of the referenced object.

OracleException - bWait is set to false, and the lock cannot be acquired.

Remarks

This method returns the latest copy of the referenced object, as a custom type, determined by the custom types registered on the OracleRef connection.

To be able to release the lock on the REF appropriately after flushing the REF using the Flush method on the OracleRef or FlushCache method on the OracleConnection, the application must commit or rollback the transaction. Therefore, it is required that, before invoking this method, a transaction is explicitly started by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object.

This method makes a network round-trip to lock the REF in the database. After this call, programmers can modify the associated row object exclusively. Then a call to the Flush method on the OracleRef or FlushCache method on the OracleConnection flushes the changes to the database.

If true is passed, this method blocks until the lock can be acquired. If false is passed, this method immediately returns. If the lock cannot be acquired, an OracleException is thrown.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. This method does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool, int)

This method locks the specified REF in the database and returns the object that the specified REF references, as a custom type, using the specified wait option and depth level

Declaration

public object GetCustomObjectForUpdate(bool bWait, int depthlevel);

Parameters

- bWait
A boolean value that specifies if the REF is to be locked with the no-wait option. If wait is set to true, this method invocation does not return until the REF is locked.

- depthLevel
The number of levels to be fetched for nested REF attributes.

Return Value

A custom object that represents the object that the specified REF references.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open, or a valid custom type has not been registered for type of the referenced object.

OracleException - bWait is set to false, and the lock cannot be acquired.

Remarks

This method returns the latest copy of the referenced object, as a custom type, determined by the custom types registered on the OracleRef connection.

To be able to release the lock on the REF appropriately after flushing the REF using the Flush method on the OracleRef or FlushCache method on the OracleConnection, the application must commit or rollback the transaction. Therefore, it is required that, before invoking this method, a transaction is explicitly started by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object.

This method makes a network round-trip to lock the REF in the database. After this call, programmers can modify the associated row object exclusively. Then a call to the Flush method on the OracleRef or FlushCache method on the OracleConnection flushes the changes to the database.

If true is passed, this method blocks until the lock can be acquired. If false is passed, this method immediately returns. If the lock cannot be acquired, an OracleException is thrown.

If the object that the REF references contains nested REF attributes, the depthLevel can be specified to optimize the subsequent object retrieval. The value of depthLevel determines the number of levels that are optimized.

For example, if the depthLevel is specified as 2, the optimization is applied to all top-level nested REF attributes in the object being fetched and also to all nested REF attributes within the objects referenced by the top-level nested REF attributes.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. This method does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

IsEqual

This instance method compares two OracleREF objects.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsEqual(OracleRef oraRef);

Parameters

- oraRef
The provided OracleRef object.

Return Value

bool

Remarks

This instance method returns true if the OracleRef instance and the OracleRef parameter both reference the same object. Otherwise, it returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Lock

This instance method locks the REF in the database.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Lock(bool bWait);

Parameters

- bWait
Specifies if the lock is set to the no-wait option. If bWait is set to true, the method invocation does not return until the REF is locked.

Return Value

A boolean value that indicates whether or not the lock has been acquired.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The associated connection is not open.

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

In order for the application to release the lock on the REF appropriately after the Flush invocation on the OracleRef or FlushCache methods, the application must commit or rollback the transaction. Therefore, it is required that, before invoking a lock on an OracleRef object, a transaction is explicitly started by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object.

This instance method makes a network round-trip to lock the REF in the database. After this call, programmers can modify the attribute values of the associated row object exclusively. Then a call to the Flush instance method on the OracleRef or FlushCache method on the OracleConnection flushes the changes to the database.

If true is passed, this method blocks, that is, does not return, until the lock is acquired. Consequently, the return value is always true.

If false is passed, this method immediately returns. The return value indicates true if the lock is acquired, and false if it is not.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

Update

This method updates the object referenced by the specified REF in the database using the specified custom object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Update(object customObject, bool bFlush);

Parameters

- customObject
The custom object used to update the referenced object.

- bFlush
A boolean that specifies if the changes must be flushed immediately. If bFlush is set to true, this method invocation flushes the changes immediately.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The specified connection is not open or the custom object does not map to the type of referenced object.

Remarks

This method marks the specified REF for update. Depending on whether the value of bFlush is set to true or false, the following occurs:

- True
The object referenced by the specified REF is updated immediately in the database.

Before flushing objects, it is required that the application has explicitly started a transaction by executing the BeginTransaction method on the OracleConnection object. This is because if the object being flushed has not already been locked by the application, an exclusive lock is obtained implicitly for the object. The lock is only released when the transaction commits or rollbacks.

- False
The object referenced by the REF is not updated immediately in the database, but only when a subsequent Flush method is invoked for the specified REF or the FlushCache method is invoked for the specified connection.

The connection must be opened explicitly by the application. This method does not open the connection implicitly.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration

OracleUdtFetchOption enumeration values specify how to retrieve a copy of the referenceable object.

Table 16-39 lists all the OracleUdtFetchOption enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 16-39 OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Cache

If there is a copy of the referenced object in the object cache, it is returned immediately. If no cached copy exists, the latest copy of the referenced object in the database is cached in the object cache and returned.

Server

The latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

TransactionCache

If a copy of the referenced object is cached in the current transaction, the copy is returned. Otherwise, the latest copy of the referenced object from the database is cached in the object cache and returned. If a copy of the referenced object already exists in the cache, the latest copy overwrites the existing one.

Note that if a cached copy of the referenced object was modified before the current transaction began, that is, if the OracleRef.HasChanges property returns true, then the Recent option returns the cached copy of the referenced object. Outside of a transaction, the Recent option behaves like the Any option.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

OracleUdtStatus Enumeration

OracleUdtStatus enumeration values specify the status of an object attribute or collection element. An object attribute or a collection element can be a valid value or a null value.

Table 16-40 lists all the OracleUdtStatus enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value:

Table 16-40 OracleUdtStatus Enumeration Values

Member Name

Description

Null

Indicates that an object attribute or collection element is NULL.

NotNull

Indicates that a non-NULL value exists for the object attribute or collection element.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

- OracleRef Class

- OracleRef Members

17 Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Bulk Copy Classes

This chapter describes Oracle Data Provider for .NET support for Bulk Copy operations.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET bulk copy operations do not support loading of UDT type columns.

This chapter includes the following topics:

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration

- OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler Delegate

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

OracleBulkCopy Class

An OracleBulkCopy object efficiently bulk loads or copies data into an Oracle table from another data source.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleBulkCopy

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleBulkCopy : IDisposable

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

The OracleBulkCopy class can be used to write data to Oracle database tables only. However, the data source is not limited to Oracle databases; any data source can be used, as long as the data can be loaded to a DataTable instance or read with an IDataReader instance.

Bulk copy of string data to destination number column is currently not supported.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- OracleBulkCopy Constructors

- OracleBulkCopy Properties

- OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

- OracleBulkCopy Events

OracleBulkCopy Members

OracleBulkCopy members are listed in the following tables.

OracleBulkCopy Constructors

OracleBulkCopy constructors are listed in Table 17-1.

Table 17-1 OracleBulkCopy Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBulkCopy Constructors

OracleBulkCopy constructors create new instances of the OracleBulkCopy class

OracleBulkCopy Properties

OracleBulkCopy properties are listed in Table 17-2.

Table 17-2 OracleBulkCopy Properties

Property

Description

BatchSize

Specifies the number of rows to be sent as a batch to the database

BulkCopyOptions

Specifies the OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration value that determines the behavior of the bulk copy operation

BulkCopyTimeout

Specifies the number of seconds allowed for the bulk copy operation to complete before it is aborted

ColumnMappings

Specifies the column mappings between the data source and destination table

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object that the Oracle database uses to perform the bulk copy operation

DestinationPartitionName

Specifies the database partition that the data is loaded into

DestinationTableName

Specifies the database table that the data is loaded in

NotifyAfter

Defines the number of rows to be processed before a notification event is generated

OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

OracleBulkCopy public methods are listed in Table 17-3.

Table 17-3 OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

Method

Description

Close

Closes the OracleBulkCopy instance

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

WriteToServer

Copies rows to a destination table

OracleBulkCopy Events

OracleBulkCopy events are listed in Table 17-4.

Table 17-4 OracleBulkCopy Events

Event

Description

OracleRowsCopied

Triggered every time the number of rows specified by the OracleBulkCopy.NotifyAfter property has been processed

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

OracleBulkCopy Constructors

OracleBulkCopy constructors create new instances of the OracleBulkCopy class.

Overload List:

- OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleBulkCopy class using the specified connection and default value for OracleBulkCopyOptions.

- OracleBulkCopy(string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleBulkCopy based on the supplied connectionString and default value for OracleBulkCopyOptions.

- OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection, OracleBulkCopyOptions)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleBulkCopy using the specified connection object and OracleBulkCopyOptions value.

- OracleBulkCopy(string, OracleBulkCopyOptions)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleConnection based on the supplied connectionString and OracleBulkCopyOptions value.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleBulkCopy class using the specified connection and default OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection connection);

Parameters

- connection
The open instance of OracleConnection that performs the bulk copy operation.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The connection parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in the open state.

Remarks

The connection object passed to this constructor must be open. It remains open after the OracleBulkCopy instance is closed.

This constructor uses the default enumeration value OracleBulkCopyOptions.Default.

The Connection property is set to the supplied connection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

OracleBulkCopy(string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopy class by first creating an OracleConnection object based on the supplied connectionString , then initializing the new OracleBulkCopy object with the OracleConnection object and OracleBulkCopyOptions default value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopy(string connectionString);

Parameters

- connectionString
The connection information used to connect to the Oracle database and perform the bulk copy operation.

Exception

ArgumentNullException - The connectionString parameter is null.

ArgumentException - The connectionString parameter is empty.

Remarks

The WriteToServer method opens the connection, if it is not already opened. The connection is automatically closed when the OracleBulkCopy instance is closed.

This constructor uses the default enumeration value OracleBulkCopyOptions.Default.

The Connection property is set to the OracleConnection object initialized using the supplied connectionString.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection, OracleBulkCopyOptions)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of OracleBulkCopy using the specified connection object and OracleBulkCopyOptions value.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopy(OracleConnection connection, OracleBulkCopyOptions      copyOptions);

Parameters

- connection
The open instance of an OracleConnection object that performs the bulk copy operation.

- copyOptions
The combination of OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration values that determine the behavior of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The connection parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in the open state.

Remarks

The connection passed to this constructor must be open. It remains open after the OracleBulkCopy instance is closed.

The Connection property is set to the supplied connection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

OracleBulkCopy(string, OracleBulkCopyOptions)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopy class by first creating an OracleConnection object based on the supplied connectionString, then initializing the new OracleBulkCopy object with the OracleConnection object and the supplied OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration values.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopy(string connectionString, OracleBulkCopyOptions copyOptions);

Parameters

- connectionString
The connection information used to connect to the Oracle database to perform the bulk copy operation.

- copyOptions
The combination of OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration values that determine the behavior of the bulk copy operation.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The connectionString is null.

ArgumentException - The connectionString parameter is empty.

Remarks

The constructor uses the new instance of the OracleConnection class to initialize a new instance of the OracleBulkCopy class. The OracleBulkCopy instance behaves according to options supplied in the copyOptions parameter.

The connection is automatically closed when the OracleBulkCopy instance is closed.

The Connection property is set to an OracleConnection object initialized using the supplied connectionString.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

OracleBulkCopy Properties

OracleBulkCopy properties are listed in Table 17-5.

Table 17-5 OracleBulkCopy Properties

Property

Description

BatchSize

Specifies the number of rows to be sent as a batch to the database

BulkCopyOptions

Specifies the OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration value that determines the behavior of the bulk copy operation

BulkCopyTimeout

Specifies the number of seconds allowed for the bulk copy operation to complete before it is aborted

ColumnMappings

Specifies the column mappings between the data source and destination table

Connection

Specifies the OracleConnection object that the Oracle database uses to perform the bulk copy operation

DestinationPartitionName

Specifies the database partition that the data is loaded into

DestinationTableName

Specifies the database table that the data is loaded in

NotifyAfter

Defines the number of rows to be processed before a notification event is generated

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

BatchSize

This property specifies the number of rows to be sent as a batch to the database.

Declaration

// C#
public int BatchSize {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer value for the number of rows to be sent to the database as a batch.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The batch size is less than zero.

Remarks

The default value is zero, indicating that the rows are not sent to the database in batches. The entire set of rows are sent in one single batch.

A large batch size reduces database round trips, but it can also consume large amounts of client side memory. Excessive memory consumption slows down overall machine performance and leads to errors if the process runs out of accessible memory. It is recommended that client side memory is not consumed in excess. This can be done by reducing the batch size.

A batch is complete when BatchSize number of rows have been processed or there are no more rows to send to the database.

- If BatchSize > 0 and the UseInternalTransaction bulk copy option is specified, each batch of the bulk copy operation occurs within a transaction. If the connection used to perform the bulk copy operation is already part of a transaction, an InvalidOperationException exception is raised.

- If BatchSize > 0 and the UseInternalTransaction option is not specified, rows are sent to the database in batches of size BatchSize, but no transaction-related action is taken.

The BatchSize property can be set at any time. If a bulk copy is already in progress, the current batch size is determined by the previous batch size. Subsequent batches use the new batch size.

If the BatchSize property is initially zero and changes while a WriteToServer operation is in progress, that operation loads the data as a single batch. Any subsequent WriteToServer operations on the same OracleBulkCopy instance use the new BatchSize.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

BulkCopyOptions

This property specifies the OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration value that determines the behavior of the bulk copy option.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyOptions BulkCopyOptions {get; set;}

Property Value

The OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration object that defines the behavior of the bulk copy operation.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The bulk copy options set is null.

Remarks

The default value of this property is OracleBulkCopyOptions.Default value. This property can be used to change the bulk copy options between the batches of a bulk copy operation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration"

BulkCopyTimeout

This property specifies the number of seconds allowed for the bulk copy operation to complete before it is aborted.

Declaration

// C#
public int BulkCopyTimeout {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer value for the number of seconds after which the bulk copy operation times out.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The timeout value is set to less than zero.

Remarks

The default value is 30 seconds.

If BatchSize>0, rows that were sent to the database in the previous batches remain committed. The rows that are processed in the current batch are not sent to the database. If BatchSize=0, no rows are sent to the database.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

ColumnMappings

This property specifies the column mappings between the data source and destination table.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection ColumnMappings {get;}

Property Value

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection object that defines the column mapping between the source and destination table.

Remarks

The ColumnMappings collection is unnecessary if the data source and the destination table have the same number of columns, and the ordinal position of each source column matches the ordinal position of the corresponding destination column. However, if the column counts differ, or the ordinal positions are not consistent, the ColumnMappings collection must be used to ensure that data is copied into the correct columns.

During the execution of a bulk copy operation, this collection can be accessed, but it cannot be changed.

By default, this property specifies an empty collection of column mappings.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

Connection

This property specifies the OracleConnection object that the Oracle database uses to perform the bulk copy operation.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleConnection Connection {get; }

Property Value

The OracleConnection object used for the bulk copy operations.

Remarks

This property gets the connection constructed by the OracleBulkCopy, if the OracleBulkCopy object is initialized using a connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

DestinationPartitionName

This property specifies the database partition that the data is loaded into.

Declaration

// C#
public string DestinationPartitionName {get; set;}

Property Value

A string value that identifies the destination partition name.

Remarks

If DestinationPartitionName is modified while a WriteToServer operation is running, the change does not affect the current operation. The new DestinationPartitionName value is used the next time a WriteToServer method is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

DestinationTableName

This property specifies the database table that the data is loaded into.

Declaration

// C#
public string DestinationTableName {get; set;}

Property Value

A string value that identifies the destination table name.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The destination table name set is null.

ArgumentException - The destination table name is empty.

Remarks

If DestinationTableName is modified while a WriteToServer operation is running, the change does not affect the current operation. The new DestinationTableName value is used the next time a WriteToServer method is called.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

NotifyAfter

This property defines the number of rows to be processed before a notification event is generated.

Declaration

// C#
public int NotifyAfter {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer value that specifies the number of rows to be processed before the notification event is raised.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException - The property value is set to a number less than zero.

Remarks

The default value for this property is zero, to specify that no notifications events are to be generated.

This property can be retrieved in user interface components to display the progress of a bulk copy operation. The NotifyAfter property can be set at anytime, even during a bulk copy operation. The changes take effect for the next notification and any subsequent operations on the same instance.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

OracleBulkCopy methods are listed in Table 17-6.

Table 17-6 OracleBulkCopy Public Methods

Method

Description

Close

Closes the OracleBulkCopy instance

Dispose

Releases any resources or memory allocated by the object

WriteToServer

Copies rows to a destination table

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

Close

This method closes the OracleBulkCopy instance.

Declaration

// C#
public void Close();

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The Close method was called from a OracleRowsCopied event.

Remarks

After the Close method is called on a OracleBulkCopy object, no other operation can succeed. Calls to the WriteToServer method throw an InvalidOperationException. The Close method closes the connection if the connection was opened by the OracleBulkCopy object, that is, if the OracleBulkCopy object was created by a constructor that takes a connection string.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

Dispose

This method releases any resources or memory allocated by the object.

Declaration

// C#
public void Dispose();

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

After the Dispose method is called on the OracleBulkCopy object, no other operation can succeed. The connection is closed if the connection was opened by the OracleBulkCopy object, that is, if a constructor that takes a connection string created the OracleBulkCopy object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer

WriteToServer copies rows to a destination table.

Overload List:

- WriteToServer(DataRow[])
This method copies all rows from the supplied DataRow array to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

- WriteToServer(DataTable)
This method copies all rows in the supplied DataTable to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

- WriteToServer(IDataReader)
This method copies all rows in the supplied IDataReader to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

- WriteToServer(DataTable, DataRowState)
This method copies rows that match the supplied row state in the supplied DataTable to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

- WriteToServer(OracleRefCursor)
This method copies all rows from the specified OracleRefCursor to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer(DataRow[])

This method copies all rows from the supplied DataRow array to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public void WriteToServer(DataRow[] rows);

Parameters

- rows
An array of DataRow objects to be copied to the destination table.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The rows parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in an open state.

Remarks

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataRow columns to the destination database table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer(DataTable)

This method copies all rows in the supplied DataTable to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public void WriteToServer(DataTable table);

Parameters

- table
The source DataTable containing rows to be copied to the destination table.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The table parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in an open state.

Remarks

All rows in the DataTable are copied to the destination table except those that have been deleted.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataTable columns to the destination database table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer(IDataReader)

This method copies all rows in the supplied IDataReader to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public void WriteToServer(IDataReader reader);

Parameters

- reader
A IDataReader instance containing rows to be copied to the destination table.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The reader parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in an open state.

Remarks

The bulk copy operation starts with the next available row of the data reader. Typically, the reader returned by a call to the ExecuteReader method is passed to the WriteToServer method so that the next row becomes the first row. To copy multiple result sets, the application must call NextResult on the reader and then call the WriteToServer method again.

This WriteToServer method changes the state of the reader as it calls reader.Read internally to get the source rows. Thus, at the end of the WriteToServer operation, the reader is at the end of the result set.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the data reader columns to the destination database table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer(DataTable, DataRowState)

This method copies rows that match the supplied row state in the supplied DataTable to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public void WriteToServer(DataTable table, DataRowState rowState);

Parameters

- table
A DataTable containing rows to be copied to the destination table.

- rowState
The DataRowState enumeration value. Only rows matching the row state are copied to the destination.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The table or rowState parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in an open state.

Remarks

Only rows in the DataTable that are in the state indicated in the rowState argument and have not been deleted are copied to the destination table.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataTable columns to the destination database table.

DataRowState.Deleted is not supported and the behavior would be that all the rows except the deleted ones are copied.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

WriteToServer(OracleRefCursor)

This method copies all rows from the specified OracleRefCursor to a destination table specified by the DestinationTableName property of the OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public void WriteToServer(OracleRefCursor refCursor);

Parameters

- refCursor
An OracleRefCursor object containing rows to be copied to the destination table.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The refCursor parameter is null

InvalidOperationException - The connection is not in an open state.

Remarks

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the OracleRefCursor columns to the destination database table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

OracleBulkCopy Events

OracleBulkCopy events are listed in Table 17-7.

Table 17-7 OracleBulkCopy Events

Event

Description

OracleRowsCopied

Triggered every time the number of rows specified by the OracleBulkCopy.NotifyAfter property has been processed

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

OracleRowsCopied

This event is triggered every time the number of rows specified by the OracleBulkCopy.NotifyAfter property has been processed.

Declaration

// C#
public event OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler OracleRowsCopied;

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The Close method is called inside this event.

Remarks

This event is raised when the number of rows specified by the NotifyAfter property has been processed. It does not imply that the rows have been sent to the database or committed.

To cancel the operation from this event, use the Abort property of OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy Class

- OracleBulkCopy Members

- "NotifyAfter"

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class defines the mapping between a column in the data source and a column in the destination database table.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

Column mappings define the mapping between data source and the target table.

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round-trips to the database to determine the column name if the mapping is specified by ordinal position. To avoid this performance overhead, specify the mapping by column name.

Example

// C#

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Methods

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping members are listed in the following tables.

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping constructors are listed in Table 17-8.

Table 17-8 OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

Instantiates new instances of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Methods

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping method is listed in Table 17-9.

Table 17-9 OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Method

Constructor

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping properties are listed in Table 17-10.

Table 17-10 OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

Property

Description

DestinationColumn

Specifies the column name of the destination table that is being mapped

DestinationOrdinal

Specifies the column ordinal value of the destination table that is being mapped

SourceColumn

Specifies the column name of the data source that is being mapped

SourceOrdinal

Specifies the column ordinal value of the data source that is being mapped

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Constructors

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping constructors instantiates new instances of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class.

Overload List:

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping()
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, int)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column ordinal and destination column ordinal.

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column ordinal and destination column name.

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, int)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column name and destination column ordinal.

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, string)
This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column name and destination column name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping()

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping();

Remarks

Applications that use this constructor must define the source for the mapping using the SourceColumn or SourceOrdinal property, and must define the destination for the mapping using the DestinationColumn or DestinationOrdinal property.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, int)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source and destination column ordinal positions.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int sourceColumnOrdinal,
int destinationOrdinal);

Parameters

- sourceColumnOrdinal
The ordinal position of the source column within the data source.

- destinationOrdinal
The ordinal position of the destination column within the destination table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int, string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column ordinal and destination column name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(int sourceColumnOrdinal,
string destinationColumn);

Parameters

- sourceColumnOrdinal
The ordinal position of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumn
The name of the destination column within the destination table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, int)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source column name and destination column ordinal.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string sourceColumn, int destinationOrdinal);

Parameters

- sourceColumn
The name of the source column within the data source.

- destinationOrdinal
The ordinal position of the destination column within the destination table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string, string)

This constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping class using the provided source and destination column names.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping(string sourceColumn, string destinationColumn);

Parameters

- sourceColumn
The name of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumn
The name of the destination column within the destination table.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Methods

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping method is listed in Table 17-11.

Table 17-11 OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Method

Property

Description

CompareTo

Compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

CompareTo

This method compares the current instance to the supplied object and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

obj - The supplied instance.

Return Value

Less than zero: if the value of the current instance is less than obj.

Zero: if the value of the current instance is equal to obj.

Greater than zero: if the value of the current instance is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping properties are listed in Table 17-12.

Table 17-12 OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Properties

Property

Description

DestinationColumn

Specifies the column name of the destination table that is being mapped

DestinationOrdinal

Specifies the column ordinal value of the destination table that is being mapped

SourceColumn

Specifies the column name of the data source that is being mapped

SourceOrdinal

Specifies the column ordinal value of the data source that is being mapped

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

DestinationColumn

This property specifies the column name of the destination table that is being mapped.

Declaration

// C#
public string DestinationColumn {get; set;}

Property Value

A string value that represents the destination column name of the mapping.

Remarks

The DestinationColumn and DestinationOrdinal properties are mutually exclusive. The last value set takes precedence.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

DestinationOrdinal

This property specifies the column ordinal value of the destination table that is being mapped.

Declaration

// C#
public int DestinationOrdinal {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer value that represents the destination column ordinal of the mapping.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The destination ordinal is invalid.

Remarks

The DestinationOrdinal and DestinationColumn properties are mutually exclusive. The last value set takes precedence.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

SourceColumn

This property specifies the column name of the data source that is being mapped.

Declaration

// C#
public string SourceColumn {get; set;}

Property Value

A string value that represents the source column name of the mapping.

Remarks

The SourceColumn and SourceOrdinal properties are mutually exclusive. The last value set takes precedence.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

SourceOrdinal

This property specifies the column ordinal value of the data source that is being mapped.

Declaration

// C#
public int SourceOrdinal {get; set;}

Property Value

An integer value that represents the source column ordinal of the mapping.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The source ordinal is invalid.

Remarks

The SourceOrdinal and SourceColumn properties are mutually exclusive. The last value set takes precedence.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection class represents a collection of OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping objects that are used to map columns in the data source to columns in a destination table.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.CollectionBase

System.OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection : CollectionBase

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

Column mappings define the mapping between data source and the target table.

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round-trips to the database to determine the column name if the mapping is specified by ordinal position. To avoid this performance overhead, specify the mapping by column name.

Example

// C#

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection members are listed in the following tables.

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection properties are listed in Table 17-13.

Table 17-13 OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

Property

Description

Item[index]

Gets or sets the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection object at the specified index

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection public methods are listed in Table 17-14.

Table 17-14 OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds objects to the collection

Clear

Clears the contents of the collection

Contains

Returns a value indicating whether or not a specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object exists in the collection

CopyTo

Copies the elements of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection to an array of OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping items, starting at a specified index

IndexOf

Returns the index of the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object

Insert

Inserts a new OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object in the collection, at the index specified.

Remove

Removes the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping element from the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection.

RemoveAt

Removes the mapping from the collection at the specified index.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection properties are listed in Table 17-15.

Table 17-15 OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Properties

Property

Description

Item[index]

Gets or sets the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection object at the specified index

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Item[index]

This property gets or sets the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object at the specified index.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping this[int index] {get;set;}

Parameters

- index
The zero-based index of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping being set or retrieved.

Property Value

An OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object at the specified index.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The specified index does not exist.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

The OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection public methods are listed in Table 17-16.

Table 17-16 OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Public Methods

Public Method

Description

Add

Adds objects to the collection

Clear

Clears the contents of the collection

Contains

Returns a value indicating whether or not a specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object exists in the collection

CopyTo

Copies the elements of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection to an array of OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping items, starting at a specified index

IndexOf

Returns the index of the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object

Insert

Inserts a new OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object in the collection, at the index specified.

Remove

Removes the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping element from the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection.

RemoveAt

Removes the mapping from the collection at the specified index.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add

Add methods add objects to the collection.

Overload List:

- Add(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping)
This method adds the supplied OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection.

- Add(int, int)
This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source and destination column ordinal positions.

- Add(int, string)
This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source column ordinal and destination column name.

- Add(string, int)
This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source column name and destination column ordinal.

- Add(string, string)
This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source and destination column names.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping)

This method adds the supplied OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Add(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping
bulkCopyColumnMapping);

Parameters

- bulkCopyColumnMapping
The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that describes the mapping to be added to the collection.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add(int, int)

This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source and destination column ordinal positions.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Add(int sourceColumnIndex,
int destinationColumnIndex);

Parameters

- sourceColumnIndex
The ordinal position of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumnIndex
The ordinal position of the destination column within the destination table.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Return Value

The newly created OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that was added to the collection.

Remarks

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round-trips to the database to determine the column name if the mapping is specified by ordinal position. To avoid this performance overhead, specify the mapping by column name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add(int, string)

This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source column ordinal and destination column name.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Add(int sourceColumnIndex,
string destinationColumn);

Parameters

- sourceColumnIndex
The ordinal position of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumn
The name of the destination column within the destination table.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Return Value

The newly created OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that was added to the collection.

Remarks

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round trips to the database to determine the column names if the mapping is specified by ordinal resulting in a performance overhead. Therefore, it is recommended to specify the mapping by column names.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add(string, int)

This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source column name and destination column ordinal.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Add(string sourceColumn,
int destinationColumnIndex);

Parameters

- sourceColumn
The name of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumnIndex
The ordinal position of the destination column within the destination table.

Return Value

The newly created OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that was added to the collection.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Remarks

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round trips to the database to determine the column names if the mapping is specified by ordinal resulting in a performance overhead. Therefore, it is recommended to specify the mapping by column names.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Add(string, string)

This method creates and adds an OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to the collection using the supplied source and destination column names.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Add(string sourceColumn,
string destinationColumn);

Parameters

- sourceColumn
The name of the source column within the data source.

- destinationColumn
The name of the destination column within the destination table.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Return Value

The newly created OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that was added to the collection.

Remarks

It is not necessary to specify column mappings for all the columns in the data source. If a ColumnMapping is not specified, then, by default, columns are mapped based on the ordinal position. This succeeds only if the source and destination table schema match. If there is a mismatch, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.

All the mappings in a mapping collection must be by name or ordinal position.

Note:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET makes one or more round-trips to the database to determine the column name if the mapping is specified by ordinal position. To avoid this performance overhead, specify the mapping by column name.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Clear

This method clears the contents of the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public void Clear();

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Remarks

The Clear method is most commonly used when an application uses a single OracleBulkCopy instance to process more than one bulk copy operation. If column mappings are created for one bulk copy operation, the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection must be cleared after the WriteToServer method invocation and before the next bulk copy is processed.

It is usually more efficient to perform several bulk copies using the same OracleBulkCopy instance than to use a separate OracleBulkCopy for each operation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Contains

This method returns a value indicating whether or not a specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object exists in the collection.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Contains(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping value);

Parameters

- value
A valid OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object.

Return Value

Returns true if the specified mapping exists in the collection; otherwise, returns false.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

CopyTo

This method copies the elements of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection to an array of OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping items, starting at a specified index.

Declaration

// C#
public void CopyTo(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping[] array, int index);

Parameters

- array
The one-dimensional OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping array that is the destination for the elements copied from the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection object. The array must have zero-based indexing.

- index
The zero-based array index at which copying begins.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

IndexOf

This method returns the index of the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object.

Declaration

// C#
public int IndexOf(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping value);

Parameters

- value
The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object that is being returned.

Return Value

The zero-based index of the column mapping or -1 if the column mapping is not found in the collection.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Insert

This method inserts a new OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object in the collection, at the index specified.

Declaration

// C#
public void Insert(int index, OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping value);

Parameters

- index
The integer value of the location within the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection at which the new OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping is inserted.

- value
The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to be inserted in the collection.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

Remove

This method removes the specified OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping element from the OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection.

Declaration

// C#
public void Remove(OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping value);

Parameters

- value
The OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to be removed from the collection.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Remarks

The Remove method is most commonly used when a single OracleBulkCopy instance processes more than one bulk copy operation. If column mappings are created for one bulk copy operation, mappings that no longer apply must be removed after the WriteToServer method invocation and before mappings are defined for the next bulk copy. The Clear method can clear the entire collection, and the Remove and the RemoveAt methods can remove mappings individually.

It is usually more efficient to perform several bulk copies using the same OracleBulkCopy instance than to use a separate OracleBulkCopy for each operation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

RemoveAt

This method removes the mapping from the collection at the specified index.

Declaration

// C#
public void RemoveAt(int index);

Parameters

- index
The zero-based index of the OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping object to be removed from the collection.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException - The bulk copy operation is in progress.

Remarks

The RemoveAt method is most commonly used when a single OracleBulkCopy instance is used to process more than one bulk copy operation. If column mappings are created for one bulk copy operation, mappings that no longer apply must be removed after the WriteToServer method invocation and before the mappings for the next bulk copy are defined. The Clear method can clear the entire collection, and the Remove and the RemoveAt methods can remove mappings individually.

It is usually more efficient to perform several bulk copies using the same OracleBulkCopy instance than to use a separate OracleBulkCopy for each operation.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

- OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Members

OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration

The OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration specifies the values that can be combined with an instance of the OracleBulkCopy class and used as options to determine its behavior and the behavior of the WriteToServer methods for that instance.

Table 17-17 lists all the OracleBulkCopyOptions enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 17-17 OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration Members

Member Name

Description

Default

Indicates that the default value for all options are to be used

UseInternalTransaction

Indicates that each batch of the bulk copy operation occurs within a transaction. If the connection used to perform the bulk copy operation is already part of a transaction, an InvalidOperationException exception is raised.

If this member is not specified, BatchSize number of rows are sent to the database, without any transaction-related activity.

Note:
All bulk copy operations are agnostic of any local or distributed transaction created by the application.

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleBulkCopy "BulkCopyOptions"

OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler Delegate

The OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler delegate represents the method that handles the OracleRowsCopied event of an OracleBulkCopy object.

Declaration

// C#
public delegate void OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler (object sender,    OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs eventArgs);

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Parameters

- sender
The source of the event.

- eventArgs
The OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs object that contains the event data.

Remarks

Event callbacks can be registered through this event delegate for applications that wish to be notified every time the number of rows specified by the OracleBulkCopy.NotifyAfter property has been processed.

If the event handler calls the OracleBulkCopy.Close method, an exception is generated, and the OracleBulkCopy object state does not change.

The event handler can also set the OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs.Abort property to true to indicate that the bulk copy operation must be aborted. If the bulk copy operation is part of an external transaction, an exception is generated and the transaction is not rolled back. The application is responsible for either committing or rolling back the external transaction.

If there is no external transaction, the internal transaction for the current batch of rows is automatically rolled back. However the previous batches of imported rows are unaffected, as their transactions have already been committed.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- "OracleRowsCopied"

- "NotifyAfter"

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

The OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class represents the set of arguments passed as part of event data for the OracleRowsCopied event.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

System.EventArgs

System.OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs

Declaration

// C#
public class OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs : EventArgs

Requirements

Provider

ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver

Assembly

Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Client

.NET Framework

3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

Each time the number of rows represented by the OracleBulkCopy.NotifyAfter property is processed, the OracleBulkCopy.OracleRowsCopied event is raised, providing an OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs object that stores the event data.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs members are listed in the following tables.

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs constructors are listed in Table 17-18.

Table 17-18 OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors

Constructor

Description

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors.

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs creates new instances of the OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 17-19.

Table 17-19 OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Abort

Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether or not the bulk copy operation is aborted

RowsCopied

Retrieves a value that represents the number of rows copied during the current bulk copy operation

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Constructors

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs creates new instances of the OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs class.

Overload List:

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs(long)
This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs object.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs(long)

This constructor creates a new instance of the OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs object.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs(long rowsCopied);

Parameters

- rowsCopied
An Int64 value that indicates the number of rows copied during the current bulk copy operation.

Remarks

The value in the rowsCopied parameter is reset by each call to a WriteToServer method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs properties are listed in Table 17-20.

Table 17-20 OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Properties

Property

Description

Abort

Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether or not the bulk copy operation is aborted

RowsCopied

Retrieves a value that represents the number of rows copied during the current bulk copy operation

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

Abort

This property retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether or not the bulk copy operation is aborted.

Declaration

// C#
public bool Abort{get; set;}

Property Value

Returns true if the bulk copy operation is to be aborted; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

Set the Abort property to true to cancel the bulk copy operation.

If the Close method is called from OracleRowsCopied, an exception is generated, and the OracleBulkCopy object state does not change.

If the application does not create a transaction, the internal transaction corresponding to the current batch is automatically rolled back. However, changes related to previous batches within the bulk copy operation are retained, because the transactions in those batches are committed. This case is applicable only when UseInternalTransaction bulk copy option is chosen.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

RowsCopied

This property retrieves a value that represents the number of rows copied during the current bulk copy operation.

Declaration

// C#
public long RowsCopied {get;}

Property Value

An Int64 value that returns the number of rows copied.

Remarks

The value in the RowsCopied property is reset by each call to a WriteToServer method.

See Also:

- "Oracle.DataAccess.Client and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client Namespaces"

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

- OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Members

A Oracle Schema Collections

ODP.NET provides standard metadata collections as well as various Oracle database-specific metadata collections that can be retrieved through the OracleConnection.GetSchema API.

See Also:

- "Schema Discovery"

- "GetSchema"

This appendix contains the following topics:

- Common Schema Collections

- ODP.NET-Specific Schema Collection

Common Schema Collections

The common schema collections are available for all .NET Framework managed providers. ODP.NET supports the same common schema collections.

See Also:
"Understanding the Common Schema Collections" in the MSDN Library

- MetaDataCollections

- DataSourceInformation

- DataTypes

- Restrictions

- ReservedWords

MetaDataCollections

Table A-1 is a list of metadata collections that is available from the data source, such as tables, columns, indexes, and stored procedures.

Table A-1 MetaDataCollections

Column Name

Data Type

Description

CollectionName

string

The name of the collection passed to the GetSchema method for retrieval.

NumberOfRestrictions

int

Number of restrictions specified for the named collection.

NumberOfIdentifierParts

int

Number of parts in the composite identifier/database object name.

DataSourceInformation

Table A-2 lists DataSourceInformation information which may include these columns and possibly others.

Table A-2 DataSource nformation

Columns

Data Type

Description

CompositeIdentifierSeparatorPattern

string

Separator for multipart names: @ | \ .

DataSourceProductName

string

Database name: Oracle

DataSourceProductVersion

string

Database version. Note that this is the version of the database instance currently being accessed by DbConnection.

DataSourceProductVersionNormalized

string

A normalized DataSource version for easier comparison between different versions. For example:

DataSource Version: 10.2.0.1.0

Normalized DataSource Version: 10.02.00.01.00

GroupByBehavior

GroupByBehavior

An enumeration that indicates the relationship between the columns in a GROUP BY clause and the non-aggregated columns in a select list.

IdentifierPattern

string

Format for a valid identifier.

IdentifierCase

IdentifierCase

An enumeration that specifies whether or not to treat non-quoted identifiers as case sensitive.

OrderByColumnsInSelect

bool

A boolean that indicates whether or not the select list must contain the columns in an ORDER BY clause.

ParameterMarkerFormat

string

A string indicating whether or not parameter markers begin with a special character.

ParameterMarkerPattern

string

The format of a parameter marker.

ParameterNameMaxLength

int

Maximum length of a parameter.

ParameterNamePattern

string

The format for a valid parameter name.

QuotedIdentifierPattern

string

The format of a quoted identifier.

QuotedIdentifierCase

IdentifierCase

An enumeration that specifies whether or not to treat quote identifiers as case sensitive.

StringLiteralPattern

string

The format for a string literal.

SupportedJoinOperators

SupportedJoin Operators

An enumeration indicating the types of SQL join statements supported by the data source.

DataTypes

Table A-3 lists DataTypes Collection information which may include these columns and possibly others.

Note:
As an example, the description column includes complete information for the TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE data type.

Table A-3 DataTypes

ColumnName

Data Type

Description

TypeName

string

The provider-specific data type name.

Example: TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

ProviderDbType

int

The provider-specific type value.

Example: 124

ColumnSize

long

The length of a non-numeric column or parameter.

Example:27

CreateFormat

string

A format string that indicates how to add this column to a DDL statement.

Example: TIMESTAMP({0} WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE)

CreateParameters

string

The parameters specified to create a column of this data type.

Example: 8

DataType

string

The .NET type for the data type.

Example: System.DateTime

IsAutoIncrementable

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type can be auto-incremented.

Example: false

IsBestMatch

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type is the best match to values in the DataType column.

Example: false

IsCaseSensitive

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type is case-sensitive.

Example: false

IsFixedLength

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type has a fixed length.

Example: true

IsFixedPrecisionScale

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type has a fixed precision and scale.

Example: false

IsLong

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type contains very long data.

Example: false

IsNullable

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type is nullable.

Example: true

IsSearchable

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not the data type can be used in a WHERE clause with any operator, except the LIKE predicate.

Example: true

IsSearchableWithLike

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not this data type can be used with the LIKE predicate.

Example: false

IsUnsigned

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not the data type is unsigned.

MaximumScale

short

The maximum number of digits allowed to the right of the decimal point.

MinimumScale

short

The minimum number of digits allowed to the right of the decimal point.

IsConcurrencyType

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not the database updates the data type every time the row is changed and the value of the column differs from all previous values.

Example: false

MinimumVersion

String

The earliest version of the database that can be used.

Example:09.00.00.00.00

IsLiteralSupported

bool

A boolean value that indicates whether or not the data type can be expressed as a literal.

Example: true

LiteralPrefix

string

The prefix of a specified literal.

Example: TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ('

LiteralSuffix

string

The suffix of a specified literal.

Example: ','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF')

Restrictions

Table A-4 lists Restrictions, including the following columns.

Table A-4 Restrictions

ColumnName

Data Type

Description

CollectionName

string

The collection that the restrictions apply to.

RestrictionName

string

The restriction name.

RestrictionNumber

int

A number that indicates the location of the restriction.

ReservedWords

The ReservedWords collection exposes information about the words that are reserved by the database currently connected to ODP.NET.

Table A-5 lists the ReservedWords Collection.

Table A-5 ReservedWords

ColumnName

Data Type

Description

ReservedWord

string

Provider-specific reserved words

ODP.NET-Specific Schema Collection

Oracle Data Provider for .NET supports both the common schema collections described previously and the following Oracle-specific schema collections:

- Tables

- Columns

- Views

- XMLSchema

- Users

- Synonyms

- Sequences

- Functions

- Procedures

- ProcedureParameters

- Arguments

- Packages

- PackageBodies

- JavaClasses

- Indexes

- IndexColumns

- PrimaryKeys

- ForeignKeys

- ForeignKeyColumns

- UniqueKeys

Tables

Table A-6 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Tables Schema Schema Collection.

Table A-6 Tables

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the Table.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the Table.

TYPE

String

Type of Table, for example, System or User.

Columns

Table A-7 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Columns Schema Collection .

Table A-7 Columns

ColumnName

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the table or view.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the table or view.

COLUMN_NAME

String

Name of the column.

ID

Decimal

Sequence number of the column as created.

DATATYPE

String

Data type of the column.

LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the column in bytes.

PRECISION

Decimal

Decimal precision for NUMBER data type; binary precision for FLOAT data type, null for all other data types.

Scale

Decimal

Digits to right of decimal point in a number.

NULLABLE

String

Specifies whether or not a column allows NULLs.

CHAR_USED

String

Indicates whether the column uses BYTE length semantics (B) or CHAR length semantics (C).

LengthInChars

Decimal

Length of the column in characters.

This value only applies to CHAR, VARCHAR2, NCHAR, and NVARCHAR2.

Views

Table A-8 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Views Schema Collection.

Table A-8 Views

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the view.

VIEW_NAME

String

Name of the view.

TEXT_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the view text.

TEXT

String

View text.

TYPE_TEXT_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the type clause of the typed view.

TYPE_TEXT

String

Type clause of the typed view.

OID_TEXT_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the WITH OID clause of the typed view.

OID_TEXT

String

WITH OID clause of the typed view.

VIEW_TYPE_OWNER

String

Owner of the view type if the view is a typed view.

VIEW_TYPE

String

Type of the view if the view is a typed view.

SUPERVIEW_NAME

String

Name of the superview.

(Oracle9i or later)

XMLSchema

Table A-9 lists the column name, data type and description of the XMLSchema Schema Collection.

Note:
This collection is only available with Oracle Database 10g and later.

Table A-9 XMLSchema

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the XML schema.

SCHEMA_URL

String

Schema URL of the XML schema.

LOCAL

String

Indicates whether the XML schema is local (YES) or global (NO).

SCHEMA

String

XML schema document.

INT_OBJNAME

String

Internal database object name for the schema.

QUAL_SCHEMA_URL

String

Fully qualified schema URL.

HIER_TYPE

String

Hierarchy type for the schema.

Users

Table A-10 lists the column name, data type and description of the Users Schema Collection.

Table A-10 Users

Column Name

Data Type

Description

NAME

String

Name of the user.

ID

Decimal

ID number of the user.

CREATEDATE

DateTime

User creation date.

Synonyms

Table A-11 lists the column name, data type and description of the Synonyms Schema Collection.

Table A-11 Synonyms

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the synonym.

SYNONYM_NAME

String

Name of the synonym.

TABLE_OWNER

String

Owner of the object referenced by the synonym. Although the column is called TABLE_OWNER, the object owned is not necessarily a table. It can be any general object such as a view, sequence, stored procedure, synonym, and so on.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the object referenced by the synonym. Although the column is called TABLE_NAME, the object does not necessarily have to be a table. It can be any general object such as a view, sequence, stored procedure, synonym, and so on.

DB_LINK

String

Name of the database link referenced, if any.

Sequences

Table A-12 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Sequences Schema Collection.

Table A-12 Sequences

Column Name

Data Type

Description

SEQUENCE_OWNER

String

Name of the owner of the sequence.

SEQUENCE_NAME

String

Sequence name.

MIN_VALUE

Decimal

Minimum value of the sequence.

MAX_VALUE

Decimal

Maximum value of the sequence.

INCREMENT_BY

Decimal

Value by which sequence is incremented.

CYCLE_FLAG

String

Indicates if sequence wraps around on reaching limit.

ORDER_FLAG

String

Indicates if sequence numbers are generated in order.

CACHE_SIZE

Decimal

Number of sequence numbers to cache.

LAST_NUMBER

Decimal

Last sequence number written to disk. If a sequence uses caching, the number written to disk is the last number placed in the sequence cache. This number is likely to be greater than the last sequence number that was used.

Functions

Table A-13 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Functions Schema Collection.

Table A-13 Functions

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the function.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the function.

SUBOBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the subobject (for example, partition).

OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the function.

DATA_OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the segment that contains the function.

CREATED

DateTime

Timestamp for the creation of the function.

LAST_DDL_TIME

DateTime

Timestamp for the last modification of the function resulting from a DDL statement (including grants and revokes).

TIMESTAMP

String

Timestamp for the specification of the function (character data).

STATUS

String

Status of the function (VALID, INVALID, or N/A).

TEMPORARY

String

Whether or not the function is temporary (the current session can see only data that it placed in this object itself).

GENERATED

String

Indicates whether the name of this function is system generated (Y) or not (N).

SECONDARY

String

Whether or not this is a secondary object created by the ODCIIndexCreate method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (Y | N).

Procedures

Table A-14 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Procedures Schema Collection.

Table A-14 Procedures

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the procedure.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the procedure.

SUBOBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the subobject (for example, partition).

OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the procedure.

DATA_OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the segment that contains the procedure.

CREATED

DateTime

Timestamp for the creation of the procedure.

LAST_DDL_TIME

Decimal

Timestamp for the last modification of the procedure resulting from a DDL statement (including grants and revokes).

TIMESTAMP

String

Timestamp for the specification of the procedure (character data).

STATUS

String

Status of the procedure (VALID, INVALID, or N/A).

TEMPORARY

String

Whether or not the procedure is temporary (the current session can see only data that it placed in this object itself).

GENERATED

String

Indicates whether the name of this procedure is system generated (Y) or not (N).

SECONDARY

String

Whether or not this is a secondary object created by the ODCIIndexCreate method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (Y | N).

ProcedureParameters

Table A-15 lists the column name, data type and description of the ProcedureParameters Schema Collection.

Table A-15 ProcedureParameters

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the object.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the procedure or function.

PACKAGE_NAME

String

Name of the package.

OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Object number of the object.

OVERLOAD

String

Indicates the nth overloading ordered by its appearance in the source; otherwise, it is NULL.

SUBPROGRAM_ID

Decimal

Subprogram id for the procedure or function

ARGUMENT_NAME

String

If the argument is a scalar type, then the argument name is the name of the argument. A null argument name is used to denote a function return value.

POSITION

Decimal

If DATA_LEVEL is zero, then this column holds the position of this item in the argument list, or zero for a function return value.

SEQUENCE

Decimal

Defines the sequential order of the argument. Argument sequence starts from 1.

DATA_LEVEL

Decimal

Nesting depth of the argument for composite types.

DATA_TYPE

String

Data type of the argument.

DEFAULT_VALUE

String

Default value for the argument.

DEFAULT_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the default value for the argument.

IN_OUT

String

Direction of the argument: [IN] [OUT] [IN/OUT].

DATA_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the column (in bytes).

DATA_PRECISION

Decimal

Length in decimal digits (NUMBER) or binary digits (FLOAT).

DATA_SCALE

Decimal

Digits to the right of the decimal point in a number.

RADIX

Decimal

Argument radix for a number.

CHARACTER_SET_NAME

String

Character set name for the argument.

TYPE_OWNER

String

Owner of the type of the argument.

TYPE_NAME

String

Name of the type of the argument. If the type is a package local type (that is, it is declared in a package specification), then this column displays the name of the package.

TYPE_SUBNAME

String

Displays the name of the type declared in the package identified in the TYPE_NAME column.

Relevant only for package local types.

TYPE_LINK

String

Displays the database link that refers to the remote package.

Relevant only for package local types when the package identified in the TYPE_NAME column is a remote package.

PLS_TYPE

String

For numeric arguments, the name of the PL/SQL type of the argument. Otherwise, Null.

CHAR_LENGTH

Decimal

Character limit for string data types.

CHAR_USED

String

Indicates whether the byte limit (B) or character limit (C) is official for the string.

Arguments

Table A-16 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Arguments Schema Collection.

Table A-16 Arguments

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the object.

PACKAGE_NAME

String

Name of the package.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the procedure or function.

ARGUMENT_NAME

String

If the argument is a scalar type, then the argument name is the name of the argument. A null argument name is used to denote a function return value.

POSITION

Decimal

If DATA_LEVEL is zero, then this column holds the position of this item in the argument list, or zero for a function return value.

SEQUENCE

Decimal

Defines the sequential order of the argument. Argument sequence starts from 1.

DEFAULT_VALUE

String

Default value for the argument.

DEFAULT_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the default value for the argument.

IN_OUT

String

Direction of the argument: [IN] [OUT] [IN/OUT].

DATA_LENGTH

Decimal

Length of the column (in bytes).

DATA_PRECISION

Decimal

Length in decimal digits (NUMBER) or binary digits (FLOAT).

DATA_SCALE

Decimal

Digits to the right of the decimal point in a number.

DATA_TYPE

String

Data type of the argument.

CHAR_USED

String

Indicates whether the column uses BYTE length semantics (B) or CHAR length semantics (C).

Packages

Table A-17 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Packages Schema Collection.

Table A-17 Packages

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the package.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the package.

SUBOBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the subobject (for example, partition).

OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the package.

DATA_OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the segment that contains the package.

CREATED

DateTime

Timestamp for the creation of the package.

LAST_DDL_TIME

DateTime

Timestamp for the last modification of the package resulting from a DDL statement (including grants and revokes).

TIMESTAMP

String

Timestamp for the specification of the package (character data).

STATUS

String

Status of the package (VALID, INVALID, or N/A).

TEMPORARY

String

Whether or not the package is temporary (the current session can see only data that it placed in this object itself).

GENERATED

String

Indicates whether the name of this package was system generated (Y) or not (N).

SECONDARY

String

Whether or not this is a secondary object created by the ODCIIndexCreate method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (Y | N).

PackageBodies

Table A-18 lists the column name, data type, and description of the PackageBodies Schema Collection.

Table A-18 PackageBodies

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the package body.

OBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the package body.

SUBOBJECT_NAME

String

Name of the subobject (for example, partition).

OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the package body.

DATA_OBJECT_ID

Decimal

Dictionary object number of the segment that contains the package body.

CREATED

DateTime

Timestamp for the creation of the package body.

LAST_DDL_TIME

DateTime

Timestamp for the last modification of the package body resulting from a DDL statement (including grants and revokes).

TIMESTAMP

String

Timestamp for the specification of the package body (character data).

STATUS

String

Status of the package body (VALID, INVALID, or N/A).

TEMPORARY

String

Whether the package body is temporary (the current session can see only data that it placed in this object itself).

GENERATED

String

Indicates whether the name of this package body is system generated (Y) or not (N).

SECONDARY

String

Whether or not this is a secondary object created by the ODCIIndexCreate method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (Y | N).

JavaClasses

Table A-19 lists the column name, data type, and description of the JavaClasses Schema Collection.

Table A-19 JavaClasses

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the Java class.

NAME

String

Name of the Java class.

MAJOR

Decimal

Major version number of the Java class, as defined in the JVM specification.

MINOR

Decimal

Minor version number of the Java class, as defined in the JVM specification.

KIND

String

Indicates whether the stored object is a Java class (CLASS) or a Java interface (INTERFACE).

ACCESSIBILITY

String

Accessibility of the Java class.

IS_INNER

String

Indicates whether this Java class is an inner class (YES) or not (NO).

IS_ABSTRACT

String

Indicates whether this Java class is an abstract class (YES) or not (NO).

IS_FINAL

String

Indicates whether this Java class is a final class (YES) or not (NO).

IS_DEBUG

String

Indicates whether this Java class contains debug information (YES) or not (NO).

SOURCE

String

Source designation of the Java class.

SUPER

String

Super class of this Java class.

OUTER

String

Outer class of this Java class if this Java class is an inner class.

Indexes

Table A-20 lists the column name, data type, and description of the Indexes Schema Collection.

Table A-20 Indexes

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the index.

INDEX_NAME

String

Name of the index.

INDEX_TYPE

String

Type of the index:

- NORMAL

- BITMAP

- FUNCTION-BASED NORMAL

- FUNCTION-BASED BITMAP

- DOMAIN

TABLE_OWNER

String

Owner of the indexed object.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the indexed object.

TABLE_TYPE

String

Type of the indexed object (for example, TABLE or CLUSTER).

UNIQUENESS

String

Indicates whether the index is UNIQUE or NONUNIQUE.

COMPRESSION

String

Indicates whether index compression is enabled (ENABLED) or not (DISABLED).

PREFIX_LENGTH

Decimal

Number of columns in the prefix of the compression key.

TABLESPACE_NAME

String

Name of the tablespace containing the index.

INI_TRANS

Decimal

Initial number of transactions.

MAX_TRANS

Decimal

Maximum number of transactions.

INITIAL_EXTENT

Decimal

Size of the initial extent.

NEXT_EXTENT

Decimal

Size of secondary extents.

MIN_EXTENTS

Decimal

Minimum number of extents allowed in the segment.

MAX_EXTENTS

Decimal

Maximum number of extents allowed in the segment.

PCT_INCREASE

Decimal

Percentage increase in extent size.

PCT_THRESHOLD

Decimal

Threshold percentage of block space allowed per index entry.

INCLUDE_COLUMN

Decimal

Column ID of the last column to be included in index-organized table primary key (non-overflow) index. This column maps to the COLUMN_ID column of the *_TAB_COLUMNS data dictionary views.

FREELISTS

Decimal

Number of process freelists allocated to this segment.

FREELIST_GROUPS

Decimal

Number of freelist groups allocated to this segment.

PCT_FREE

Decimal

Minimum percentage of free space in a block.

LOGGING

String

Logging information.

BLEVEL

Decimal

B*-Tree level: depth of the index from its root block to its leaf blocks. A depth of 0 indicates that the root block and leaf block are the same.

LEAF_BLOCKS

Decimal

Number of leaf blocks in the index.

DISTINCT_KEYS

Decimal

Number of distinct indexed values. For indexes that enforce UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints, this value is the same as the number of rows in the table (USER_TABLES.NUM_ROWS).

AVG_LEAF_BLOCKS_PER_KEY

Decimal

Average number of leaf blocks in which each distinct value in the index appears, rounded to the nearest integer. For indexes that enforce UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints, this value is always 1.

AVG_DATA_BLOCKS_PER_KEY

Decimal

Average number of data blocks in the table that are pointed to by a distinct value in the index, rounded to the nearest integer. This statistic is the average number of data blocks that contain rows that contain a given value for the indexed columns.

CLUSTERING_FACTOR

Decimal

Indicates the amount of order of the rows in the table based on the values of the index.

STATUS

String

Indicates whether a nonpartitioned index is VALID or UNUSABLE.

NUM_ROWS

Decimal

Number of rows in the index.

SAMPLE_SIZE

Decimal

Size of the sample used to analyze the index.

LAST_ANALYZED

Date

Date on which this index was most recently analyzed.

DEGREE

String

Number of threads per instance for scanning the index.

INSTANCES

String

Number of instances across which the indexes to be scanned.

PARTITIONED

String

Indicates whether the index is partitioned (YES) or not (NO).

TEMPORARY

String

Indicates whether or not the index is on a temporary table.

GENERATED

String

Indicates whether the name of the index is system generated (Y) or not (N).

SECONDARY

String

Indicates whether the index is a secondary object created by the ODCIIndexCreate method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (Y) or not (N).

BUFFER_POOL

String

Name of the default buffer pool to be used for the index blocks.

USER_STATS

String

Indicates whether statistics were entered directly by the user (YES) or not (NO).

DURATION

String

Indicates the duration of a temporary table.

PCT_DIRECT_ACCESS

Decimal

For a secondary index on an index-organized table, the percentage of rows with VALID guess.

ITYP_OWNER

String

For a domain index, the owner of the index type.

ITYP_NAME

String

For a domain index, the name of the index type.

PARAMETERS

String

For a domain index, the parameter string.

GLOBAL_STATS

String

For partitioned indexes, indicates whether statistics are collected by analyzing the index as a whole (YES) or estimated from statistics on underlying index partitions and subpartitions (NO).

DOMIDX_STATUS

String

Status of the domain index:

- NULL - Index is not a domain index.

- VALID - Index is a valid domain index.

- IDXTYP_INVLD - Indextype of the domain index is invalid.

DOMIDX_OPSTATUS

String

Status of the operation on the domain index:

- NULL - Index is not a domain index.

- VALID - Operation performed without errors.

- FAILED - Operation failed with an error.

FUNCIDX_STATUS

String

Status of a function-based index:

- NULL - Index is not a function-based index.

- ENABLED - Function-based index is enabled.

- DISABLED - Function-based index is disabled.

JOIN_INDEX

String

Indicates whether the index is a join index (YES) or not (NO).

IOT_REDUNDANT_PKEY_ELIM

String

Indicates whether redundant primary key columns are eliminated from secondary indexes on index-organized tables (YES) or not (NO).

DROPPED

String

Indicates whether the index has been dropped and is in the recycle bin (YES) or not (NO); null for partitioned tables.

IndexColumns

Table A-21 lists the column name, data type, and description of the IndexColumns Schema Collection.

Table A-21 IndexColumns

Column Name

Data Type

Description

INDEX_OWNER

String

Owner of the index.

INDEX_NAME

String

Name of the index.

TABLE_OWNER

String

Owner of the table or cluster.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the table or cluster.

COLUMN_NAME

String

Column name or attribute of object type column.

COLUMN_POSITION

Decimal

Position of column or attribute within the index.

COLUMN_LENGTH

Decimal

Indexed length of the column.

DESCEND

String

Whether the column is sorted in descending order (Y/N).

CHAR_LENGTH

Decimal

Maximum codepoint length of the column.

(Oracle9i or later)

PrimaryKeys

Table A-22 lists the column name, data type, and description of the PrimaryKeys Schema Collection.

Table A-22 PrimaryKeys

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the constraint definition.

CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the constraint definition.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name associated with the table (or view) with constraint definition.

SEARCH_CONDITION

String

Text of search condition for a check constraint.

R_OWNER

String

Owner of table referred to in a referential constraint.

R_CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the unique constraint definition for referenced table.

DELETE_RULE

String

Delete rule for a referential constraint (CASCADE or NO ACTION).

STATUS

String

Enforcement status of constraint (ENABLED or DISABLED).

DEFERRABLE

String

Whether or not the constraint is deferrable.

VALIDATED

String

Whether all data obeys the constraint (VALIDATED or NOT VALIDATED).

GENERATED

String

Whether the name of the constraint is user or system generated.

BAD

String

Indicates that this constraint specifies a century in an ambiguous manner. (Yes| No)

To avoid errors resulting from this ambiguity, rewrite the constraint using the TO_DATE function with a four-digit year.

RELY

String

Whether an enabled constraint is enforced or unenforced.

LAST_CHANGE

DateTime

When the constraint was last enabled or disabled.

INDEX_OWNER

String

Name of the user owning the index.

(Oracle9i or later)

INDEX_NAME

String

Name of the index (only shown for unique and primary-key constraints).

(Oracle9i or later)

ForeignKeys

Table A-23 lists the column name, data type, and description of the ForeignKeys Schema Collection.

Table A-23 ForeignKeys

Column Name

Data Type

Description

PRIMARY_KEY_CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the constraint definition.

PRIMARY_KEY_OWNER

String

Owner of the constraint definition.

PRIMARY_KEY_TABLE_NAME

String

Name associated with the table (or view) with constraint definition.

FOREIGN_KEY_OWNER

String

Owner of the constraint definition.

FOREIGN_KEY_CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the constraint definition.

FOREIGN_KEY_TABLE_NAME

String

Name associated with the table (or view) with constraint definition.

SEARCH_CONDITION

String

Text of search condition for a check constraint

R_OWNER

String

Owner of table referred to, in a referential constraint.

R_CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the unique constraint definition for referenced table.

DELETE_RULE

String

Delete rule for a referential constraint (CASCADE or NO ACTION).

STATUS

String

Enforcement status of constraint (ENABLED or DISABLED).

VALIDATED

String

Whether or not all data obeys the constraint (VALIDATED or NOT VALIDATED).

GENERATED

String

Whether the name of the constraint is user or system generated.

RELY

String

Whether an enabled constraint is enforced or unenforced.

LAST_CHANGE

DateTime

When the constraint was last enabled or disabled.

INDEX_OWNER

String

Name of the user owning the index.

(Oracle9i or later)

INDEX_NAME

String

Name of the index.

(Oracle9i or later)

ForeignKeyColumns

Table A-24 lists the column name, data type, and description of the ForeignKeyColumns Schema Collection.

Table A-24 ForeignKeyColumns

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the constraint definition.

CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the constraint definition.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name of the table with constraint definition.

COLUMN_NAME

String

Name of the column or attribute of the object type column specified in the constraint definition.

POSITION

String

Original position of column or attribute in the definition of the object.

UniqueKeys

Table A-25 lists the column name, data type, and description of the UniqueKeys Schema Collection.

Table A-25 UniqueKeys

Column Name

Data Type

Description

OWNER

String

Owner of the constraint definition.

CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the constraint definition.

TABLE_NAME

String

Name associated with the table (or view) with constraint definition.

SEARCH_CONDITION

String

Text of search condition for a check constraint.

R_OWNER

String

Owner of table referred to in a referential constraint.

R_CONSTRAINT_NAME

String

Name of the unique constraint definition for referenced table.

DELETE_RULE

String

Delete rule for a referential constraint (CASCADE or NO ACTION).

STATUS

String

Enforcement status of constraint (ENABLED or DISABLED).

DEFERRABLE

String

Whether or not the constraint is deferrable.

VALIDATED

String

Whether all data obeys the constraint (VALIDATED or NOT VALIDATED).

GENERATED

String

Whether the name of the constraint is user or system generated.

BAD

String

Indicates that this constraint specifies a century in an ambiguous manner. (Yes| No)

To avoid errors resulting from this ambiguity, rewrite the constraint using the TO_DATE function with a four-digit year.

RELY

String

Whether an enabled constraint is enforced or not.

LAST_CHANGE

String

When the constraint was last enabled or disabled.

INDEX_OWNER

String

Name of the user owning the index.

(Oracle9i or later)

INDEX_NAME

String

Name of the index (only shown for unique and primary-key constraints).

(Oracle9i or later)

B Mapping LINQ Canonical Functions and Oracle Functions

This appendix lists the Entity Framework canonical functions and the corresponding ODP.NET provider functions to which they map.

Aggregate Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

Avg ( expression )

AVG(expression)

BigCount ( expression )

COUNT(expression)

Count ( expression )

COUNT(expression)

Max ( expression )

MAX(expression)

Min ( expression )

MIN(expression)

StDev ( expression )

STDDEV(expression)

StDevP( expression)

STDEVP(expression)

Sum ( expression )

SUM (expression)

Var(expression)

VAR(expression)

VarP(expression)

VARP(expression)

Math Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

Abs ( value )

ABS (value)

Ceiling ( value )

CEIL(value)

Floor ( value )

FLOOR(value)

Power(value, exponent)

POWER(value, exponent)

Round ( value )

ROUND(value)

Round ( value, digits )

ROUND(value, digits)

Truncate(value, digits)

TRUNC(value, digits)

String Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

Concat ( string1, string2)

CONCAT(string1, string2)
or

( (string1) || (string2))

Contains(string, target)

INSTR(string, target)

EndsWith(string, target)

INSTR(REVERSE(string), REVERSE(target))

Comparison operators
(<, <=, >, >=, <>, !=)

Comparison operators
(<, <=, >, >=, <>, !=)

IndexOf( target, string)

INSTR(string2, target)

Left ( string1, length)

SUBSTR(string1, length)

Length ( string )

LENGTH(string)

LTrim( string )

LTRIM(string)

Replace ( string1, string2, string3)

REPLACE(string1, string2, string3)

Reverse ( string )

REVERSE(string)

Right ( string, length)

(CASE WHEN LENGTH(string) >= (length) THEN SUBSTR (string) ,-(length), length ) ELSE string END)

RTrim( string )

RTRIM(string)

Substring ( string, start, length)

SUBSTR(( string, start, length)

StartsWith(string, target)

INSTR(string, target)

ToLower ( string )

LOWER(string)

ToUpper( string )

UPPER

Trim ( string )

LTRIM(RTRIM(string))

Date And Time Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

AddNanoseconds(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddMicroseconds(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddMilliseconds(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddSeconds(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddMinutes(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddHours(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddDays(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddMonths(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

AddYears(expression, number)

(expression) + INTERVAL

CreateDateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second)

TO_TIMESTAMP

CreateDateTimeOffset(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, tzoffset)

TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ

CreateTime(hour, minute, second)

Time literals are not supported in Oracle

CurrentDateTime()

LOCALTIMESTAMP

CurrentDateTimeOffset()

SYSTIMESTAMP

CurrentUtcDateTime()

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC
(LOCALTIMESTAMP)

Day(expression)

EXTRACT(DAY FROM expression)

DayOfYear(expression)

TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(CAST(expression AS TIMESTAMP), 'DDD'))

DiffNanoseconds(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffMilliseconds(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffMicroseconds(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffSeconds(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffMinutes(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffHours(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffDays(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffMonths(startExpression, endExpression)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

DiffYears(startExpression, endExpression
)

EXTRACT and arithmetic operations

Comparison operators
(<, <=, >, >=, <>, !=)

<, <=, >, >=, <>, != operators

GetTotalOffsetMinutes ( datetimeoffset )

(EXTRACT(TIMEZONE_HOUR FROM (expression))) * 60 + EXTRACT (TIMEZONE_MINUTE FROM(expression))
(Require multiple operations.)

Hour (expression)

EXTRACT(HOUR FROM expression)

Millisecond(expression)

NVL(TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(TO_CHAR(CAST(expression AS TIMESTAMP), 'DD-
MON-RR HH24:MI:SSXFF'), 20, 3)), 0)

Minute(expression)

EXTRACT(MINUTE FROM expression)

Month (expression)

EXTRACT(MONTH FROM expression)

Second(expression)

EXTRACT (SECOND FROM expression)

TruncateDate(expression)

TRUNC(expression)

Year(expression)

EXTRACT(YEAR FROM expression)

Bitwise Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

BitWiseAnd ( value1 , value2 )

BITAND(value1, value2)

BitWiseNot ( value )

( 0 - value) - 1

BitWiseOr ( value1 , value2 )

Value1 - BITAND(value1, value2) + value2

BitWiseXor ( value1 , value2 )

Value1 - 2 * BITAND(value1, value2) + value2

Other Canonical Functions

Canonical Function

Oracle Function

NewGuid()

SYS_GUID

Glossary

assembly

Assembly is Microsoft's term for the module that is created when a DLL or .EXE is complied by a .NET compiler.

BFILES

External binary files that exist outside the database tablespaces residing in the operating system. BFILES are referenced from the database semantics, and are also known as external LOBs.

Binary Large Object (BLOB)

A large object data type whose content consists of binary data. Additionally, this data is considered raw as its structure is not recognized by the database.

Character Large Object (CLOB)

The LOB data type whose value is composed of character data corresponding to the database character set. A CLOB may be indexed and searched by the Oracle Text search engine.

data provider

As the term is used with Oracle Data Provider for .NET, a data provider is the connected component in the ADO.NET model and transfers data between a data source and the DataSet.

DataSet

A DataSet is an in-memory copy of database data. The DataSet exists in memory without an active connection to the database.

dirty writes

Dirty writes means writing uncommitted or dirty data.

DDL

DDL refers to data definition language, which includes statements defining or changing data structure.

DOM

Document Object Model (DOM) is an application program interface (API) for HTML and XML documents. It defines the logical structure of documents and the way that a document is accessed and manipulated.

Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT)

The XSL W3C standard specification that defines a transformation language to convert one XML document into another.

flush

Flush or flushing refers to recording changes (that is, sending modified data) to the database.

Global Assembly Cache (GAC)

A cache for .NET assemblies.

goodness

The degree of load in the Oracle database. The lighter load is better and vice versa.

implicit database connection

The connection that is implicitly available from the context of the .NET stored procedure execution.

instantiate

A term used in object-based languages such as C# to refer to the creation of an object of a specific class.

invalidation message

The content of a change notification which indicates that the cache is now invalid

Large Object (LOB)

The class of SQL data type that is further divided into internal LOBs and external LOBs. Internal LOBs include BLOBs, CLOBs, and NCLOBs while external LOBs include BFILEs.

Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library

The Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library provides the classes for the .NET framework model.

namespace

- .NET:
A namespace is naming device for grouping related types. More than one namespace can be contained in an assembly.

- XML Documents:
A namespace describes a set of related element names or attributes within an XML document.

National Character Large Object (NCLOB)

The LOB data type whose value is composed of character data corresponding to the database national character set.

Oracle Net Services

The Oracle client/server communication software that offers transparent operation to Oracle tools or databases over any type of network protocol and operating system.

OracleDataReader

An OracleDataReader is a read-only, forward-only result set.

Oracle XML DB

Oracle XML DB is the name for a distinct group of technologies related to high-performance XML storage and retrieval that are available within the Oracle database. Oracle XML DB is not a separate server.

Oracle XML DB is based on the W3C XML data model.

PL/SQL

The Oracle procedural language extension to SQL.

primary key

The column or set of columns included in the definition of a table's PRIMARY KEY constraint.

reference semantics

Reference semantics indicates that assignment is to a reference (an address such as a pointer) rather than to a value. See value semantics.

REF

A data type that encapsulates references to row objects of a specified object type.

result set

The output of a SQL query, consisting of one or more rows of data.

Safe Type Mapping

Safe Type Mapping allows the OracleDataAdapter to populate a DataSet with .NET type representations of Oracle data without any data or precision loss.

savepoint

A point in the workspace to which operations can be rolled back.

stored procedure

A stored procedure is a PL/SQL block that Oracle stores in the database and can be executed from an application.

Transparent Application Failover (TAF)

Transparent Application Failover is a runtime failover for high-availability environments. It enables client applications to automatically reconnect to the database if the connection fails. This reconnect happens automatically from within the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) library.

Unicode

Unicode is a universal encoded character set that enables information from any language to be stored using a single character set.

URL

URL (Universal Resource Locator).

value semantics

Value semantics indicates that assignment copies the value, not the reference or address (such as a pointer). See reference semantics.

XPath

XML Path Language (XPath), based on a W3C recommendation, is a language for addressing parts of an XML document. It is designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer. It can be used as a searching or query language as well as in hypertext linking.

Index
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X

A

abstract data types, 3.13

ADO, 1.2

ADO.NET, 1.2, 3.13.9

ADO.NET 1.x, 2.1

ADO.NET 2.0, 2.4

base or DbCommon classes, 3.1

ADO.NET 2.x, 2.1 ADTs, 3.13 app.config

setting performance counters, 3.3.9.2

app.config file, 3.3.2 AppDomain, 3.3.9.3 application config, 2.6 array bind

OracleParameter, 3.6.3.4.1

array bind operations, 3.6.3.4

ArrayBindCount, 6

ArrayBindIndex, 6

ArrayBindSize, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

ArrayBindStatus, 6

error handling, 3.6.3.4.2

array binding, 3.6.3.4 ArrayBindCount property, 6 ArrayBindIndex property, 6 ArrayBindSize property, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4.1, 6 ArrayBindStatus property, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4.1, 6 ASP.NET, 1.1.4 assembly, 1.3

ODP.NET, 1.3

B

batch processing, 3.6.4

BatchUpdate

Microsoft Hotfix, 3.6.4

behavior of ExecuteScalar method for REF CURSOR, 3.9.7 BFILE, 3.11 binding, 3.6.3

PL/SQL Associative Array, 3.6.3.3

BLOB, 3.11 bulk copy constraints, 3.14 bulk copy feature, 3.14

restrictions, 3.14

C

C#, Visual Basic .NET, C++ .NET, 1.1.1

caching ODP.NET parameter contexts, Preface

callback support, 3.3.18

case-sensitivity

column name mapping, 3.12.8.5

change notification

ODP.NET support, 3.16.2

change notification, Continuous Query Notification, 9 characters with special meaning

in column data, 3.12.8.3

in table or view, 3.12.8.4

characters with special meaning in XML, 3.12.6 client applications, 1.1.1 client globalization settings, 3.20.1.1, 3.20.2.1 client identifier, 3.3.17 CLOB, 3.11 close calls, 2.9 CLR, 1.1.3 collection types, 3.13.1, 3.13.1 CollectionType property, 3.6.3.3 column data

special characters in, 3.12.8.3

CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess, 3.8.2 commit transactions

changes to XML data, 3.12.8.10

CommittableTransaction, 3.6.2 Committed property, 6, 6 configuration settings

UDTs, 3.13.11

connect descriptor, 3.3.3 connection dependency, 3.12.3 connection pool

performance counters, 3.3.9

connection pooling, 3.3.7

example, 3.3.7

management, 3.3.8

Connection property, 3.11.2 ConnectionString attributes, 3.3.7

Connection Lifetime, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Connection Timeout, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Data Source, 3.3.1

DBA Privilege, 3.3.1

Decr Pool Size, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Enlist, 3.3.1

HA Events, 3.3.1, 3.3.7

Incr Pool Size, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Load Balancing, 3.3.1, 3.3.7

Max Pool Size, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Metadata Pooling, 3.3.1

Min Pool Size, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Password, 3.3.1

Persist Security Info, 3.3.1

Pooling, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

Proxy Password, 3.3.1, 3.3.15

Proxy User Id, 3.3.1, 3.3.15

Statement Cache Purge, 3.3.1

Statement Cache Size, 3.3.1

User Id, 3.3.1

Validate Connection, 3.3.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1

ConnectionString property, 3.3.7, 3.3.7.1, 6 Constraints property, 3.19

configuring, 3.19.2

context connection, 5.2.1 continuous query notification, 2.8, 3.16.1

ODP.NET support, 3.16.2

Continuous Query Notification, 3.16

best practices, 3.16.5

performance considerations, 3.16.5

controlling query reexecution, 3.18 custom classes, 3.13.2 custom type factories, 3.13.2 custom type factory, 3.13.3.1 custom type implementations

optional, 3.13.2.2

custom type mapping, 3.13.3.1 custom type mappings

specifying, 3.13.3

specifying with custom type factories, 3.13.3

specifying with XML, 3.13.3

using, 3.13.3.3

custom types

converting to Oracle UDTS, 3.13.4

requirements, 3.13.2.1

custom UDT classes, 3.13.2

D

Data Guard, 3.4

data loss, 3.17

data manipulation

using XML, 3.12.8

data source attribute, 3.3.3 data source enumerators, 3.3.3.5 database

changes to, 3.12.8

database notification

port to listen, 2.8

DataSet, 3.11.3

populating, 3.9.4

populating from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.4

populating with generic and custom objects, 3.13.9

updating, 3.9.6

updating to database, 3.19

DataTable, 3.19.2 Datatable properties, 3.19 DBlinks, 5.2.1 DbProviderFactories class, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1 DbType

inference, 3.6.3.2

debug tracing, 3.21 default mapping

improving, 3.12.8.7.1

dependent unmanaged DLL mismatch, 2.4.2.1 direct path load, 3.14 dispose calls, 2.9 distributed transactions, 3.6.2 documentation

.NET, 1.1

Dynamic Enlistment, 3.3.16 dynamic help, 1.1.1, 2.4, 2.5

E

Easy Connect naming method, 3.3.3.3

EDM type facets, 4.2.1

EDM types

and Oracle data types, 4.2

end-to-end tracing, 3.3.17 EnlistDistributedTransaction method, 3.3.16 Entity Framework, Preface, 4 enumeration type

OracleDbType, 3.6.3.1

error handling, 3.6.3.4.2 example

connection pooling, 3.3.7

examples

documentation

readme file, 2.4.1, 2.5.1

ExecuteNonQuery method, 3.9.5 ExecuteScalar method, 3.9.7 explicit user connections, 5 EZCONNECT, 3.3.3.3

F

failover, 3.3.18

registering an event handler, 3.3.18

FailoverEvent Enumeration

description, 11

FailoverReturnCode Enumeration

description, 11

FailoverType Enumeration

description, 11

Fast Application Notification (FAN), 3.4.1 Fast Connection Failover (FCF), 3.4.3 FCF, 3.4.4 features, 3 FetchSize property

fine-tuning, 3.8.4.2

setting at design time, 3.8.4.3.2

setting at run time, 3.8.4.3.3

using, 3.8.4.1

file locations, 2.4.1, 2.5.1

G

garbage collection, 2.9

GDS, 3.4

geographic data, 3.13

Global Assembly Cache (GAC), 2.4, 2.5

Global Data Services, 3.4.2

Global Data Services (GDS), 3.4

globalization settings, 3.20, 3.20.1

client, 3.20.1.1

session, 3.20.1.2

thread-based, 3.20.1.3

globalization support, 3.20 globalization-sensitive operations, 3.20.2 GoldenGate, 3.4 GUI access to ODP.NET, 1.1.2

H

HA events, 2.8

HA Events, 3.3.1

handling date and time format

manipulating data in XML, 3.12.8.1

retrieving queries in XML, 3.12.7.1

high availability, 3.4

I

implicit database connection, 5, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 6

implicit REF CURSOR, Preface, 3.10

bind and metadata, 3.10.1

bindinfo, 3.10.1

configuration, 3.10.2

examples, 3.10.2

usage, 3.10.3

improving default mapping, 3.12.8.7.1 inference from Value property, 3.6.3.2.3 inference of DbType and OracleDbType from Value, 3.6.3.2.3 inference of DbType from OracleDbType, 3.6.3.2.1 inference of OracleDbType from DbType, 3.6.3.2.2 inference of types, 3.6.3.2 InitialLOBFetchSize property, 3.8.3 InitialLONGFetchSize property, 3.8.2 input binding

XMLType column, 3.12.4.2.1

insert triggers, 3.14.4 installation, 2.4, 2.5

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, 2.4

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Manager Provider, 2.5

XCopy class, 2.4, 2.5

integrated help, 2.4, 2.5 interference in OracleParameter class, 3.6.3.2 introduction, overview, 1.2 INullable Interface

interface description, 14

interface members, 14

interface properties, 14

invalidation message, 3.16.1

ensuring persistency of, 3.16.2

InvalidCastException, 3.8.1.1 IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

interface description, 16

interface members, 16

interface methods, 16

IOracleCustomType Interface

interface description, 16

interface members, 16

interface methods, 16

IOracleCustomTypeFactory Interface

interface description, 16

interface members, 16

interface methods, 16

L

large binary datatypes, 3.11.1

large character datatypes, 3.11.1

limitations and restrictions, 5.2

LINQ to Entities, Preface, 4

load balancing, 2.8

Load Balancing, 3.3.1

LOB Connection property, 3.11.2

LOB retrieval, Preface

LOBs

temporary, 3.11.6

updating, 3.11.4, 3.11.5

LOBs updating, 3.11.3 local transactions, 3.6.2 location data, 3.13 logical transaction ID (LTXID), 3.5 LONG and LONG RAW datatypes, 3.11.1 LTXID, 3.5

M

machine.config, 2.6

machine.config file, 2.4, 2.5

metadata, 3.19.3

method invocation

UDT, 3.13.10

Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR), 1.1.3 Microsoft Hotfix

BatchUpdate, 3.6.4

Microsoft .NET Framework, 2.1 Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library, 1.2 Microsoft Transaction Server, 2.1 MTS, 2.1 multiple notification requests, 3.16.2 multiple tables

changes to, 3.12.8.9

N

namespace

Oracle.DataAccess.Types, 1.3.4

native XML support, 3.12 NCLOB, 3.11 nested table types, 3.13.1 .NET custom types, 3.13 .NET Framework datatype, 3.7 .NET languages, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 .NET products and documentation, 1.1 .NET stored procedures and functions, 5.1 .NET Stream class, 3.11.2 .NET type accessors, 3.8.1.1 .NET Types

inference, 3.6.3.2

notification framework, 3.16.1 notification information

retrieving, 3.16.2

notification process

flow, 3.16.3

notification registration, 3.16.2, 3.16.2

requirements of, 3.16.3

NULL values

retrieving from column, 3.12.7.7

number of rows fetched in round-trip

controlling, 3.8.4

O

object data type support, 3.13

object types, 3.13.1, 3.13.1

object-relational data, 3.12.7.6

saving changes from XML data, 3.12.8.8

obtaining a REF CURSOR, 3.9.2, 3.9.4 obtaining an OracleRefCursor, 3.9.1 obtaining data from an OracleDataReader, 3.8 obtaining LOB data

InitialLOBFetchSize property, 3.8.3

obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data, 3.8.2, 3.8.2 OCI

statement caching, 3.6.5

OData, Preface ODP.NET

installing, 2.4

ODP.NET Configuration, 2.6 ODP.NET LOB classes, 3.11 ODP.NET Type accessors, 3.8.1.2 ODP.NET Type classes, 3.7 ODP.NET Type exceptions, 15 ODP.NET Type structures, 3.7, 14 ODP.NET Types, 3.7

overview, 3.7

ODP.NET within a .NET stored procedure

limitations and restrictions, 5.2

transaction support, 5.2.2

unsupported SQL commands, 5.2.3

ODP.NET XML Support, 3.12 OnChangedEventArgs Class

instance properties, 9

members, 9

static fields, 9

static methods, 9

OnChangeEventHandler Delegate

description, 9

operating system authentication, 3.3.12 Oracle Call Interface

statement caching, 3.6.5

Oracle Data Provider for .NET

installing, 2.4

system requirements, 2.1

Oracle Data Provider for .NET assembly, 1.3 Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver

installing, 2.5

Oracle data types

and EDM types, 4.2

mapping and customizing, 4.3

Oracle Database Extensions for .NET, 1.1.3, 5 Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio, 1.1.2 Oracle Label Security, 3.3.17 Oracle native types, 3.7

supported by ODP.NET, 3.8.1.1

Oracle Providers for ASP.NET, 1.1.4 Oracle RAC, 3.4 Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC), 3.4 Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server, 2.1 Oracle UDT attribute mappings, 3.13.5 Oracle Universal Installer (OUI), 2.4, 2.5 Oracle user-defined types, 3.13 Oracle User-Defined Types (UDTs), 3.13.1 Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD), 3.3.17 Oracle XML DB, 3.12.1 OracleAQAgent

constructors, 12

OracleAQAgent Class

constructors, 12

description, 12

members, 12, 12, 12

properties, 12, 12, 12

OracleAQDequeueMode Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQDequeueOptions Class

constructor, 12

description, 12

members, 12

properties, 12

public methods, 12

OracleAQEnqueueOptions Class

constructor, 12

description, 12

members, 12

properties, 12

public methods, 12

OracleAQMessage Class

constructors, 12

description, 12

members, 12

properties, 12

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventArgs Class

description, 12

members, 12

properties, 12

OracleAQMessageAvailableEventHandler Delegate

description, 12

OracleAQMessageDeliveryMode Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQMessageState Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQMessageType Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQNavigationMode Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQNotificationGroupingType Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQNotificationType Enumeration

description, 12

OracleAQQueue Class

constructors, 12

description, 12

events, 12

members, 12

properties, 12

public methods, 12

static methods, 12

OracleAQVisibilityMode Enumeration

description, 12

OracleArrayMappingAttribute Class

constructors, 16

description, 16

members, 16

methods, 16

properties, 16

static methods, 16

OracleBFile Class

class description, 13

constructors, 13

instance methods, 13

instance properties, 13

members, 13

static fields, 13

static methods, 13

OracleBinary Structure

constructor, 14

description, 14

instance methods, 14

members, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

static type conversion operators, 14

OracleBlob Class

class description, 13

constructors, 13

instance methods, 13

instance properties, 13

members, 13

static fields, 13

static methods, 13

OracleBulkCopy Class

class description, 17

constructors, 17

events, 17

members, 17

properties, 17

public methods, 17

OracleBulkCopyColumnMapping Class

class description, 17

constructors, 17

members, 17

properties, 17, 17

OracleBulkCopyColumnMappingCollection Class

class description, 17

members, 17

properties, 17

public methods, 17

OracleBulkCopyOptions Enumeration

description, 17

OracleClientFactory, 2.4, 2.5 OracleClientFactory class

instantiating, 3.1

OracleClientFactory Class

class description, 6

class members, 6

public methods, 6

public properties, 6

OracleClob Class

class description, 13

constructors, 13

instance methods, 13

instance properties, 13

members, 13

static fields, 13

static methods, 13

OracleCollectionType Enumeration, 6 OracleCommand

ArrayBindCount property, 3.6.3.4

constructors, 6

InitialLOBFetchSize property, 3.8.3

InitialLONGFetchSize property, 3.8.2

Transaction property, 3.6

OracleCommand Class

ArrayBindCount, 6

class description, 6

ExecuteScalar method, 3.9.7

FetchSize property, 3.8.4.1

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6, 12

RowSize property, 3.8.4.3

static methods, 6

OracleCommand object, 3.6 OracleCommand properties

ArrayBindCount, 3.6.3.4

OracleCommand Transaction object, 3.6.1 OracleCommandBuilder Class, 3.19.3

class description, 6

constructors, 6

events, 6

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

updating dataset, 3.19

OracleConnection

ClearAllPools property, 3.3.8

ClearPool property, 3.3.8

ClientId property, 3.3.17

events, 6

OracleConnection class

GetSchema methods, 3.3.6

OracleConnection Class

class description, 6

constructors, 6

members, 6

obtaining a reference, 3.12.3

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleConnectionStringBuilder class

using, 3.3.2

OracleConnectionStringBuilder Class

class description, 6

class members, 6

constructors, 6

public methods, 6

public properties, 6

OracleConnectionType Enumeration

description, 6

OracleCustomTypeMappingAttribute Class

constructors, 16

description, 16

members, 16

methods, 16

properties, 16

static methods, 16

Oracle.DataAccess.Client namespace, 1.3 Oracle.DataAccess.dll, 1.3 Oracle.DataAccess.Types namespace, 1.3, 1.3.4 OracleDataAdapter, 3.17

constructors, 6

members, 6

SafeMapping Property, 3.17.2

SelectCommand property, 3.9.4

OracleDataAdapter class

FillSchema method, 3.19.2

Requery property, 3.18

SelectCommand property, 3.19.1

OracleDataAdapter Class, 6

events, 6

FillSchema method, 3.19.3

properties, 6

public methods, 6

SelectCommand property, 3.19.3

static methods, 6

OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping, 3.17 OracleDatabase Class

class description, 6

constructor, 6

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

Shutdown method, 6

Startup method, 6

OracleDataReader, 3.8, 3.8.2

members, 6

retrieving UDTs from, 3.13.6

typed accessors, 3.8.1

OracleDataReader Class

class description, 6

FetchSize property, 3.8.4.1

populating, 3.9.3

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleDataReader Class SchemaTable, 6 OracleDataSource Enumerator class

using, 3.3.3.5

OracleDataSourceEnumerator Class

class description, 6

class members, 6

public methods, 6

OracleDate Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

static type conversions, 14

OracleDBShutdownMode Enumeration

description, 6

OracleDBStartupMode Enumeration

description, 6

OracleDbType

inference, 3.6.3.2

OracleDbType enumeration, 3.6.3.2 OracleDbType Enumeration

description, 6

OracleDbType enumeration type, 3.6.3.1, 6 OracleDecimal Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

instance methods, 14

members, 14

properties, 14

static comparison methods, 14

static comparison operators, 14

static logarithmic methods, 14

static manipulation methods, 14

static operators, .NET Type to OracleDecimal, 14

static operators, OracleDecimal to .NET, 14

static trignonmetric methods, 14

OracleDependency Class

change notification, 3.16.1

class description, 9

constructors, 9

Continuous Query Notification, 3.16

events, 9

instance methods, 9

instance properties, 9

members, 9

static fields, 9

static methods, 9

OracleError Class

ArrayBindIndex, 6

class description, 6

members, 6

methods, 6

properties, 6

static methods, 6

OracleErrorCollection

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleErrorCollection Class, 6 OracleException

members, 6

methods, 6

properties, 6

static methods, 6

OracleException Class, 6 OracleFailoverEventArgs

members, 11

properties, 11

public methods, 11

OracleFailoverEventHandler Delegate

description, 11

OracleGlobalization Class

class description, 10

members, 10

properties, 10

public methods, 10

OracleHAEventArgs Class

description, 8

members, 8

properties, 8

OracleHAEventHandler Delegate

description, 8

OracleHAEventSource Enumeration

description, 8

OracleHAEventStatus Enumeration

description, 8

OracleIdentityType Enumeration

description, 6

OracleInfoMessageEventArgs

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleInfoMessageEventHandler Delegate, 6 OracleIntervalDS Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

type conversions, 14

OracleIntervalYM Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static operators, 14

type conversions, 14

OracleNotificationEventArgs Class

change notification, 3.16.1

class description, 9

instance methods, 9

OracleNotificationInfo Enumeration

description, 9

OracleNotificationRequest Class

change notification, 3.16.1

class description, 9

Continuous Query Notification, 3.16

instance methods, 9

instance properties, 9

members, 9

static methods, 9

OracleNotificationSource Enumeration

description, 9

OracleNotificationType Enumeration

description, 9

OracleNullValueException Class

class description, 15

constructors, 15

members, 15

methods, 15, 15

properties, 15

OracleObjectMappingAttribute Class

constructors, 16

description, 16

members, 16

methods, 16

properties, 16

static methods, 16

OracleParameter

array bind properties, 3.6.3.4.1

ArrayBindSize property, 3.6.3.4.1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

ArrayBindStatus property, 3.6.3.4.1, 6

constructors, 6

inferences of types, 3.6.3.2

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleParameter array bind feature, 3.6.3.4 OracleParameter Class, 6, 6

Value, 3.6.3.2.3

OracleParameter object, 3.6.3

OracleDbType enumerated values, 3.6.3.1

OracleParameter property

ArrayBindSize, 3.6.3.3

ArrayBindStatus, 3.6.3.3

CollectionType, 3.6.3.3

Size, 3.6.3.3

Value, 3.6.3.3

OracleParameterCollection

members, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleParameterCollection Class, 6 OracleParameterStatus Enumeration

description, 6

OracleParameterStatus enumeration type, 3.6.3.4.3, 6 Oraclepermission Class

description, 6

OraclePermission Class

constructor, 6

members, 6

public methods, 6

public properties, 6

static methods, 6

OraclePermissionAttribute Class

constructor, 6, 6

description, 6

members, 6

public methods, 6

public properties, 6

static methods, 6

OracleRef Class

class description, 16

class members, 16

constructors, 16

instance methods, 16

instance properties, 16

static fields, 16

static methods, 16

OracleRefCursor, 3.9 OracleRefCursor Class

class description, 13

instance methods, 13

members, 13

populating from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.5

properties, 13

static methods, 13, 13

OracleRowsCopiedEventArgs Class

class description, 17

constructors, 17

members, 17

properties, 17

OracleRowsCopiedEventHandler Delegate

description, 17

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs

constructor, 6

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleRowUpdatedEventArgs Class, 6 OracleRowUpdatedEventHandler Delegate, 6 OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs

constructor, 6

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleRowUpdatingEventArgs Class, 6 OracleRowUpdatingEventHandler Delegate, 6 OracleString Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

type conversions, 14

OracleTimeStamp Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

static type conversions, 14

OracleTimeStampLTZ Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

static type conversions, 14

OracleTimeStampTZ Structure

constructors, 14

description, 14

members, 14

methods, 14

properties, 14

static fields, 14

static methods, 14

static operators, 14

static type conversions, 14

OracleTransaction

members, 6

properties, 6

public methods, 6

static methods, 6

OracleTransaction Class

class description, 6

OracleTruncateException Class

class description, 15

constructors, 15

members, 15

methods, 15

properties, 15

static methods, 15

OracleTypeException Class

class description, 15

constructors, 15

members, 15

properties, 15

static methods, 15

OracleUdt Class

description, 16

members, 16

static methods, 16

OracleUdtFetchOption Enumeration

description, 16

OracleUdtStatus Enumeration

description, 16

OracleXmlCommandType Enumeration, 7 OracleXmlQueryProperties Class

class description, 7

constructors, 7

members, 7

properties, 7

public methods, 7

OracleXmlSaveProperties Class, 7

constructors, 7

members, 7

properties, 7

public methods, 7

OracleXmlStream Class

class description, 7

constructors, 7

instance methods, 7

instance properties, 7

members, 7

static methods, 7

OracleXmlType Class, 3.12.3

class description, 7

constructors, 7

instance methods, 7

instance properties, 7

members, 7

static methods, 7

outages, 3.4.4

P

parameter binding, 3.6.3

parameter binding with OracleParameter, 3.13.8

parameter context caching, Preface

password expiration, 3.3.14

passwords in code examples, Preface

performance, 3.4, 3.6.5

array binding, 3.6.3.4

connection pooling, 3.3.7

fine-tuning FetchSize, 3.8.4.2

number of rows fetched, 3.8.4

Obtaining LOB Data, 3.8.3

performance counters

connection pool, 3.3.9

instance names of, 3.3.9.3

publishing, 3.3.9

using .NET Configuration Entry, 3.3.9.2

planned outage, 3.4.4 PL/SQL Associative Array binding, 3.6.3.3 PL/SQL Index-By Tables, 3.6.3.3 PL/SQL language, 3.9 PL/SQL REF CURSOR, 3.9 PL/SQL REF CURSOR and OracleRefCursor, 3.9 PLSQLAssociativeArray, 6 pool size attributes

Oracle RAC, 3.4.5

populating an OracleDataReader from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.3 populating an OracleRefCursor from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.5 populating the DataSet from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.4 populating the DataSet with generic and custom objects, 3.13.9 port

listen for database notifications, 2.8

port number

defining listener, 3.16.2

porting

client application to .NET stored procedure, 5.3

preventing data loss, 3.17, 3.17.2 preventing logical corruption, 3.5 PrimaryKey property, 3.19

configuring, 3.19.2

privileged connections, 3.3.13 promotable transactions, 3.6.2 properties

ClientId property, 3.3.17

provider factory classes, 3.1 proxy authentication, 3.3.15

Q

query result set

retrieving as XML, 3.12.7

R

REF CURSOR

behavior of ExecuteScalar method, 3.9.7

implicit, Preface, 3.10

obtaining, 3.9.2, 3.9.4

passing to stored procedure, 3.9.8

populating DataSet from, 3.9.4

populating from OracleDataReader, 3.9.3

registry entries, 2.6 release Oracle8i (8.1.7), 3.12.8.1 release Oracle9i(9.0.x), 3.12.8.1 Requery property, 3.18 round-trip, 3.6.3.4 RowSize property, 3.8.4.3 runtime connection load balancing, 3.4.2

S

Safe Type Mapping, 3.17

SafeMapping Property, 3.17.2

samples, 2.4.1, 2.5.1

UDT, 16

Samples, 1.5 saving change using an XML document, 3.12.8.7 saving changes

using XML data, 3.12.8.2

schema metadata

customizing metadata, 3.3.6

SchemaTable, 6 search order

unmanaged DLLs, 2.4.2

SecureFiles, Preface, 3.11 SelectCommand property, 3.9.4 session globalization parameters, 3.20.2.3 session globalization settings, 3.20.1.2 Shutdown method, 6 simple application, 1.5 Size property, 3.6.3.3 SQL commands

unsupported, 5.2.3

Startup method, 6 Statement Caching

connection string attributes, 3.6.5.1

methods and properties, 3.6.5.3

Statement Cache Purge, 3.6.5

Statement Cache Size, 3.6.5

StatementCacheWithUdts, 3.13.11 stored procedures and functions, 3.9.8, 5.1 Stream class, 3.11.2 support comparison

client application versus .NET stored procedure, 5.3

SYSDBA privileges, 3.3.13 SYSOPER privileges, 3.3.13 system requirements

Oracle Data Provider for .NET, 2.1

System.Transactions support, 3.6.2

T

table or view

special characters in, 3.12.8.4

TAF, 3.3.18 TAF callback support, 3.3.18 Temporary LOBs, 3.11.6 thread globalization settings, 3.20.2.2 Thread.Abort method, 2.9 thread-based globalization settings, 3.20.1.3 tips for ODP.NET, 2.9 TNS alias, 3.3.3 tracing attributes, 3.3.17 Transaction Guard, 3.5 Transaction object, 3.6.1 Transaction property, 3.6 transaction support, 5.2.2 transactions

commit, 3.12.8.10

TransactionScope, 3.6.2 Transparent Application Failover (TAF), 3.3.18 triggers, 3.14.4, 4.3.2.1

INSERT, 4.3.2.1

insert triggers, 3.14.4

troubleshooting, 3.21 typed OracleDataReader accessors, 3.8.1

U

UDT

method invocation, 3.13.10

UDT metadata retrieval from OracleDataReader, 3.13.7 UdtCacheSize, 3.13.11 UDTs, 3.13

collection types, 3.13.1

configuration settings, 3.13.11

object types, 3.13.1

parameter binding with OracleParameter, 3.13.8

retrieving from OracleDataReader, 3.13.6

samples, 16

UDTs (Oracle User-Defined Types), 3.13.1 UdtTypeName property, 3.13.8 unique columns, 3.8.2, 3.8.3 unique constraint, 3.8.2, 3.8.3 unique index, 3.8.2, 3.8.3 UniqueConstraint, 3.19.2 uniqueness

in updating DataSet to database, 3.19

uniqueness in DataRows, 3.19.1 unmanaged DLLs

mismatch, 2.4.2.1

search order, 2.4.2

unmanged DLLs

config support, 2.4.2

unsupported SQL commands, 5.2.3 updating

LOBs, 3.11.3

updating a DataSet obtained from a REF CURSOR, 3.9.6 updating LOBs using a DataSet, 3.11.3 updating LOBs using ODP.NET LOB objects, 3.11.5 updating LOBs using OracleCommand and OracleParameter, 3.11.4 updating without PrimaryKey and Constraints, 3.19.3 UserCallCompleted public read-only property, 6 user-defined types, 3.13 UserId public read-only property, 6 using FetchSize property, 3.8.4.1

V

Value property, 3.6.3.3

VARRAY types, 3.13.1

Virtual Private Database(VPD), 3.3.17

Visual Studio

documentation, 2.4, 2.5

W

WCF Data Services, Preface

web.config, 2.6

Windows registry, 2.6.1.2

X

XML

characters with special meaning, 3.12.6

data manipulation using, 3.12.8

XML data

saving changes using, 3.12.8.2

updating in OracleXmlType, 3.12.5

XML Database, 3.12 XML DB, 3.12, 3.12.2 XML element name

case-sensitivity in, 3.12.8.5

XML Element Name to Column Name Mapping, 3.12.8.6 XML related classes, 7 XML related enumerations, 7 XML Support, 3.12 XML to specify custom type mappings, 3.13.3.2 XMLQuery, 3.12.1 XMLTable, 3.12.1 XMLType column

as a .NET String, 3.12.4.1

fetching into the DataSet, 3.12.4.1

updating with OracleCommand, 3.12.4.2

XMLType columns

setting to NULL, 3.12.4.2.2

XQuery

support, 3.12.2

XQUERY, 3.12.1 XQuery language, 3.12.1

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