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javax.sql.rowset.serial
Class SerialClob


java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialClob
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable , Cloneable , Clob 
public class SerialClob
extends Object
implements Clob, Serializable, Cloneable

A serialized mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL CLOB value.

The SerialClob class provides a constructor for creating an instance from a Clob object. Note that the Clob object should have brought the SQL CLOB value's data over to the client before a SerialClob object is constructed from it. The data of an SQL CLOB value can be materialized on the client as a stream of Unicode characters.

SerialClob methods make it possible to get a substring from a SerialClob object or to locate the start of a pattern of characters.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
SerialClob (char[] ch)
          Constructs a SerialClob object that is a serialized version of the given char array.
SerialClob ( Clob  clob)
          Constructs a SerialClob object that is a serialized version of the given Clob object.
 
Method Summary
 void free ()
          This method frees the Clob object and releases the resources the resources that it holds.
  InputStream getAsciiStream ()
          Retrieves the CLOB value designated by this SerialClob object as an ascii stream.
  Reader getCharacterStream ()
          Returns this SerialClob object's data as a stream of Unicode characters.
  Reader getCharacterStream (long pos, long length)
          Returns a Reader object that contains a partial Clob value, starting with the character specified by pos, which is length characters in length.
  String getSubString (long pos, int length)
          Returns a copy of the substring contained in this SerialClob object, starting at the given position and continuing for the specified number or characters.
 long length ()
          Retrieves the number of characters in this SerialClob object's array of characters.
 long position ( Clob  searchStr, long start)
          Returns the position in this SerialClob object where the given Clob signature begins, starting the search at the specified position.
 long position ( String  searchStr, long start)
          Returns the position in this SerialClob object where the given String object begins, starting the search at the specified position.
  OutputStream setAsciiStream (long pos)
          Retrieves a stream to be used to write Ascii characters to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, starting at position pos.
  Writer setCharacterStream (long pos)
          Retrieves a stream to be used to write a stream of Unicode characters to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, at position pos.
 int setString (long pos, String  str)
          Writes the given Java String to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, at the position pos.
 int setString (long pos, String  str, int offset, int length)
          Writes len characters of str, starting at character offset, to the CLOB value that this Clob represents.
 void truncate (long length)
          Truncates the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents so that it has a length of len characters.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait
 

Constructor Detail

SerialClob


public SerialClob(char[] ch)
           throws SerialException,
                  SQLException
Constructs a SerialClob object that is a serialized version of the given char array.

The new SerialClob object is initialized with the data from the char array, thus allowing disconnected RowSet objects to establish a serialized Clob object without touching the data source.

Parameters:
ch - the char array representing the Clob object to be serialized
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs during serialization
SQLException - if a SQL error occurs

SerialClob


public SerialClob(Clob clob)
           throws SerialException,
                  SQLException
Constructs a SerialClob object that is a serialized version of the given Clob object.

The new SerialClob object is initialized with the data from the Clob object; therefore, the Clob object should have previously brought the SQL CLOB value's data over to the client from the database. Otherwise, the new SerialClob object object will contain no data.

Note: The Clob object supplied to this constructor cannot return null for the Clob.getCharacterStream() and Clob.getAsciiStream methods. This SerialClob constructor cannot serialize a Clob object in this instance and will throw an SQLException object.

Parameters:
clob - the Clob object from which this SerialClob object is to be constructed; cannot be null
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs during serialization
SQLException - if a SQL error occurs in capturing the CLOB; if the Clob object is a null; or if both the Clob.getCharacterStream() and Clob.getAsciiStream() methods on the Clob return a null
See Also:
Clob
Method Detail

length


public long length()
            throws SerialException
Retrieves the number of characters in this SerialClob object's array of characters.

Specified by:
length in interface Clob
Returns:
a long indicating the length in characters of this SerialClob object's array of character
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs

getCharacterStream


public Reader getCharacterStream()
                          throws SerialException
Returns this SerialClob object's data as a stream of Unicode characters. Unlike the related method, getAsciiStream, a stream is produced regardless of whether the SerialClob object was created with a Clob object or a char array.

Specified by:
getCharacterStream in interface Clob
Returns:
a java.io.Reader object containing this SerialClob object's data
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs
See Also:
Clob.setCharacterStream(long)

getAsciiStream


public InputStream getAsciiStream()
                           throws SerialException,
                                  SQLException
Retrieves the CLOB value designated by this SerialClob object as an ascii stream. This method forwards the getAsciiStream call to the underlying Clob object in the event that this SerialClob object is instantiated with a Clob object. If this SerialClob object is instantiated with a char array, a SerialException object is thrown.

Specified by:
getAsciiStream in interface Clob
Returns:
a java.io.InputStream object containing this SerialClob object's data
Throws:
SerialException - if this SerialClob object was not instantiated with a Clob object
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value represented by the Clob object that was used to create this SerialClob object
See Also:
Clob.setAsciiStream(long)

getSubString


public String getSubString(long pos,
                           int length)
                    throws SerialException
Returns a copy of the substring contained in this SerialClob object, starting at the given position and continuing for the specified number or characters.

Specified by:
getSubString in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the position of the first character in the substring to be copied; the first character of the SerialClob object is at position 1; must not be less than 1, and the sum of the starting position and the length of the substring must be less than the length of this SerialClob object
length - the number of characters in the substring to be returned; must not be greater than the length of this SerialClob object, and the sum of the starting position and the length of the substring must be less than the length of this SerialClob object
Returns:
a String object containing a substring of this SerialClob object beginning at the given position and containing the specified number of consecutive characters
Throws:
SerialException - if either of the arguments is out of bounds

position


public long position(String searchStr,
                     long start)
              throws SerialException,
                     SQLException
Returns the position in this SerialClob object where the given String object begins, starting the search at the specified position. This method returns -1 if the pattern is not found.

Specified by:
position in interface Clob
Parameters:
searchStr - the String object for which to search
start - the position in this SerialClob object at which to start the search; the first position is 1; must not be less than 1 nor greater than the length of this SerialClob object
Returns:
the position at which the given String object begins, starting the search at the specified position; -1 if the given String object is not found or the starting position is out of bounds; position numbering for the return value starts at 1
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs locating the String signature
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the Blob value from the database.

position


public long position(Clob searchStr,
                     long start)
              throws SerialException,
                     SQLException
Returns the position in this SerialClob object where the given Clob signature begins, starting the search at the specified position. This method returns -1 if the pattern is not found.

Specified by:
position in interface Clob
Parameters:
searchStr - the Clob object for which to search
start - the position in this SerialClob object at which to begin the search; the first position is 1; must not be less than 1 nor greater than the length of this SerialClob object
Returns:
the position at which the given Clob object begins in this SerialClob object, at or after the specified starting position
Throws:
SerialException - if an error occurs locating the Clob signature
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the Blob value from the database

setString


public int setString(long pos,
                     String str)
              throws SerialException
Writes the given Java String to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, at the position pos.

Specified by:
setString in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the position at which to start writing to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents; the first position is 1; must not be less than 1 nor greater than the length of this SerialClob object
str - the string to be written to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents
Returns:
the number of characters written
Throws:
SerialException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value; if an invalid position is set; if an invalid offset value is set; if number of bytes to be written is greater than the SerialClob length; or the combined values of the length and offset is greater than the Clob buffer

setString


public int setString(long pos,
                     String str,
                     int offset,
                     int length)
              throws SerialException
Writes len characters of str, starting at character offset, to the CLOB value that this Clob represents.

Specified by:
setString in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the position at which to start writing to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents; the first position is 1; must not be less than 1 nor greater than the length of this SerialClob object
str - the string to be written to the CLOB value that this Clob object represents
offset - the offset into str to start reading the characters to be written
length - the number of characters to be written
Returns:
the number of characters written
Throws:
SerialException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value; if an invalid position is set; if an invalid offset value is set; if number of bytes to be written is greater than the SerialClob length; or the combined values of the length and offset is greater than the Clob buffer

setAsciiStream


public OutputStream setAsciiStream(long pos)
                            throws SerialException,
                                   SQLException
Retrieves a stream to be used to write Ascii characters to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, starting at position pos. This method forwards the setAsciiStream() call to the underlying Clob object in the event that this SerialClob object is instantiated with a Clob object. If this SerialClob object is instantiated with a char array, a SerialException object is thrown.

Specified by:
setAsciiStream in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the position at which to start writing to the CLOB object
Returns:
the stream to which ASCII encoded characters can be written
Throws:
SerialException - if SerialClob is not instantiated with a Clob object that supports setAsciiStream
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value
See Also:
getAsciiStream()

setCharacterStream


public Writer setCharacterStream(long pos)
                          throws SerialException,
                                 SQLException
Retrieves a stream to be used to write a stream of Unicode characters to the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents, at position pos. This method forwards the setCharacterStream() call to the underlying Clob object in the event that this SerialClob object is instantiated with a Clob object. If this SerialClob object is instantiated with a char array, a SerialException is thrown.

Specified by:
setCharacterStream in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the position at which to start writing to the CLOB value
Returns:
a stream to which Unicode encoded characters can be written
Throws:
SerialException - if the SerialClob is not instantiated with a Clob object that supports setCharacterStream
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value
See Also:
getCharacterStream()

truncate


public void truncate(long length)
              throws SerialException
Truncates the CLOB value that this SerialClob object represents so that it has a length of len characters.

Truncating a SerialClob object to length 0 has the effect of clearing its contents.

Specified by:
truncate in interface Clob
Parameters:
length - the length, in bytes, to which the CLOB value should be truncated
Throws:
SQLException - if there is an error accessing the CLOB value
SerialException

getCharacterStream


public Reader getCharacterStream(long pos,
                                 long length)
                          throws SQLException
Description copied from interface: Clob
Returns a Reader object that contains a partial Clob value, starting with the character specified by pos, which is length characters in length.

Specified by:
getCharacterStream in interface Clob
Parameters:
pos - the offset to the first character of the partial value to be retrieved. The first character in the Clob is at position 1.
length - the length in characters of the partial value to be retrieved.
Returns:
Reader through which the partial Clob value can be read.
Throws:
SQLException - if pos is less than 1 or if pos is greater than the number of characters in the Clob or if pos + length is greater than the number of characters in the Clob
Since:
SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method 6.0

free


public void free()
          throws SQLException
Description copied from interface: Clob
This method frees the Clob object and releases the resources the resources that it holds. The object is invalid once the free method is called.

After free has been called, any attempt to invoke a method other than free will result in a SQLException being thrown. If free is called multiple times, the subsequent calls to free are treated as a no-op.

Specified by:
free in interface Clob
Throws:
SQLException - if an error occurs releasing the Clob's resources
Since:
SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method 6.0