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MatchPos (OraLOB/BFILE) Method

Applies To

OraBLOB, OraCLOB Objects

OraBFILE Object

Description

Returns the position of the nth occurrence of the pattern starting at the offset.

Usage

position = OraBlob.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth
position = OraClob.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth
position = OraBFile.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth

Arguments

The arguments for the method are:

Arguments	Description
[in] pattern	A string for CLOB, or byte array for BLOB or BFILE that is searched for in the LOB.
[in] Offset	The starting position in the LOB or BFILE for the search.
[in] nth	The occurrence number.

Remarks

This call is currently implemented by executing a PL/SQL block that uses DBMS_LOB.INSTR().