OracleBFile Members

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