13.1.6 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
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

See Also:

• "Oracle.DataAccess.Types and Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Types Namespaces"

• OracleBFile Class

• OracleBFile Members