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 `OracleBlob`s
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`