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ToString Method (OracleLob)
Converts the current OracleLob object to a System.String.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
 

Return Value

A System.String with the same value as the OracleLob.
Remarks
If a Value is actually a sequence of bytes that represent a string, you can use ToString method to obtain that string. The default encoding is used.
Example
The example shows a code fragment that gets a OracleLob field from a OracleReader and writes it to the console.
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OracleLob myLob = myReader.GetOracleLob(myReader.GetOrdinal("TextColumnName"));
Console.WriteLine(myLob.ToString());
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Dim Lob As OracleLob = myReader.GetOracleLob(myReader.GetOrdinal("TextColumnName"))
Console.WriteLine(myLob.ToString())
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