Read(Char[],Int32,Int32) Method

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Reads a sequence of characters from the current OracleLob stream and advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function Read( _
   ByVal buffer() As Char, _
   ByVal offset As Integer, _
   ByVal count As Integer _
) As Integer

public int Read( 
   char[] buffer,
   int offset,
   int count
)

Parameters

buffer: The character array buffer to be populated.
offset: The zero-based offset in the buffer.
count: The amount of bytes to read.

Return Value

The total number of characters read into the buffer.

Remarks

The Read method reads a maximum of bytes from the current stream and stores them in buffer beginning at position. The current position within the stream is advanced by the number of bytes read. The Read method returns 0 if the position is at the end of the stream.

Example

In the example below a OracleLob is created with 10 bytes in it. Then Position is changed using Seek method. An attempt to read 10 bytes is made afterwards, however, only 5 bytes remain till the end of the stream, so TargetArray is populated with 5 bytes only.

csharp

public void ReadFromMyLob()
{
  byte[] myByteArray = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
  byte[] TargetArray = new Byte[15];
  OracleLob myLob = new OracleLob(myByteArray);
  myLob.Seek(5, SeekOrigin.Begin);
  Console.WriteLine(myLob.Read(TargetArray, 0, 10) + " bytes are read");
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub ReadFromMyLob()
  Dim myByteArray() As Byte = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
  Dim TargetArray(15) As Byte
  Dim myLob As OracleLob = New OracleLob(myByteArray)
  myLob.Seek(5, SeekOrigin.Begin)
  Console.WriteLine(String.Concat(myLob.Read(TargetArray, 0, 10), " bytes are read"))
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

OracleLob Class
OracleLob Members
Overload List
Seek Method
Write Method

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