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Devart.Data.PostgreSql Namespace / PgSqlBlob Class / CanWrite Property
Example

CanWrite Property (PgSqlBlob)
Gets a value indicating whether the PgSqlBlob object supports writing.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanWrite As Boolean
 

Property Value

true if the PgSqlBlob stream can be written; false if a PgSqlBlob is closed, disposed or Null.
Remarks
Use this property to determine whether you can write to the instance of PgSqlBlob class.
Example
void ReverseBlob()
{
  byte[] byteArray = { (byte)'A', (byte)'B', (byte)'C' };
  PgSqlBlob blobFrom = new PgSqlBlob(byteArray);
  //blobFrom.ToString() = "ABC"

  PgSqlBlob blobTo = new PgSqlBlob();
  ........
  //reverse PgSqlBlob
  if (blobFrom.CanSeek && blobFrom.CanRead && blobTo.CanWrite)
    for (blobFrom.Seek(-1, System.IO.SeekOrigin.End); ;blobFrom.Position -= 2)
    {
      blobTo.WriteByte((byte)blobFrom.ReadByte());
      if (blobFrom.Position == 1) break;
    }
  //blobTo.ToString() = "CBA";
}
Private Sub ReverseBlob()
  Dim byteArray As Byte() = New Byte() {AscW("A"c), AscW("B"c), AscW("C"c)}
  Dim blobFrom As New PgSqlBlob(byteArray)
  ' blobFrom.ToString() = "ABC"

  Dim blobTo As New PgSqlBlob
  ......
  ' reverse PgSqlBlob
  If ((blobFrom.CanSeek AndAlso blobFrom.CanRead) AndAlso blobTo.CanWrite) Then
    blobFrom.Seek(CLng(-1), System.IO.SeekOrigin.End)
    Do While True
      blobTo.WriteByte(CByte(blobFrom.ReadByte))
      If (blobFrom.Position = 1) Then
        Return
      End If
      blobFrom.Position = blobFrom.Position - 2
    Loop
  End If
  ' blobTo.ToString() = "CBA";
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

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