## org.hsqldb.jdbc
Class JDBCClob

    java.lang.Object
      org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCClob

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Clob

Direct Known Subclasses:
  JDBCNClob

    public class JDBCClob

extends Object
implements Clob

The mapping in the JavaTM programming language for the SQL `CLOB` type. An SQL `CLOB` is a built-in type that stores a Character Large Object as a column value in a row of a database table. By default drivers implement a `Clob` object using an SQL `locator(CLOB)`, which means that a `Clob` object contains a logical pointer to the SQL `CLOB` data rather than the data itself. A `Clob` object is valid for the duration of the transaction in which it was created.

The `Clob` interface provides methods for getting the length of an SQL `CLOB` (Character Large Object) value, for materializing a `CLOB` value on the client, and for searching for a substring or `CLOB` object within a `CLOB` value. Methods in the interfaces `ResultSet`, `CallableStatement`, and `PreparedStatement`, such as `getClob` and `setClob` allow a programmer to access an SQL `CLOB` value. In addition, this interface has methods for updating a `CLOB` value.

All methods on the `Clob` interface must be fully implemented if the JDBC driver supports the data type.

### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

Previous to 2.0, the HSQLDB driver did not implement Clob using an SQL locator(CLOB). That is, an HSQLDB Clob object did not contain a logical pointer to SQL CLOB data; rather it directly contained a representation of the data (a String). As a result, an HSQLDB Clob object was itself valid beyond the duration of the transaction in which is was created, although it did not necessarily represent a corresponding value on the database. Also, the interface methods for updating a CLOB value were unsupported, with the exception of the truncate method, in that it could be used to truncate the local value.

Starting with 2.0, the HSQLDB driver fully supports both local and remote SQL CLOB data implementations, meaning that an HSQLDB Clob object may contain a logical pointer to remote SQL CLOB data (see `JDBCClobClient`) or it may directly contain a local representation of the data (as implemented in this class). In particular, when the product is built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), then the resulting Clob instance is initially disconnected (is not bound to the transaction scope of the vending Connection object), the data is contained directly and all interface methods for updating the CLOB value are supported for local use until the first invocation of free(); otherwise, an HSQLDB Clob's implementation is determined at runtime by the driver, it is typically not valid beyond the duration of the transaction in which is was created, and there no standard way to query whether it represents a local or remote value.

Since:
  JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2
Author:
  boucherb@users

Constructor Summary
`JDBCClob(String data)` Constructs a new JDBCClob object wrapping the given character sequence.

Method Summary
`void` `free()` This method frees the `Clob` object and releases the resources the resources that it holds.
`InputStream` `getAsciiStream()` Retrieves the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object as an ASCII stream.
`Reader` `getCharacterStream()` Retrieves the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object as a `java.io.Reader` object (or as a stream of characters).
`Reader` `getCharacterStream(long pos, long length)` Returns a `Reader` object that contains a partial `Clob` value, starting with the character specified by pos, which is length characters in length.
`String` `getSubString(long pos, int length)` Retrieves a copy of the specified substring in the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object.
`long` `length()` Retrieves the number of characters in the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object.
`long` `position(Clob searchstr, long start)` Retrieves the character position at which the specified `Clob` object `searchstr` appears in this `Clob` object.
`long` `position(String searchstr, long start)` Retrieves the character position at which the specified substring `searchstr` appears in the SQL `CLOB` value represented by this `Clob` object.
`OutputStream` `setAsciiStream(long pos)` Retrieves a stream to be used to write ASCII characters to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents, starting at position `pos`.
`Writer` `setCharacterStream(long pos)` Retrieves a stream to be used to write a stream of Unicode characters to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents, at position `pos`.
`int` `setString(long pos, String str)` Writes the given Java `String` to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object designates at the position `pos`.
`int` `setString(long pos, String str, int offset, int len)` Writes `len` characters of `str`, starting at character `offset`, to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` represents.
`void` `truncate(long len)` Truncates the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` designates to have a length of `len` characters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### JDBCClob

    public JDBCClob(String data)
             throws SQLException

  Constructs a new JDBCClob object wrapping the given character sequence.

  This constructor is used internally to retrieve result set values as Clob objects, yet it must be public to allow access from other packages. As such (in the interest of efficiency) this object maintains a reference to the given String object rather than making a copy and so it is gently suggested (in the interest of effective memory management) that external clients using this constructor either take pause to consider the implications or at least take care to provide a String object whose internal character buffer is not much larger than required to represent the value.

  Parameters:
    `data` - the character sequence representing the Clob value
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if the argument is null

Method Detail

### length

    public long length()
                throws SQLException

  Retrieves the number of characters in the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object.

  Specified by:
    `length` in interface `Clob`
  Returns:
    length of the `CLOB` in characters
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the length of the `CLOB` value
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### getSubString

    public String getSubString(long pos,
                               int length)
                        throws SQLException

  Retrieves a copy of the specified substring in the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object. The substring begins at position `pos` and has up to `length` consecutive characters.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  The official specification above is ambiguous in that it does not precisely indicate the policy to be observed when pos > this.length() - length. One policy would be to retrieve the characters from pos to this.length(). Another would be to throw an exception. HSQLDB observes the second policy.

  Note

  Depending java.lang.String implementation, the returned value may be sharing the underlying (and possibly much larger) character buffer. This facilitates much faster operation and will save memory if many transient substrings are to be retrieved during processing, but it has memory management implications should retrieved substrings be required to survive for any non-trivial duration. It is left up to the client to decide how to handle the trade-off (whether to make an isolated copy of the returned substring or risk that more memory remains allocated than is absolutely required).

  Specified by:
    `getSubString` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the first character of the substring to be extracted. The first character is at position 1.
    `length` - the number of consecutive characters to be copied; JDBC 4.1[ the value for length must be 0 or greater]
  Returns:
    a `String` that is the specified substring in the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value; if pos is less than 1 JDBC 4.1[or length is less than 0]
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### getCharacterStream

    public Reader getCharacterStream()
                              throws SQLException

  Retrieves the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object as a `java.io.Reader` object (or as a stream of characters).

  Specified by:
    `getCharacterStream` in interface `Clob`
  Returns:
    a `java.io.Reader` object containing the `CLOB` data
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2
  See Also:
    `setCharacterStream(long)`

### getAsciiStream

    public InputStream getAsciiStream()
                               throws SQLException

  Retrieves the `CLOB` value designated by this `Clob` object as an ASCII stream.

  Specified by:
    `getAsciiStream` in interface `Clob`
  Returns:
    a `java.io.InputStream` object containing the `CLOB` data
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2
  See Also:
    `setAsciiStream(long)`

### position

    public long position(String searchstr,
                         long start)
                  throws SQLException

  Retrieves the character position at which the specified substring `searchstr` appears in the SQL `CLOB` value represented by this `Clob` object. The search begins at position `start`.

  Specified by:
    `position` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `searchstr` - the substring for which to search
    `start` - the position at which to begin searching; the first position is 1
  Returns:
    the position at which the substring appears or -1 if it is not present; the first position is 1
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if start is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### position

    public long position(Clob searchstr,
                         long start)
                  throws SQLException

  Retrieves the character position at which the specified `Clob` object `searchstr` appears in this `Clob` object. The search begins at position `start`.

  Specified by:
    `position` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `searchstr` - the `Clob` object for which to search
    `start` - the position at which to begin searching; the first position is 1
  Returns:
    the position at which the `Clob` object appears or -1 if it is not present; the first position is 1
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if start is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.2, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### setString

    public int setString(long pos,
                         String str)
                  throws SQLException

  Writes the given Java `String` to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object designates at the position `pos`. The string will overwrite the existing characters in the `Clob` object starting at the position `pos`. If the end of the `Clob` value is reached while writing the given string, then the length of the `Clob` value will be increased to accommodate the extra characters.

  Note: If the value specified for `pos` is greater then the length+1 of the `CLOB` value then the behavior is undefined. Some JDBC drivers may throw a `SQLException` while other drivers may support this operation.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  Starting with HSQLDB 2.0 this feature is supported.

  When built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), this operation affects only the client-side value; it has no effect upon a value stored in the database because JDBCConnection.createClob() constructs disconnected, initially empty Clob instances. To propagate the Clob value to a database in this case, it is required to supply the Clob instance to an updating or inserting setXXX method of a Prepared or Callable Statement, or to supply the Clob instance to an updateXXX method of an updateable ResultSet.

  Implementation Notes:

  No attempt is made to ensure precise thread safety. Instead, volatile member field and local variable snapshot isolation semantics are implemented. This is expected to eliminate most issues related to race conditions, with the possible exception of concurrent invocation of free().

  In general, however, if an application may perform concurrent JDBCClob modifications and the integrity of the application depends on total order Clob modification semantics, then such operations should be synchronized on an appropriate monitor.

  Specified by:
    `setString` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the position at which to start writing to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents; The first position is 1
    `str` - the string to be written to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` designates
  Returns:
    the number of characters written
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if pos is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### setString

    public int setString(long pos,
                         String str,
                         int offset,
                         int len)
                  throws SQLException

  Writes `len` characters of `str`, starting at character `offset`, to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` represents. The string will overwrite the existing characters in the `Clob` object starting at the position `pos`. If the end of the `Clob` value is reached while writing the given string, then the length of the `Clob` value will be increased to accommodate the extra characters.

  Note: If the value specified for `pos` is greater then the length+1 of the `CLOB` value then the behavior is undefined. Some JDBC drivers may throw a `SQLException` while other drivers may support this operation.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  Starting with HSQLDB 2.0 this feature is supported.

  When built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), this operation affects only the client-side value; it has no effect upon a value stored in a database because JDBCConnection.createClob() constructs disconnected, initially empty Clob instances. To propagate the Clob value to a database in this case, it is required to supply the Clob instance to an updating or inserting setXXX method of a Prepared or Callable Statement, or to supply the Clob instance to an updateXXX method of an updateable ResultSet.

  Implementation Notes:

  If the value specified for `pos` is greater than the length of the `CLOB` value, then the `CLOB` value is extended in length to accept the written characters and the undefined region up to `pos` is filled with (char)0.

  No attempt is made to ensure precise thread safety. Instead, volatile member field and local variable snapshot isolation semantics are implemented. This is expected to eliminate most issues related to race conditions, with the possible exception of concurrent invocation of free().

  In general, however, if an application may perform concurrent JDBCClob modifications and the integrity of the application depends on total order Clob modification semantics, then such operations should be synchronized on an appropriate monitor.

  Specified by:
    `setString` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the position at which to start writing to this `CLOB` object; The first position is 1
    `str` - the string to be written to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents
    `offset` - the offset into `str` to start reading the characters to be written
    `len` - the number of characters to be written
  Returns:
    the number of characters written
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if pos is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### setAsciiStream

    public OutputStream setAsciiStream(long pos)
                                throws SQLException

  Retrieves a stream to be used to write ASCII characters to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents, starting at position `pos`. Characters written to the stream will overwrite the existing characters in the `Clob` object starting at the position `pos`. If the end of the `Clob` value is reached while writing characters to the stream, then the length of the `Clob` value will be increased to accommodate the extra characters.

  Note: If the value specified for `pos` is greater than the length of the `CLOB` value, then the behavior is undefined. Some JDBC drivers may throw a `SQLException` while other drivers may support this operation.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  Starting with HSQLDB 2.0 this feature is supported.

  When built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), this operation affects only the client-side value; it has no effect upon a value stored in a database because JDBCConnection.createClob() constructs disconnected, initially empty Clob instances. To propagate the Clob value to a database in this case, it is required to supply the Clob instance to an updating or inserting setXXX method of a Prepared or Callable Statement, or to supply the Clob instance to an updateXXX method of an updateable ResultSet.

  Implementation Notes:

  The data written to the stream does not appear in this Clob until the stream is closed.

  When the stream is closed, if the value specified for `pos` is greater than the length of the `CLOB` value, then the `CLOB` value is extended in length to accept the written characters and the undefined region up to `pos` is filled with (char)0.

  Also, no attempt is made to ensure precise thread safety. Instead, volatile member field and local variable snapshot isolation semantics are implemented. This is expected to eliminate most issues related to race conditions, with the possible exception of concurrent invocation of free().

  In general, however, if an application may perform concurrent JDBCClob modifications and the integrity of the application depends on total order Clob modification semantics, then such operations should be synchronized on an appropriate monitor.

  Specified by:
    `setAsciiStream` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the position at which to start writing to this `CLOB` object; The first position is 1
  Returns:
    the stream to which ASCII encoded characters can be written
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if pos is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7.2
  See Also:
    `getAsciiStream()`

### setCharacterStream

    public Writer setCharacterStream(long pos)
                              throws SQLException

  Retrieves a stream to be used to write a stream of Unicode characters to the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` object represents, at position `pos`. Characters written to the stream will overwrite the existing characters in the `Clob` object starting at the position `pos`. If the end of the `Clob` value is reached while writing characters to the stream, then the length of the `Clob` value will be increased to accommodate the extra characters.

  Note: If the value specified for `pos` is greater then the length+1 of the `CLOB` value then the behavior is undefined. Some JDBC drivers may throw a `SQLException` while other drivers may support this operation.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  Starting with HSQLDB 2.0 this feature is supported.

  When built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), this operation affects only the client-side value; it has no effect upon a value stored in a database because JDBCConnection.createClob() constructs disconnected, initially empty Clob instances. To propagate the Clob value to a database in this case, it is required to supply the Clob instance to an updating or inserting setXXX method of a Prepared or Callable Statement, or to supply the Clob instance to an updateXXX method of an updateable ResultSet.

  Implementation Notes:

  The data written to the stream does not appear in this Clob until the stream is closed.

  When the stream is closed, if the value specified for `pos` is greater than the length of the `CLOB` value, then the `CLOB` value is extended in length to accept the written characters and the undefined region up to `pos` is filled with (char)0.

  Also, no attempt is made to ensure precise thread safety. Instead, volatile member field and local variable snapshot isolation semantics are implemented. This is expected to eliminate most issues related to race conditions, with the possible exception of concurrent invocation of free().

  In general, however, if an application may perform concurrent JDBCClob modifications and the integrity of the application depends on total order Clob modification semantics, then such operations should be synchronized on an appropriate monitor.

  Specified by:
    `setCharacterStream` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the position at which to start writing to the `CLOB` value; The first position is 1
  Returns:
    a stream to which Unicode encoded characters can be written
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if pos is less than 1
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7.2
  See Also:
    `getCharacterStream()`

### truncate

    public void truncate(long len)
                  throws SQLException

  Truncates the `CLOB` value that this `Clob` designates to have a length of `len` characters.

  Note: If the value specified for `len` is greater than the length of the `CLOB` value, then the behavior is undefined. Some JDBC drivers may throw a `SQLException` while other drivers may support this operation.

  ### HSQLDB-Specific Information:

  Starting with HSQLDB 2.0 this feature is fully supported.

  When built under JDK 1.6+ and the Clob instance is constructed as a result of calling JDBCConnection.createClob(), this operation affects only the client-side value; it has no effect upon a value stored in a database because JDBCConnection.createClob() constructs disconnected, initially empty Blob instances. To propagate the truncated Clob value to a database in this case, it is required to supply the Clob instance to an updating or inserting setXXX method of a Prepared or Callable Statement, or to supply the Blob instance to an updateXXX method of an updateable ResultSet.

  Implementation Notes:

  HSQLDB throws an SQLException if the specified `len` is greater than the value returned by `length`.

  Specified by:
    `truncate` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `len` - the length, in characters, to which the `CLOB` value should be truncated
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if there is an error accessing the `CLOB` value or if len is less than 0
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7.2

### free

    public void free()
              throws SQLException

  This method frees the `Clob` object and releases the resources the resources that it holds. The object is invalid once the `free` method is called.

  After `free` has been called, any attempt to invoke a method other than `free` will result in a `SQLException` being thrown. If `free` is called multiple times, the subsequent calls to `free` are treated as a no-op.

  Specified by:
    `free` in interface `Clob`
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if an error occurs releasing the Clob's resources
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 2.0

### getCharacterStream

    public Reader getCharacterStream(long pos,
                                     long length)
                              throws SQLException

  Returns a `Reader` object that contains a partial `Clob` value, starting with the character specified by pos, which is length characters in length.

  Specified by:
    `getCharacterStream` in interface `Clob`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the offset to the first character of the partial value to be retrieved. The first character in the Clob is at position 1.
    `length` - the length in characters of the partial value to be retrieved.
  Returns:
    `Reader` through which the partial `Clob` value can be read.
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if pos is less than 1 or if pos is greater than the number of characters in the `Clob` or if pos + length is greater than the number of characters in the `Clob`
    `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
  Since:
    JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 2.0

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