OCI-Lob->erase

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

OCI-Lob->erase -- Erases a specified portion of the internal LOB data

Description

class OCI-Lob {

int erase ( [int offset [, int length]] )

}

Erases a specified portion of the internal LOB data starting at a specified offset. If called without parameters, it erases all LOB data.

For BLOBs, erasing means that the existing LOB value is overwritten with zero-bytes. For CLOBs, the existing LOB value is overwritten with spaces.

Parameters

offset

length

Return Values

Returns the actual number of characters/bytes erased or FALSE in case of error.

See Also

OCI-Lob->truncate