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<dd><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/AbstractBlob.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado.lob">AbstractBlob</a>, <a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/ByteArrayBlob.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado.lob">ByteArrayBlob</a>, <a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/FileBlob.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado.lob">FileBlob</a></dd>
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<pre>public interface <span class="strong">Blob</span>
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<div class="block">Provides access to BLOBs, which are Binary Large OBjects. Consider accessing
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Author:</span></dt>
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<dt><span class="strong">See Also:</span></dt><dd><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/Clob.html" title="interface in com.amazon.carbonado.lob"><code>Clob</code></a></dd></dl>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/Blob.html#asString()">asString</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Convenience method to capture all the Blob data as a single String,
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<div class="block">Convenience method to capture all the Blob data as a single String,
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>long</code></td>
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/Blob.html#setValue(java.lang.String)">setValue</a></strong>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</code>
<div class="block">Convenience method to overwrite all Blob data with the value of a single
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/lob/Blob.html#setValue(java.lang.String, java.nio.charset.Charset)">setValue</a></strong>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
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<div class="block">Convenience method to overwrite all Blob data with the value of a single
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<div class="block">Returns an InputStream for reading Blob data positioned at the
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>InputStream for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe</dd>
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<div class="block">Returns an InputStream for reading Blob data. The Blob implementation
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>pos</code> - desired zero-based position to read from</dd>
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<div class="block">Returns an InputStream for reading Blob data. A suggested buffer size
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>pos</code> - desired zero-based position to read from</dd><dd><code>bufferSize</code> - suggest that the input stream buffer be at least this large (in bytes)</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>InputStream for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
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<div class="block">Returns the length of this Blob, in bytes.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to capture all the Blob data as a single String,
 assuming UTF-8 encoding. Call within a transaction scope to ensure the
 data does not change while the String is being built.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if resulting String length would be
 greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.OutOfMemoryError</code> - if not enough memory to hold Blob as a single String</dd>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to capture all the Blob data as a single String,
 decoded against the given charset. Call within a transaction scope to
 ensure the data does not change while the String is being built.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>charsetName</code> - name of character set to decode String</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.nio.charset.IllegalCharsetNameException</code> - if the given charset name is illegal</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if resulting String length would be
 greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.OutOfMemoryError</code> - if not enough memory to hold Blob as a single String</dd>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to capture all the Blob data as a single String,
 decoded against the given charset. Call within a transaction scope to
 ensure the data does not change while the String is being built.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>charset</code> - character set to decode String</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if resulting String length would be
 greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.OutOfMemoryError</code> - if not enough memory to hold Blob as a single String</dd>
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<div class="block">Returns an OutputStream for writing Blob data, positioned at the
 start. The Blob implementation selects an appropriate buffer size for
 the stream.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>OutputStream for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe</dd>
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<div class="block">Returns an OutputStream for writing Blob data. The Blob implementation
 selects an appropriate buffer size for the stream.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>pos</code> - desired zero-based position to write to</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>OutputStream for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if position is negative</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/PersistException.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado">PersistException</a></code></dd></dl>
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<div class="block">Returns an OutputStream for writing Blob data. A suggested buffer size
 must be provided, but it might be ignored by the Blob implementation.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>pos</code> - desired zero-based position to write to</dd><dd><code>bufferSize</code> - suggest that the output stream buffer be at least this large (in bytes)</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>OutputStream for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if position is negative</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/PersistException.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado">PersistException</a></code></dd></dl>
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<div class="block">Set the length of this Blob, in bytes. If the new length is shorter, the
 Blob is truncated. If the new length is longer, the Blob is padded with
 zeros.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>length</code> - new length to set to</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if length is negative</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/PersistDeniedException.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado">PersistDeniedException</a></code> - if Blob is read-only</dd>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to overwrite all Blob data with the value of a single
 String, applying UTF-8 encoding. The Blob length may grow or shrink, to
 match the encoded String value. Call within a transaction scope to
 ensure the data and length does not change while the value is set.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>value</code> - Blob is overwritten with this value</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if value is null</dd>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to overwrite all Blob data with the value of a single
 String, applying the given charset encoding. The Blob length may grow or
 shrink, to match the encoded String value. Call within a transaction
 scope to ensure the data and length does not change while the value is
 set.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>value</code> - Blob is overwritten with this value</dd><dd><code>charsetName</code> - name of character set to encode String</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.nio.charset.IllegalCharsetNameException</code> - if the given charset name is illegal</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if value is null</dd>
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<div class="block">Convenience method to overwrite all Blob data with the value of a single
 String, applying the given charset encoding. The Blob length may grow or
 shrink, to match the encoded String value. Call within a transaction
 scope to ensure the data and length does not change while the value is
 set.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>value</code> - Blob is overwritten with this value</dd><dd><code>charset</code> - character set to encode String</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if value is null</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../com/amazon/carbonado/PersistException.html" title="class in com.amazon.carbonado">PersistException</a></code></dd></dl>
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