dismiss Step into the future! Click here to switch to the beta php.net site
downloads | documentation | faq | getting help | mailing lists | licenses | wiki | reporting bugs | php.net sites | conferences | my php.net

search for in the

OCI-Lob::rewind> <OCI-Lob::load
[edit] Last updated: Fri, 28 Jun 2013

view this page in

OCI-Lob::read

(PHP 5, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)

OCI-Lob::readReads part of the large object

Description

string OCI-Lob::read ( int $length )

Reads length bytes from the current position of LOB's internal pointer.

Reading stops when length bytes have been read or end of the large object is reached. Internal pointer of the large object will be shifted on the amount of bytes read.

Parameters

length

The length of data to read, in bytes.

Return Values

Returns the contents as a string, or FALSE on failure.



add a note add a note User Contributed Notes OCI-Lob::read - [2 notes]
up
1
Marcin Matras
3 months ago
To read LOB into variable you can use OCI-Lob::load

<?php
$foo
= $MyBlob->load();
?>
up
-1
alvaro at demogracia dot com
4 years ago
To read the whole LOB into a variable:

<?php
$foo
= $MyBlob->read($MyBlob->size());
?>

 
show source | credits | stats | sitemap | contact | advertising | mirror sites