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OCI-Lob->erase

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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. Parameters length and offset are optional. OCI-Lob->erase() erases all LOB data by default.

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

OCI-Lob->erase() returns the actual number of characters/bytes erased or FALSE in case of error.

Parameters

offset

length

See Also

OCI-Lob->truncate

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