OracleBinary Structure

The OracleBinary structure represents a variable-length stream of binary data to be stored in or retrieved from a database.

Class Inheritance

System.Object

  System.ValueType

    Oracle.DataAccess.Types.OracleBinary

Declaration

// ADO.NET 2.0: C#
public struct OracleBinary : IComparable, INullable, IXmlSerializable

// ADO.NET 1.x: C#public struct OracleBinary : IComparable, INullable

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class OracleBinarySample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    // Initialize the OracleBinary structures
    OracleBinary binary1= new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4,5});
    OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3});
    OracleBinary binary3 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {4,5});
    OracleBinary binary4 = binary2 + binary3;
    
    // Compare binary1 and binary4; they're equal
    if (binary1 == binary4)
      Console.WriteLine("The two OracleBinary structs are equal");
    else
      Console.WriteLine("The two OracleBinary structs are different");
  }
}

Requirements

Namespace: Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Assembly: Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Microsoft .NET Framework Version: 1.x or 2.0

---

OracleBinary Members

OracleBinary members are listed in the following tables:

OracleBinary Constructors

OracleBinary constructors are listed in Table 12-1

OracleBinary Static Fields

The OracleBinary static fields are listed in Table 12-2.

OracleBinary Static Methods

The OracleBinary static methods are listed in Table 12-3.

OracleBinary Static Operators

The OracleBinary static operators are listed in Table 12-4.

OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

The OracleBinary static type conversion operators are listed in Table 12-5.

OracleBinary Properties

The OracleBinary properties are listed in Table 12-6.

OracleBinary Instance Methods

The OracleBinary instance methods are listed in Table 12-7.

---

OracleBinary Constructor

The OracleBinary constructor instantiates a new instance of the OracleBinary structure and sets its value to the provided array of bytes.

Declaration

// C#
public OracleBinary(byte[ ] bytes); 

Parameters

• bytes

  A byte array.

---

OracleBinary Static Fields

The OracleBinary static fields are listed in Table 12-8.

Null

This static field represents a null value that can be assigned to an instance of the OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static readonly OracleBinary Null;

---

OracleBinary Static Methods

The OracleBinary static methods are listed in Table 12-9.

Concat

This method returns the concatenation of two OracleBinary structures.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBinary Concat(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

An OracleBinary.

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OracleBinary structure has a null value.

Equals

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool Equals(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleBinary values are equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

GreaterThan

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThan(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class GreaterThanSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary1 = OracleBinary.Null;
    OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1});
 
    // Compare two OracleBinary structs; binary1 < binary2
    if (OracleBinary.GreaterThan(binary1, binary2))
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 > binary2");
    else
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 < binary2");
  }
}

GreaterThanOrEqual

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqual(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

LessThan

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThan(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

LessThanOrEqual

This method determines whether or not the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool LessThanOrEqual(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

NotEquals

This method determines whether or not two OracleBinary values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool NotEquals(OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if two OracleBinary values are not equal; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

---

OracleBinary Static Operators

The OracleBinary static operators are listed in Table 12-10.

operator +

This method concatenates two OracleBinary values.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleBinary operator + (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

OracleBinary

Remarks

If either argument has a null value, the returned OacleBinary structure has a null value.

operator ==

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator == (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if they are the same; otherwise returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

operator >

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator > (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class OperatorSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary1 = OracleBinary.Null;
    OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1});
 
    // Compare two OracleBinary structs; binary1 < binary2
    if (binary1 > binary2)
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 > binary2");
    else
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 < binary2");
  }
}

operator >=

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator >= (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is greater than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

operator !=

This method determines if two OracleBinary values are not equal.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator != (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the two OracleBinary values are not equal; otherwise, returns false.

operator <

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator < ( OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value2);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

operator <=

This method determines if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second.

Declaration

// C#
public static bool operator <= (OracleBinary value1, OracleBinary value1);

Parameters

• value1

  The first OracleBinary.

• value2

  The second OracleBinary.

Return Value

Returns true if the first of two OracleBinary values is less than or equal to the second; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

---

OracleBinary Static Type Conversion Operators

The OracleBinary static type conversion operators are listed in Table 12-11.

explicit operator byte[ ]

This method converts an OracleBinary value to a byte array.

Declaration

// C#
public static explicit operator byte[ ] (OracleBinary val);

Parameters

• val

  An OracleBinary.

Return Value

A byte array.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The OracleBinary structure has a null value.

implicit operator OracleBinary

This method converts a byte array to an OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public static implicit operator OracleBinary(byte[ ] bytes);

Parameters

• bytes

  A byte array.

Return Value

OracleBinary

---

OracleBinary Properties

The OracleBinary properties are listed in Table 12-12.

IsNull

This property indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value.

Declaration

// C#
public bool IsNull {get;}

Property Value

Returns true if the current instance has a null value; otherwise returns false.

Item

This property obtains the particular byte in an OracleBinary structure using an index.

Declaration

// C#
public byte this[int index] {get;}

Property Value

A byte in the specified index.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class ItemSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});
 
    // Prints the value 4
    Console.WriteLine(binary[binary.Length - 1]); 
  }
}

Length

This property returns the length of the binary data.

Declaration

// C#
public int length {get;}

Property Value

Length of the binary data.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class LengthSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});
 
    // Prints the value 4
    Console.WriteLine(binary.Length);
  }
}

Value

This property returns the binary data that is stored in the OracleBinary structure.

Declaration

// C#
public byte[] Value {get;}

Property Value

Binary data.

Exceptions

OracleNullValueException - The current instance has a null value.

---

OracleBinary Instance Methods

The OracleBinary instance methods are listed in Table 12-13.

CompareTo

This method compares the current instance to an object and returns an integer that represents their relative values

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

• obj

  The object being compared.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

• Less than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is less than obj.

• Zero: if the current OracleBinary instance and obj values have the same binary data.

• Greater than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleBinary.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• The comparison must be between OracleBinarys. For example, comparing an OracleBinary instance with an OracleTimeStamp instance is not allowed. When an OracleBinary is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
 
class CompareToSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary1 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3});
    OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});
    
    // Compare
    if (binary1.CompareTo(binary2) == 0)
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 is the same as binary2");
    else
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 is different from binary2");      
  }
}

Equals

This method determines whether or not an object is an instance of OracleBinary, and has the same binary data as the current instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

• obj

  The object being compared.

Return Value

Returns true if obj is an instance of OracleBinary, and has the same binary data as the current instance; otherwise, returns false.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.

• Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

GetHashCode

Overrides Object

This method returns a hash code for the OracleBinary instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value

An int that represents the hash.

ToString

Overrides Object

This method converts an OracleBinary instance to a string instance.

Declaration

// C#
public override string ToString();

Return Value

string

Remarks

If the current OracleBinary instance has a null value, the returned string "null".