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+/*************************************************************************
+/* Blob.java -- Access a SQL Binary Large OBject.
+/*
+/* Copyright (c) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Written by Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+/*
+/* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+/* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published 
+/* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+/* (at your option) any later verion.
+/*
+/* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+/* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+/* GNU Library General Public License for more details.
+/*
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+/* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
+/* Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package java.sql;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+  * This interface specified methods for accessing a SQL BLOB (Binary
+  * Large OBject) type.
+  *
+  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+  */
+public abstract interface Blob
+{
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns the number of bytes in the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @return The number of bytes in the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract long
+length() throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns up to the requested bytes of this BLOB as a 
+  * <code>byte</code> array.
+  *
+  * @param offset The index into the BLOB to start returning bytes from.
+  * @param length The requested number of bytes to return.
+  *
+  * @return The requested bytes from the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract byte[]
+getBytes(long offset, int length) throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns a stream that will read the bytes of the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @return A stream that will read the bytes of the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract InputStream
+getBinaryStream() throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns the index into the BLOB at which the first instance
+  * of the specified bytes occur.  The searching starts at the specified
+  * index into the BLOB.
+  *
+  * @param pattern The byte pattern to search for.
+  * @param offset The index into the BLOB to starting searching for the pattern.
+  *
+  * @return The offset at which the pattern is first found, or -1 if the
+  * pattern is not found.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract long
+position(byte[] pattern, long offset) throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns the index into the BLOB at which the first instance
+  * of the specified pattern occurs.  The searching starts at the specified
+  * index into this BLOB.  The bytes in the specified <code>Blob</code> are
+  * used as the search pattern.
+  *
+  * @param pattern The <code>Blob</code> containing the byte pattern to
+  * search for.
+  * @param offset The index into the BLOB to starting searching for the pattern.
+  *
+  * @return The offset at which the pattern is first found, or -1 if the
+  * pattern is not found.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract long
+position(Blob pattern, long offset) throws SQLException;
+
+} // interface Blob
+