OCILob::read
Reads part of the large object
Description
public stringfalse OCILob::read(int $length
)
Reading stops when length
of bytes have been read for a BLOB,
when length
of characters have been read for a CLOB,
or when the end of the large object is reached. Internal pointer of the large object
will be shifted on the amount of bytes/characters read.
Parameters
-
length
-
The length of data to read, in bytes (BLOB) or characters (CLOB).
Large values will be rounded down to 1 MB.
Return Values
Returns the contents as a string, or false
on failure.