## org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob
Interface LobCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DefaultLobHandler.DefaultLobCreator, OracleLobHandler.OracleLobCreator

    public interface LobCreator

Interface that abstracts potentially database-specific creation of large binary fields and large text fields. Does not work with `java.sql.Blob` and `java.sql.Clob` instances in the API, as some JDBC drivers do not support these types as such.

The LOB creation part is where `LobHandler` implementations usually differ. Possible strategies include usage of `PreparedStatement.setBinaryStream/setCharacterStream` but also `PreparedStatement.setBlob/setClob` with either a stream argument (requires JDBC 4.0) or `java.sql.Blob/Clob` wrapper objects.

A LobCreator represents a session for creating BLOBs: It is not thread-safe and needs to be instantiated for each statement execution or for each transaction. Each LobCreator needs to be closed after completion.

For convenient working with a PreparedStatement and a LobCreator, consider using `JdbcTemplate` with an `AbstractLobCreatingPreparedStatementCallback` implementation. See the latter's javadoc for details.

Since:
  04.12.2003
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `close()`, `LobHandler.getLobCreator()`, `DefaultLobHandler.DefaultLobCreator`, `OracleLobHandler.OracleLobCreator`, `PreparedStatement.setBlob(int, java.sql.Blob)`, `PreparedStatement.setClob(int, java.sql.Clob)`, `PreparedStatement.setBytes(int, byte[])`, `PreparedStatement.setBinaryStream(int, java.io.InputStream, int)`, `PreparedStatement.setString(int, java.lang.String)`, `PreparedStatement.setAsciiStream(int, java.io.InputStream, int)`, `PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(int, java.io.Reader, int)`

Method Summary
`void` `close()` Close this LobCreator session and free its temporarily created BLOBs and CLOBs.
`void` `setBlobAsBinaryStream(PreparedStatement ps, int paramIndex, InputStream contentStream, int contentLength)` Set the given content as binary stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index.
`void` `setBlobAsBytes(PreparedStatement ps, int paramIndex, byte[] content)` Set the given content as bytes on the given statement, using the given parameter index.
`void` `setClobAsAsciiStream(PreparedStatement ps, int paramIndex, InputStream asciiStream, int contentLength)` Set the given content as ASCII stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index.
`void` `setClobAsCharacterStream(PreparedStatement ps, int paramIndex, Reader characterStream, int contentLength)` Set the given content as character stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index.
`void` `setClobAsString(PreparedStatement ps, int paramIndex, String content)` Set the given content as String on the given statement, using the given parameter index.

Method Detail

### setBlobAsBytes

    void setBlobAsBytes(PreparedStatement ps,
                        int paramIndex,
                        byte[] content)
                        throws SQLException

  Set the given content as bytes on the given statement, using the given parameter index. Might simply invoke `PreparedStatement.setBytes` or create a Blob instance for it, depending on the database and driver.

  Parameters:
    `ps` - the PreparedStatement to the set the content on
    `paramIndex` - the parameter index to use
    `content` - the content as byte array, or `null` for SQL NULL
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if thrown by JDBC methods
  See Also:
    `PreparedStatement.setBytes(int, byte[])`

### setBlobAsBinaryStream

    void setBlobAsBinaryStream(PreparedStatement ps,
                               int paramIndex,
                               InputStream contentStream,
                               int contentLength)
                               throws SQLException

  Set the given content as binary stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index. Might simply invoke `PreparedStatement.setBinaryStream` or create a Blob instance for it, depending on the database and driver.

  Parameters:
    `ps` - the PreparedStatement to the set the content on
    `paramIndex` - the parameter index to use
    `contentStream` - the content as binary stream, or `null` for SQL NULL
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if thrown by JDBC methods
  See Also:
    `PreparedStatement.setBinaryStream(int, java.io.InputStream, int)`

### setClobAsString

    void setClobAsString(PreparedStatement ps,
                         int paramIndex,
                         String content)
                         throws SQLException

  Set the given content as String on the given statement, using the given parameter index. Might simply invoke `PreparedStatement.setString` or create a Clob instance for it, depending on the database and driver.

  Parameters:
    `ps` - the PreparedStatement to the set the content on
    `paramIndex` - the parameter index to use
    `content` - the content as String, or `null` for SQL NULL
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if thrown by JDBC methods
  See Also:
    `PreparedStatement.setBytes(int, byte[])`

### setClobAsAsciiStream

    void setClobAsAsciiStream(PreparedStatement ps,
                              int paramIndex,
                              InputStream asciiStream,
                              int contentLength)
                              throws SQLException

  Set the given content as ASCII stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index. Might simply invoke `PreparedStatement.setAsciiStream` or create a Clob instance for it, depending on the database and driver.

  Parameters:
    `ps` - the PreparedStatement to the set the content on
    `paramIndex` - the parameter index to use
    `asciiStream` - the content as ASCII stream, or `null` for SQL NULL
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if thrown by JDBC methods
  See Also:
    `PreparedStatement.setAsciiStream(int, java.io.InputStream, int)`

### setClobAsCharacterStream

    void setClobAsCharacterStream(PreparedStatement ps,
                                  int paramIndex,
                                  Reader characterStream,
                                  int contentLength)
                                  throws SQLException

  Set the given content as character stream on the given statement, using the given parameter index. Might simply invoke `PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream` or create a Clob instance for it, depending on the database and driver.

  Parameters:
    `ps` - the PreparedStatement to the set the content on
    `paramIndex` - the parameter index to use
    `characterStream` - the content as character stream, or `null` for SQL NULL
  Throws:
    `SQLException` - if thrown by JDBC methods
  See Also:
    `PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(int, java.io.Reader, int)`

### close

    void close()

  Close this LobCreator session and free its temporarily created BLOBs and CLOBs. Will not need to do anything if using PreparedStatement's standard methods, but might be necessary to free database resources if using proprietary means.

  NOTE: Needs to be invoked after the involved PreparedStatements have been executed or the affected O/R mapping sessions have been flushed. Otherwise, the database resources for the temporary BLOBs might stay allocated.

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