org.hibernate.type.descriptor
Interface CharacterStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharacterStreamImpl

public interface CharacterStream

Wraps a character stream (reader) to also provide the length (number of characters) which is needed when binding.

Author:

Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

int	getLength() Retrieve the number of characters.
Reader	getReader() Retrieve the reader.

Method Detail

getReader

Reader getReader()

Retrieve the reader.

Returns:

The reader.

getLength

int getLength()

Retrieve the number of characters. JDBC 3 and earlier defined the length in terms of int type rather than long type :(

Returns:

The number of characters.