CharacterStream (Hibernate Javadocs)

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.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Reader`	`asReader()`	Provides access to the underlying data as a Reader.
`String`	`asString()`	Provides access to the underlying data as a String.
`long`	`getLength()`	Retrieve the number of characters.
`void`	`release()`	Release any underlying resources.

- Method Detail
  - asReader
```
Reader asReader()
```
    Provides access to the underlying data as a Reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    The reader.
  - asString
```
String asString()
```
    Provides access to the underlying data as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    The underlying String data
  - getLength
```
long getLength()
```
    Retrieve the number of characters.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of characters.
  - release
```
void release()
```
    Release any underlying resources.