com.metamatrix.connector.xml.base
Interface LargeTextValueReference

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileBackedValueReference, StringBackedValueReference

public interface LargeTextValueReference

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getContentAsString() Obtain the content held in the reference as a string.
long	getSize() Get total size of the object.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Obtain the actual original value that is held by the reference.
boolean	isBinary() Determine whether this is a blob or clob type object.

Method Detail

getValue

java.lang.Object getValue()

Obtain the actual original value that is held by the reference.

Returns:

The original large object from the source

getContentAsString

java.lang.String getContentAsString()
                                    throws ConnectorException

Obtain the content held in the reference as a string.

Returns:

String representation of reference content.

Throws:

ConnectorException

getSize

long getSize()

Get total size of the object. This is expected to potentially take a long time if the entire object must be scanned to determine the size.

Returns:

Size of the object in either bytes or characters, as appropriate

isBinary

boolean isBinary()

Determine whether this is a blob or clob type object.

Returns:

True if binary, false if character data