Package com.mckoi.database.global
Interface StringAccessor
- All Known Subinterfaces:
ClobRef
- All Known Implementing Classes:
StringObject
public interface StringAccessor
An interface used by the engine to access and process strings. This
interface allows us to access the contents of a string that may be
implemented in several different ways. For example, a string may be
represented as a java.lang.String object in memeory, or it may be
represented as an ASCII sequence in a store.
- Author:
- Tobias Downer
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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length
int length()Returns the number of characters in the string. -
getReader
Reader getReader()Returns a Reader that allows the string to be read sequentually from start to finish. -
toString
String toString()Returns this string as a java.lang.String object. Some care may be necessary with this call because a very large string will require a lot space on the heap.
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