MatchPos (OraLOB/BFILE) Method

Applies To

OraBLOB, OraCLOB

OraBFILE

Description

Returns the position of the nth occurrence of the pattern starting at the offset.

Arguments

[in] pattern	A String for CLOB or Byte Array for BLOB or BFILE that is searched for in the LOB.
[in] Offset	The starting position in the LOB or BFILE for the search.
[in] nth	The occurrence number

Usage

position = OraBlob.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth

position = OraClob.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth

position = OraBFile.MatchPos pattern, offset, nth

Remarks

This call is currently implemented by executing a PL/SQL block that utilizes DBMS_LOB.INSTR()