OCILob::read
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)
OCILob::read — Reads part of the large object
Description
Reading stops when length of bytes have been read for a BLOB,
when length of characters have been read for a CLOB,
or when the end of the large object is reached. Internal pointer of the large object
will be shifted on the amount of bytes/characters read.
Parameters
length
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The length of data to read, in bytes (BLOB) or characters (CLOB).
Large values will be rounded down to 1 MB.
Return Values
Returns the contents as a string, or false on failure.