IBM DB2 User Manual

sqlj.runtime.CharacterStream class
The sqlj.runtime.CharacterStream class is for an input stream of character data
with a specified length.
The sqlj.runtime.CharacterStream class is derived from the java.io.Reader class,
and extends the java.io.FilterReader class. SQLJ interprets the bytes in an
sqlj.runtime.CharacterStream object are interpreted as Unicode data. A Reader
object with Unicode data needs to be passed as a sqlj.runtime.CharacterStream
object.
Constructors
CharacterStream(InputStream)
Format:
public CharacterStream(java.io.Reader input-stream)
Creates a character java.io.Reader object with an unspecified length.
Parameters:
input-stream
The Reader object that SQLJ interprets as an CharacterStream object.
CharacterStream(InputStream, int)
Format:
public CharacterStream(java.io.Reader input-stream, int length)
Creates a character java.io.Reader object with a specified length.
Parameters:
input-stream
The Reader object that SQLJ interprets as an CharacterStream object.
length
The length of the Reader object that SQLJ interprets as an CharacterStream
object.
Methods
getReader
Format:
public Reader getReader()
Returns the underlying Reader object that is wrapped by the CharacterStream
object.
getLength
Format:
public void getLength()
Returns the length in characters of the wrapped Reader object, as specified by
the constructor or in the last call to setLength.
setLength
Format:
public void setLength (int length)
Sets the number of characters that are read from the Reader object when the
object is passed as an input argument to an SQL operation.
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IBM DB2 Specifications

General

Developer	IBM
Initial Release	1983
License	Proprietary
Written in	C, C++
Category	Database Management System (RDBMS)
Operating System	Linux, Windows
Programming Languages	C, C++
Data Models	Relational
Editions	Community, Standard, Advanced
Key Features	high availability, scalability