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* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
*
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*/
package org.hibernate.engine.jdbc;
import java.io.InputStream;
Wraps a binary stream to also provide the length which is needed when binding.
Author: Steve Ebersole
/**
* Wraps a binary stream to also provide the length which is needed when binding.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface BinaryStream {
Retrieve the input stream.
Returns: The input stream
/**
* Retrieve the input stream.
*
* @return The input stream
*/
public InputStream getInputStream();
Access to the bytes.
Returns: The bytes.
/**
* Access to the bytes.
*
* @return The bytes.
*/
public byte[] getBytes();
Retrieve the length of the input stream
Returns: The input stream length
/**
* Retrieve the length of the input stream
*
* @return The input stream length
*/
public long getLength();
Release any underlying resources.
/**
* Release any underlying resources.
*/
public void release();
}