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OceanBase Connector/J

V2.4.19
  • What is OceanBase Connector J?
    • Overview of OceanBase Connector/J
    • Compatibility requirements
  • Install Driver
    • Install and load OceanBase Connector/J
  • Instructions
    • Quick start
      • Import packages
      • Establish a database connection
      • Create a Statement object
      • Run queries and retrieve ResultSet objects
      • Process ResultSet objects
      • Close ResultSet and Statement objects
      • Manage tables and data
      • Commit changes
      • Close a database connection
      • Examples
    • Data sources and URL
      • Data source overview
      • Database URL
      • clientInfoProvider
    • Java data streams
      • Overview of Java data streams
      • LONG and LONG RAW data types
      • Use LOBs
        • Overview of LOB data types
        • LOB data interface
        • LOB locator interface
      • CHAR, VARCHAR, and RAW data types
    • Statement caching
      • Overview of statement caching
      • Use statement caching
      • Reuse statement objects
    • Call a stored procedure
    • Handle SQL exceptions
    • Result set
      • Overview of result sets
      • Limitations
      • FetchSize
      • refreshRow
      • useCursorFetch
    • Batch processing
    • Failover and Load-Balancing
      • Failover and load balancing modes
      • LoadBalance strategies
      • Load balancing strategy configuration methods
      • Replication mode
    • Rich client
    • Logging
    • Network overheads
    • Show Trace
    • Security features
    • Troubleshooting
  • Reference
    • Features specific to the Oracle mode
      • Binary Protocol (Prepared Statements)
        • COM_STMT_PREPARE_EXECUTE
        • COM_STMT_SEND_PIECE_DATA
      • Call PL stored procedures
      • Scrollability of a result set
      • Use ARRAY and STRUCT classes
      • Distributed transactions
        • Overview
        • XA components
        • Distributed transaction examples
      • Obtain remarks
      • Data types supported in Oracle mode
      • Error messages in Oracle mode
    • Supported SQL and PL data types
    • Common APIs
      • Overview
      • java.sql.Connection
      • java.sql.CallableStatement
      • java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
      • java.sql.Driver
      • java.sql.PreparedStatement
      • java.sql.ParameterMetaData
      • java.sql.ResultSet
      • java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
      • java.sql.Statement
      • javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource
      • javax.naming.Context
      • javax.sql.PooledConnection
      • com.oceanbase.jdbc.ObPrepareStatement
    • Behavior differences between JDBC strict compatibility mode and non-strict compatibility mode
  • Release Notes
    • V2.4
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.19
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.18
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.17
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.16
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.15
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.14
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.13
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.12
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.11
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.8
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.5
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.4
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.3
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.2
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.1
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.4.0
    • V2.2
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.11
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.10
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.7
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.6
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.3
      • OceanBase Connector/J V2.2.0

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CHAR, VARCHAR, and RAW data types

Last Updated:2026-09-17 02:32:36

If you try to obtain a CHAR, VARCHAR, or RAW column as a data stream without redefining the column type, OceanBase Connector/J returns a Java InputStream object but does not actually transmit the stream.

For these data types, OceanBase Connector/J extracts all data into an in-memory buffer when it calls the executeQuery or next method. The entry point of a getXXXStream method returns the streams that read data from the buffer.

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