## Uses of Interface
java.sql.Blob

- Packages that use Blob
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.sql | Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the Java™ programming language.
  javax.sql | Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from the Java™ programming language.
  javax.sql.rowset | Standard interfaces and base classes for JDBC `RowSet` implementations.
  javax.sql.rowset.serial | Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language.

- - ### Uses of Blob in java.sql

    Methods in java.sql that return Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Blob` | Connection.`createBlob()` | Constructs an object that implements the `Blob` interface.
    `Blob` | CallableStatement.`getBlob​(int parameterIndex)` | Retrieves the value of the designated JDBC `BLOB` parameter as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.
    `Blob` | CallableStatement.`getBlob​(String parameterName)` | Retrieves the value of a JDBC `BLOB` parameter as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.
    `Blob` | ResultSet.`getBlob​(int columnIndex)` | Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this `ResultSet` object as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.
    `Blob` | ResultSet.`getBlob​(String columnLabel)` | Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this `ResultSet` object as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.
    `Blob` | SQLInput.`readBlob()` | Reads an SQL `BLOB` value from the stream and returns it as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.

    Methods in java.sql with parameters of type Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `long` | Blob.`position​(Blob pattern, long start)` | Retrieves the byte position in the `BLOB` value designated by this `Blob` object at which `pattern` begins.
    `void` | CallableStatement.`setBlob​(String parameterName, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter to the given `java.sql.Blob` object.
    `void` | PreparedStatement.`setBlob​(int parameterIndex, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter to the given `java.sql.Blob` object.
    `void` | ResultSet.`updateBlob​(int columnIndex, Blob x)` | Updates the designated column with a `java.sql.Blob` value.
    `void` | ResultSet.`updateBlob​(String columnLabel, Blob x)` | Updates the designated column with a `java.sql.Blob` value.
    `void` | SQLOutput.`writeBlob​(Blob x)` | Writes an SQL `BLOB` value to the stream.

  - ### Uses of Blob in javax.sql

    Methods in javax.sql with parameters of type Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | RowSet.`setBlob​(int i, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter in this `RowSet` object's command with the given `Blob` value.
    `void` | RowSet.`setBlob​(String parameterName, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter to the given `java.sql.Blob` object.

  - ### Uses of Blob in javax.sql.rowset

    Methods in javax.sql.rowset with parameters of type Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | BaseRowSet.`setBlob​(int parameterIndex, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter to the given `Blob` object in the Java programming language.
    `void` | BaseRowSet.`setBlob​(String parameterName, Blob x)` | Sets the designated parameter to the given `java.sql.Blob` object.

  - ### Uses of Blob in javax.sql.rowset.serial

    Classes in javax.sql.rowset.serial that implement Blob
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `SerialBlob` | A serialized mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL `BLOB` value.

    Methods in javax.sql.rowset.serial that return Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Blob` | SQLInputImpl.`readBlob()` | Retrieves the `BLOB` value at the head of this `SQLInputImpl` object as a `Blob` object in the Java programming language.

    Methods in javax.sql.rowset.serial with parameters of type Blob
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `long` | SerialBlob.`position​(Blob pattern, long start)` | Returns the position in this `SerialBlob` object where the given `Blob` object begins, starting the search at the specified position.
    `void` | SQLOutputImpl.`writeBlob​(Blob x)` | Writes a `Blob` object in the Java programming language to this `SQLOutputImpl` object.

    Constructors in javax.sql.rowset.serial with parameters of type Blob
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `SerialBlob​(Blob blob)` | Constructs a `SerialBlob` object that is a serialized version of the given `Blob` object.