## Uses of Class
oracle.sql.CLOB

Packages that use CLOB
oracle.jdbc: Beginning in Oracle9i, the Oracle extensions to JDBC are captured in the package `oracle.jdbc`.
oracle.sql: A package of classes that represent java SQL types and Oracle specific SQL types.

### Uses of CLOB in oracle.jdbc

Methods in oracle.jdbc that return CLOB
`CLOB` OracleCallableStatement.`getCLOB​(int parameterIndex)` Retrieves data into an `oracle.sql.CLOB` object.
`CLOB` OracleResultSet.`getCLOB​(int columnIndex)` Oracle extension.
`CLOB` OracleResultSet.`getCLOB​(java.lang.String columnName)` Oracle extension.

Methods in oracle.jdbc with parameters of type CLOB
`void` OracleCallableStatement.`setCLOB​(java.lang.String parameterName, CLOB x)` Sets the designated parameter to an `oracle.sql.CLOB`value.
`void` OraclePreparedStatement.`setCLOB​(int parameterIndex, CLOB lob)` Binds the designated parameter to a `oracle.sql.CLOB` value.
`void` OraclePreparedStatement.`setCLOBAtName​(java.lang.String parameterName, CLOB value)` Sets the designated parameter to an oracle.sql.CLOB value.
`void` OracleResultSet.`updateCLOB​(int columnIndex, CLOB value)` Oracle extension.
`void` OracleResultSet.`updateCLOB​(java.lang.String columnName, CLOB value)` Oracle extension.

### Uses of CLOB in oracle.sql

Subclasses of CLOB in oracle.sql
`class` `NCLOB` Deprecated. Use java.sql.NClob interface for declaration instead of using concrete class oracle.sql.NCLOB.

Methods in oracle.sql that return CLOB
`static CLOB` CLOB.`createTemporary​(java.sql.Connection conn, boolean cache, int _duration)` Deprecated. Create a temporary clob.
`static CLOB` CLOB.`createTemporary​(java.sql.Connection conn, boolean cache, int _duration, short form_of_use)` Deprecated. Create a temporary clob or nclob.
`static CLOB` CLOB.`empty_lob()` Deprecated. use getEmptyCLOB instead
`static CLOB` CLOB.`getEmptyCLOB()` Deprecated. Return a empty lob.

Methods in oracle.sql with parameters of type CLOB
`static void` CLOB.`freeTemporary​(CLOB temp_lob)` Deprecated. Free the contents and the locator of the temporary clob.
`static short` CLOB.`getDuration​(CLOB lob)` Deprecated. return the duration of a temporary LOB
`static boolean` CLOB.`isTemporary​(CLOB lob)` Deprecated. Return true if the lob locator points to a temporary clob.