Ming, Since BLOBs can contain binary data, some values cannot be represented in a Java String variable (ie. 0).
-Richard -----Original Message----- From: Ming Xue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:07 AM To: 'ibatis-user-java@incubator.apache.org' Subject: RE: BLOB type handler I try to map BLOB to byte[] and it works, BUT the question is : How to map BLOB to String? and other possible java types? -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Goodin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:58 PM To: ibatis-user-java@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: BLOB type handler This link may help you. We used to have a FAQ on our wiki that dealt with it. But, recent transitions have removed it. http://www.mail-archive.com/ibatis-user-java@incubator.apache.org/msg01800.h tml On 5/4/05, Ming Xue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DB is oracle 9i, I already have the code to read/write BLOB, the > question is > how to plug in these code into the Framework? > > In the app, BLOB is used in multiple places : > > JDBC type Java Type > BLOB String > BLOB XML > BLOB Java Object > > How should I use the Custom Type handler to handle these cases ? or > there are other ways? > > thanks > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brandon Goodin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:48 PM > To: ibatis-user-java@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: BLOB type handler > > Depends on what database you are using and how their driver supports > it. Please provide more information. > > Brandon > > On 5/4/05, Ming Xue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am doing some testing on Custom Type Handler, in my project, BLOB > > is mapped to a "String" type java bean property, it seems the > > Framework can > > not set the value properly. Does the java bean property has to be byte[]? > > > > thanks > > >