python-cx_Oracle/doc/src/variable.rst

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.. _varobj:
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Variable Objects
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.. note::
The DB API definition does not define this object.
.. attribute:: Variable.actualElements
This read-only attribute returns the actual number of elements in the
variable. This corresponds to the number of elements in a PL/SQL index-by
table for variables that are created using the method
:func:`Cursor.arrayvar()`. For all other variables this value will be
identical to the attribute :attr:`~Variable.numElements`.
.. attribute:: Variable.bufferSize
This read-only attribute returns the size of the buffer allocated for each
element in bytes.
.. method:: Variable.getvalue([pos=0])
Return the value at the given position in the variable.
.. attribute:: Variable.inconverter
This read-write attribute specifies the method used to convert data from
Python to the Oracle database. The method signature is converter(value)
and the expected return value is the value to bind to the database. If this
attribute is None, the value is bound directly without any conversion.
.. attribute:: Variable.numElements
This read-only attribute returns the number of elements allocated in an
array, or the number of scalar items that can be fetched into the variable
or bound to the variable.
.. attribute:: Variable.outconverter
This read-write attribute specifies the method used to convert data from
from the Oracle to Python. The method signature is converter(value)
and the expected return value is the value to return to Python. If this
attribute is None, the value is returned directly without any conversion.
.. method:: Variable.setvalue(pos, value)
Set the value at the given position in the variable.
.. attribute:: Variable.size
This read-only attribute returns the size of the variable. For strings this
value is the size in characters. For all others, this is same value as the
attribute bufferSize.
.. attribute:: Variable.type
This read-only attribute returns the type of the variable for those
variables that bind Oracle objects (it is not present for any other type of
variable).
.. attribute:: Variable.values
This read-only attribute returns a copy of the value of all actual
positions in the variable as a list. The number of items in the list will
correspond to the value of the :attr:`~Variable.actualElements` attribute.