getBinaryStream(int columnIndex)

Syntax:

InputStream getBinaryStream(int columnIndex)
                           throws SQLException

Description:

Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a stream of uninterpreted bytes. The value can then be read in chunks from the stream. This method is particularly suitable for retrieving large LONGVARBINARY values.

Parameters:

columnIndex

the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...

Returns:

a Java input stream that delivers the database column value as a stream of uninterpreted bytes; if the value is SQL NULL, the value returned is null

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs, columnIndex is less than 1 or greater than the number of columns, or this method is called on a closed result set

Reference:

For more information, reference JDBC documentation for: ResultSet.getBinaryStream(int)