position-method-byte-long.md

title	position Method (byte, long) | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	connectivity
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ms.technology	connectivity
ms.topic	conceptual
apiname	SQLServerBlob.position (byte[], long)
apilocation	sqljdbc.jar
apitype	Assembly
ms.assetid	787412c2-4342-49c8-9ca2-7a9ddcd3277c
author	David-Engel
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position Method (byte, long)

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Returns the position of a specified pattern in the BLOB based on the given byte array pattern and starting index.

Syntax

  
public long position(byte[] bPattern,  
                     long start)  

Parameters

bPattern

The pattern to search for.

start

The start index to search at.

Return Value

A long value of the position where the pattern was found, or -1 if it was not found.

Exceptions

SQLServerException

Remarks

This position method is specified by the position method in the java.sql.Blob interface.

See Also

position Method (SQLServerBlob)
SQLServerBlob Methods
SQLServerBlob Members
SQLServerBlob Class