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size

Name

size -- gives the large object size

Synopsis

size()

Parameters

none

Return Type

integer

The large object size.

Exceptions

SyntaxError

Too many arguments.

IOError

Object is not opened, or seek/tell error.

pg.error

Invalid connection or invalid object.

Description

size() method allows to get the size of the large object. It was implemented because this function is very useful for a WWW interfaced database. Currently the large object needs to be opened.