.. _dpiRowidFunctions:
ODPI-C Rowid Functions
----------------------
Rowid handles are used to represent the unique identifier of a row in the
database. They cannot be created or set directly but are created implicitly
when a variable of type DPI_ORACLE_TYPE_ROWID is created. They are destroyed
when the last reference is released by a call to the function
:func:`dpiRowid_release()`.
.. function:: int dpiRowid_addRef(dpiRowid* rowid)
Adds a reference to the rowid. This is intended for situations where a
reference to the rowid needs to be maintained independently of the
reference returned when the rowid was created.
The function returns DPI_SUCCESS for success and DPI_FAILURE for failure.
.. parameters-table::
* - ``rowid``
- IN
- The rowid to which a reference is to be added. If the reference is
NULL or invalid, an error is returned.
.. function:: int dpiRowid_getStringValue(dpiRowid* rowid, \
const char** value, uint32_t* valueLength)
Returns the sting (base64) representation of the rowid.
The function returns DPI_SUCCESS for success and DPI_FAILURE for failure.
.. parameters-table::
* - ``rowid``
- IN
- The rowid from which the string representation is to be returned.
If the reference is NULL or invalid, an error is returned.
* - ``value``
- OUT
- A pointer to the value as a byte string in the encoding used for
CHAR data, which will be populated upon successful completion of
this function. The string returned will remain valid as long as a
reference is held to the rowid.
* - ``valueLength``
- OUT
- A pointer to the length of the value parameter, in bytes, which
will be populated upon successful completion of this function.
.. function:: int dpiRowid_release(dpiRowid* rowid)
Releases a reference to the rowid. A count of the references to the rowid
is maintained and when this count reaches zero, the memory associated with
the rowid is freed.
The function returns DPI_SUCCESS for success and DPI_FAILURE for failure.
.. parameters-table::
* - ``rowid``
- IN
- The rowid from which a reference is to be released. If the
reference is NULL or invalid, an error is returned.