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Client APIs and toolsYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of client APIs to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
OneDB .NET Core ProviderThe .NET Core Provider for OneDB® is used for developing .NET applications.
HCL OneDB™ .NET Core Provider Guide
Type referenceAll of the classes described in these topics belong in the namespace Informix.Net.Core.
IfxClob classAn IfxClob represents a CLOB, which is a large block of character data that allows random access of its contents. You can treat a CLOB in much the same way you treat an operating system file. You can read or write to certain positions in the file without reading or writing through all of the data up to that position.
The IfxClob internal cursorEach IfxClob tracks an internal pointer to a position in the CLOB. This is referred to as the cursor of the instance.

The IfxClob internal cursor

Each IfxClob tracks an internal pointer to a position in the CLOB. This is referred to as the cursor of the instance.

The position of the cursor when an IfxClob object is opened depends on the mode in which it is opened. See IfxSmartLOBOpenMode enumeration for a list of the possible modes.

After a read or a write the cursor is moved to the next character after the last one affected by the operation. The method IfxClob.Seek allows you to set the cursor position explicitly.