title	position Method (java.sql.Blob, long)
description	position Method (java.sql.Blob, long)
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	reference
apilocation	sqljdbc.jar
apiname	SQLServerBlob.position (java.sql.Blob.long)
apitype	Assembly

position Method (java.sql.Blob, long)

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

Syntax

  
public long position(java.sql.Blob pattern,  
                     long start)

pattern

The pattern to search for.

start

The start index to search at.

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

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