Package oracle.sql

Interface VECTOR.SparseByteArray

All Superinterfaces:

VECTOR.SparseArray

Enclosing class:

VECTOR

public static interface VECTOR.SparseByteArray
extends VECTOR.SparseArray

A byte-valued representation of SPARSE VECTOR data in Oracle Database. This interface is optimized for conversions of the INT8 dimension type, but can also be used in conversions of the FLOAT64 and FLOAT32 types.

Since:

23.8

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static VECTOR.SparseByteArray	fromDenseArray(byte[] denseArray)	Creates a SparseByteArray that stores only the non-zero values of a byte array.
static VECTOR.SparseByteArray	of(int length, int[] indices, byte[] byteValues)	Creates a SparseByteArray of the given length, indices, and values.
byte[]	values()	Returns the non-zero values in the VECTOR data represented by this SparseByteArray.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.sql.VECTOR.SparseArray

indices, length, toString

Method Details

values

byte[] values()

Returns the non-zero values in the VECTOR data represented by this SparseByteArray. The values returned by this method appear at the indices returned by the VECTOR.SparseArray.indices() method.

The array returned by this method may be one that backs this SparseArray. Modifying the array's values can modify the set of non-zero values retained by this SparseArray.

Returns:

Non-zero values as an array of bytes. Not null.

of

static VECTOR.SparseByteArray of(int length,
 int[] indices,
 byte[] byteValues)

Creates a SparseByteArray of the given length, indices, and values. The SparseByteArray retains a reference to the arrays of indices and values which are passed to this method. After this method returns, changing the values of these arrays will also change the values retained by the SparseByteArray.

This method will only perform lightweight validations on the input. It will not validate the order or range of values in the indices array. These more extensive validations will occur when the SparseByteArray is set as a parameter in SQL executed by Oracle Database.

Parameters:

length - Total length of the SparseByteArray, including indices with the value of zero.

indices - Indices of non-zero values, ordered from least to greatest, in the range of 0 (inclusive) and the given length(exclusive). Not null.

byteValues - Non-zero values appearing at each of the given indices. Not null.

Returns:

A SparseByteArray of the given length, indices, and values. Not null.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the indices or values are null.

IllegalArgumentException - If the length is less than 0, or the indices or values have a length greater than 65535, or the indices and values have a different length.

fromDenseArray

static VECTOR.SparseByteArray fromDenseArray(byte[] denseArray)

Creates a SparseByteArray that stores only the non-zero values of a byte array.

Parameters:

denseArray - Array byte values, including zeros. Not null.

Returns:

A sparse array storing only the non-zero values of the dense array. Not null.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the denseArray is null.