/**
* This method frees the <code>Clob</code> object and releases the resources that it holds. The
* object is invalid once the <code>free</code> method is called. If <code>free</code> is called
* multiple times, the subsequent calls to <code>free</code> are treated as a no-op.
*
* @throws SQLException if an error occurs releasing the Clob's resources
*/
public void free() throws SQLException // @sync
{
if (locator_ == null) return; // no-op
synchronized (locator_) // @sync
{
locator_.free();
locator_ = null; // @pda make objects available for GC
converter_ = null;
savedObject_ = null;
cache_ = null;
}
}
