I'm currently learning Java JDBC: Java Tutorial
When I use ...
preparedStatement.setCharacterStream(1, fileReader);
... instead of ...
preparedStatement.setBinaryStream(1, fileInputStream);
What happens differently in the background?
I mean: If I have an image-file then that file data consists out of 1 and 0. Right?
A text-file is the same at the very bottom. Some editor applies a character table on it and so it is finally transferred to a human readable text.
But on a low level it should be both the same.
So why this differentiation?
Isn't it just about reading / writing bits?
