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PDOStatement->fetchColumn()

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo:0.9-1.0.3)

PDOStatement->fetchColumn() — Returns a single column from the next row of a result set

Description

PDOStatement
string fetchColumn ([ int $column_number ] )

Returns a single column from the next row of a result set or FALSE if there are no more rows.

Parameters

column_number

0-indexed number of the column you wish to retrieve from the row. If no value is supplied, PDOStatement->fetchColumn() fetches the first column.

Return Values

PDOStatement->fetchColumn() returns a single column in the next row of a result set.

Warning

There is no way to return another column from the same row if you use PDOStatement->fetchColumn() to retrieve data.

Examples

Example#1 Return first column of the next row

<?php
$sth 
$dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
$sth->execute();

/* Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set */
print("Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set:\n");
$result $sth->fetchColumn();
print(
"name = $result\n");

print(
"Fetch the second column from the next row in the result set:\n");
$result $sth->fetchColumn(1);
print(
"colour = $result\n");
?>

The above example will output:

Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set: name = lemon Fetch the second column from the next row in the result set: colour = red

See Also


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