php-doc-en/reference/fbsql/functions/fbsql-fetch-array.xml

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  <refentry id="function.fbsql-fetch-array">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>fbsql_fetch_array</refname> 
    <refpurpose>
     Fetch a result row as an associative array, a numeric array, or
     both
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.description;
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>array</type><methodname>fbsql_fetch_array</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>
        result_type
       </parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para> 
     Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row, or &false;
     if there are no more rows.
    </para>
    <para>
     <function>fbsql_fetch_array</function> is an extended version of
     <function>fbsql_fetch_row</function>.  In addition to storing the
     data in the numeric indices of the result array, it also stores
     the data in associative indices, using the field names as keys.
    </para>
    <para>
     If two or more columns of the result have the same field names,
     the last column will take precedence. To access the other column(s)
     of the same name, you must the numeric index of the column or
     make an alias for the column.
     <informalexample>
      <programlisting role="sql">
<![CDATA[
select t1.f1 as foo t2.f1 as bar from t1, t2
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </informalexample>
    </para>
    <para>
     An important thing to note is that using
     <function>fbsql_fetch_array</function> is NOT significantly
     slower than using <function>fbsql_fetch_row</function>, while it
     provides a significant added value.
    </para>
    <para>
     The optional second argument <parameter>result_type</parameter>
     in <function>fbsql_fetch_array</function> is a constant and can
     take the following values: FBSQL_ASSOC, FBSQL_NUM, and
     FBSQL_BOTH.
    </para>
    <para>
     For further details, see also
     <function>fbsql_fetch_row</function> and
     <function>fbsql_fetch_assoc</function>.
    </para>
    <example>
     <title><function>fbsql_fetch_array</function> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php 
fbsql_connect($host, $user, $password);
$result = fbsql_db_query("database", "select user_id, fullname from table");
while ($row = fbsql_fetch_array($result)) {
    echo "user_id: " . $row["user_id"] . "<br />\n";
    echo "user_id: " . $row[0] . "<br />\n";
    echo "fullname: " . $row["fullname"] . "<br />\n";
    echo "fullname: " . $row[1] . "<br />\n";
}
fbsql_free_result($result);
?>
]]>
     </programlisting>
    </example>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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