php-doc-en/reference/mysqli/functions/mysqli-fetch.xml

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  <refentry id="function.mysqli-fetch">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mysqli_fetch</refname>
    <refname>stmt->fetch</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Fetch results from a prepared statement into the bound variables
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>Procedural style:</para>
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>mixed</type><methodname>mysqli_fetch</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>stmt</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>Object oriented style (method):</para>
    <classsynopsis>
     <ooclass><classname>stmt</classname></ooclass>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>mixed</type>
      <methodname>fetch</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>void</type><parameter></parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    </classsynopsis>    
    <para>
     <function>mysqli_fetch</function> returns row data using the variables bound by <function>mysqli_bind_result</function>.
    </para>
    <note>
     <para>
      Note that all columns must be bound by the application before calling <function>mysqli_fetch</function>. 
     </para>
    </note>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Return values</title>
    <table>
     <title>Return values</title>
     <tgroup cols='2'>
      <thead>
       <row>
        <entry>Value</entry>
        <entry>Description</entry>
       </row>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
       <row>
        <entry>&true;</entry>
        <entry>Success. Data has been fetched</entry>
       </row>
       <row>
        <entry>&false;</entry>
        <entry>Error occured</entry>
       </row>
       <row>
        <entry><literal>&null;</literal></entry>
        <entry>No more rows/data exists</entry>
       </row>
      </tbody>
     </tgroup>
    </table>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    <title>See also</title>
    <para>
     <function>mysqli_prepare</function>,
     <function>mysqli_stmt_errno</function>,
     <function>mysqli_stmt_error</function>,
     <function>mysqli_bind_result</function>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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