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  <refentry id='function.pg-select'>
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>pg_select</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Select records.
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>array</type><methodname>pg_select</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>table_name</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>assoc_array</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>pg_select</function> selects records specified by
     <literal>assoc_array</literal> which has
     <literal>field=>value</literal>. For successful query, it returns
     array contains all records and fields that match the condition
     specified by <literal>assoc_array</literal>. If
     <literal>options</literal> is specified,
     <function>pg_convert</function> is applied to
     <literal>assoc_array</literal> with specified option.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>pg_select</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php 
    $db = pg_connect('dbname=foo');
    // This is safe, since $_POST is converted automatically
    $rec = pg_select($db, 'post_log', $_POST);
    if ($rec) {
        echo "Records selected\n";
        var_dump($rec);
    } else {
        echo "User must have sent wrong inputs\n";
    }
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    &warn.experimental.func;
    <para>
     See also <function>pg_convert</function>
    </para>    
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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