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  <refentry id="function.mysql-fetch-object">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mysql_fetch_object</refname>
    <refpurpose>Fetch a result row as an object</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>object</type><methodname>mysql_fetch_object</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Returns an object with properties that correspond to the fetched
     row, or &false; if there are no more rows.
    </para>
    <para>
     <function>mysql_fetch_object</function> is similar to
     <function>mysql_fetch_array</function>, with one difference - an
     object is returned, instead of an array.  Indirectly, that means
     that you can only access the data by the field names, and not by
     their offsets (numbers are illegal property names).
    </para>
    &database.field-case;
    <para>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

/* this is valid */
echo $row->field;
/* this is invalid */
echo $row->0;

?>
]]>
     </programlisting>
    </para>
    <para>
     Speed-wise, the function is identical to
     <function>mysql_fetch_array</function>, and almost as quick as
     <function>mysql_fetch_row</function> (the difference is
     insignificant).
     <example>
      <title><function>mysql_fetch_object</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
mysql_connect("hostname", "user", "password");
mysql_select_db("mydb");
$result = mysql_query("select * from mytable");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) {
    echo $row->user_id;
    echo $row->fullname;
}
mysql_free_result($result);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also 
     <function>mysql_fetch_array</function>,
     <function>mysql_fetch_assoc</function> and
     <function>mysql_fetch_row</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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