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  <refentry id="function.sqlite-fetch-string">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>sqlite_fetch_string</refname>
    <refpurpose>Fetches first column of a result set as a string.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>string</type><methodname>sqlite_fetch_string</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result</parameter></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>result_type</parameter></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>decode_binary</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>sqlite_fetch_string</function> is identical to
     <function>sqlite_fetch_array</function> except that it returns the value
     of the first column of the rowset.
    </para>
    <para>
     This is the most optimial way to retrieve data when you are only
     interested in the values from a single column of data.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>


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