mysqli_field_count mysql->field_cont Returns the number of columns for the most recent query Description Procedural style: intmysqli_field_count objectlink Object oriented style (method): mysql int field_count void Returns the number of columns for the most recent query on the connection represented by the link parameter. This function can be useful when using the mysqli_store_result function to determine if the query should have produced a non-empty result set or not without knowing the nature of the query. Return values An integer representing the number of fields in a result set