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<refentry xml:id="function.cubrid-is-instance" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>cubrid_is_instance</refname>
  <refpurpose>Check whether the instance pointed by OID exists</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>cubrid_is_instance</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>conn_identifier</parameter></methodparam>  
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>oid</parameter></methodparam>  
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
    The <function>cubrid_is_instance</function> function is used to check
    whether the instance pointed by the given <parameter>oid</parameter>
    exists or not.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
  <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
  <term><parameter>conn_identifier</parameter></term>
  <listitem><para>Connection identifier.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
  <term><parameter>oid</parameter></term>
  <listitem><para>OID of the instance that you want to check the existence.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
    1, if such instance exists; 
  </para>
    <para>
    0, if such instance does not exist; 
  </para>
    <para>
    -1, in case of error
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title><function>cubrid_is_instance</function> example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$conn = cubrid_connect("localhost", 33000, "demodb");

$sql = <<<EOD
SELECT host_year, medal, game_date 
FROM game 
WHERE athlete_code IN 
    (SELECT code FROM athlete WHERE name='Thorpe Ian');
EOD;

$req = cubrid_execute($conn, $sql, CUBRID_INCLUDE_OID);
$oid = cubrid_current_oid($req);

$res = cubrid_is_instance ($conn, $oid);
if ($res == 1) {
    echo "Instance pointed by $oid exists.\n";
} else if ($res == 0){
    echo "Instance pointed by $oid doesn't exist.\n";
} else {
    echo "error\n";
}

cubrid_disconnect($conn);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Instance pointed by @0|0|0 doesn't exist.
]]>
   </screen>
  </example>
 </refsect1>

   <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
   <member><function>cubrid_drop</function></member>   
   <member><function>cubrid_get_class_name</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>

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