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<refentry id="function.sqlite-array-query">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>sqlite_array_query</refname>
  <refpurpose>Execute a query against a given database and returns an array.</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>sqlite_array_query</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>dbhandle</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>query</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_array_query</function> is similar to calling
   <function>sqlite_query</function> and then
   <function>sqlite_fetch_array</function> for each row of the result set
   and storing it into an array, as shown in the example below.  Calling
   <function>sqlite_array_query</function> is significantly faster than
   using such a script.
  </para>
  <example>
   <title><function>sqlite_array_query</function> implemented yourself</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$q = sqlite_query($dbhandle, "SELECT * from foo LIMIT 100");
$rows = array();
while ($r = sqlite_fetch_array($q)) {
    $rows[] = $r;
}
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <tip>
   <para>
    <function>sqlite_array_query</function> is best suited to queries
    returning 45 rows or less.  If you have more data than that, it is
    recommended that you write your scripts to use
    <function>sqlite_unbuffered_query</function> instead for more optimal
    performance.
   </para>
  </tip>
  <para>
   See also <function>sqlite_query</function>,
   <function>sqlite_fetch_array</function>, and 
   <function>sqlite_fetch_string</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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