php-doc-en/reference/sesam/functions/sesam-field-array.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.sesam-field-array">
<refnamediv>
<refname>sesam_field_array</refname>
<refpurpose>
Return meta information about individual columns in a result
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>sesam_field_array</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>result_id</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<parameter>result_id</parameter> is a valid result id returned by
<function>sesam_query</function>.
</para>
<para>
Returns a mixed associative/indexed array with meta information
(column name, type, precision, ...) about individual columns of
the result after the query associated with
<parameter>result_id</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<table>
<title>
Mixed result set returned by <function>sesam_field_array</function>
</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Array Element</entry>
<entry>Contents</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>int $arr["count"]</entry>
<entry>
Total number of columns in result set (or zero if this was
an "immediate" query). SESAM "multiple fields" are
"inlined" and treated like the respective number of columns.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["name"]</entry>
<entry>
column name for column(<literal>col</literal>), where
<literal>col</literal> is between 0 and
<literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The returned value can
be the empty string (for dynamically computed
columns). SESAM "multiple fields" are "inlined" and treated
like the respective number of columns, each with the same
column name.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["count"]</entry>
<entry>
The "count" attribute describes the repetition factor when
the column has been declared as a "multiple field". Usually,
the "count" attribute is 1. The first column of a "multiple
field" column however contains the number of repetitions
(the second and following column of the "multiple field"
contain a "count" attribute of 1). This can be used to
detect "multiple fields" in the result set. See the example
shown in the <function>sesam_query</function> description
for a sample use of the "count" attribute.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["type"]</entry>
<entry>
php variable type of the data for
column(<literal>col</literal>), where <literal>col</literal>
is between 0 and <literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The
returned value can be one of
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara><type>integer</type></simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara><type>float</type></simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara><type>string</type></simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
depending on the SQL type of the result. SESAM "multiple
fields" are "inlined" and treated like the respective number
of columns, each with the same php type.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["sqltype"]</entry>
<entry>
SQL variable type of the column data for
column(<literal>col</literal>), where <literal>col</literal>
is between 0 and <literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The
returned value can be one of
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara>"CHARACTER"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"VARCHAR"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"NUMERIC"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"DECIMAL"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"INTEGER"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"SMALLINT"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"FLOAT"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"REAL"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"DOUBLE"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"DATE"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"TIME"</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>"TIMESTAMP"</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
describing the SQL type of the result. SESAM "multiple
fields" are "inlined" and treated like the respective number
of columns, each with the same SQL type.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["length"]</entry>
<entry>
The SQL "length" attribute of the SQL variable in
column(<literal>col</literal>), where <literal>col</literal>
is between 0 and <literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The
"length" attribute is used with "CHARACTER" and "VARCHAR"
SQL types to specify the (maximum) length of the string
variable. SESAM "multiple fields" are "inlined" and treated
like the respective number of columns, each with the same
length attribute.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["precision"]</entry>
<entry>
The "precision" attribute of the SQL variable in
column(<literal>col</literal>), where <literal>col</literal>
is between 0 and <literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The
"precision" attribute is used with numeric and time data
types. SESAM "multiple fields" are "inlined" and treated
like the respective number of columns, each with the same
precision attribute.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>string $arr[col]["scale"]</entry>
<entry>
The "scale" attribute of the SQL variable in
column(<literal>col</literal>), where <literal>col</literal>
is between 0 and <literal>$arr["count"]-1</literal>. The
"scale" attribute is used with numeric data types. SESAM
"multiple fields" are "inlined" and treated like the
respective number of columns, each with the same scale
attribute.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
<para>
See also <function>sesam_query</function> for an example
of the <function>sesam_field_array</function> use.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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