php-doc-en/reference/pdo/functions/PDOStatement-fetchColumn.xml
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<refentry id="function.PDOStatement-fetchColumn">
<refnamediv>
<refname>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</refname>
<refpurpose>
Returns a single column from the next row of a result set
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</methodname>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>column_number</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Returns a single column from the next row of a result set.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>column_number</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
0-indexed number of the column you wish to retrieve from the row. If
no value is supplied, <function>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</function>
fetches the first column.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
<function>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</function> returns a single column
in the next row of a result set.
</para>
<warning>
<para>
There is no way to return another column from the same row if you
use <function>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</function> to retrieve data.
</para>
</warning>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example><title>Return first column of the next row</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
$sth->execute();
/* Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set */
print("Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set:\n");
$result = $sth->fetchColumn();
print("name = $result\n");
print("Fetch the second column from the next row in the result set:\n");
$result = $sth->fetchColumn(1);
print("colour = $result\n");
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set:
name = lemon
Fetch the second column from the next row in the result set:
colour = red
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>PDO::query</function></member>
<member><function>PDOStatement::fetch</function></member>
<member><function>PDOStatement::fetchAll</function></member>
<member><function>PDOStatement::prepare</function></member>
<member><function>PDOStatement::setFetchMode</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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