MYSQL_FIELD *mysql_fetch_field_direct(MYSQL_RES
*result, unsigned int fieldnr)
Description
Given a field number fieldnr
for a column
within a result set, returns that column's field definition as a
MYSQL_FIELD
structure. You may use this
function to retrieve the definition for an arbitrary column. The
value of fieldnr
should be in the range from
0 to mysql_num_fields(result)-1
.
Return Values
The MYSQL_FIELD
structure for the specified
column.
Errors
None.
Example
unsigned int num_fields; unsigned int i; MYSQL_FIELD *field; num_fields = mysql_num_fields(result); for(i = 0; i < num_fields; i++) { field = mysql_fetch_field_direct(result, i); printf("Field %u is %s\n", i, field->name); }
User Comments
If you are experiencing problems with mysql_fetch_fields(MYSQL_RES*)
(i.e., mysql_fetch_fields is not returning array of MYSQL_FIELD, but rather a pointer the first field) use mysql_fetch_field_direct(MYSQL_RES*, int) instead.
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