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mysql_field_type()

mysql_field_type - Get the type of the specified field in a result

Syntax

string mysql_field_type (resource $result, int $field_offset)

Arguments

  • result - The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query().
  • field_offset - The numerical field offset. The field_offset starts at 0. If field_offset does not exist, an error of level E_WARNING is also issued.

Description

mysql_field_type() is similar to the mysql_field_name() function. The arguments are identical, but the field type is returned instead.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

The returned field type will be one of "int", "real", "string", "blob", and others as detailed in the » MySQL documentation.