PG_META_DATA(3) 														   PG_META_DATA(3)

pg_meta_data - Get meta data for table

SYNOPSIS

       array pg_meta_data (resource  $connection, string  $table_name, [bool  $extended])

DESCRIPTION

       pg_meta_data(3) returns table definition for table_name as an array.

PARAMETERS

	      o $connection
		- PostgreSQL database connection resource.

	      o $table_name
		- The name of the table.

	      o $extended
		- Flag for returning extended meta data. Default to FALSE.

RETURN VALUES

	An array of the table definition, or FALSE on error.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Getting table metadata

	      <?php
		$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");

		$meta = pg_meta_data($dbconn, 'authors');
		if (is_array($meta)) {
		    echo '<pre>';
		    var_dump($meta);
		    echo '</pre>';
		}
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      array(3) {
	      ["author"]=>
	      array(5) {
		["num"]=>
		int(1)
		["type"]=>
		string(7) "varchar"
		["len"]=>
		int(-1)
		["not null"]=>
		bool(false)
		["has default"]=>
		bool(false)
	      }
	      ["year"]=>
	      array(5) {
		["num"]=>
		int(2)
		["type"]=>
		string(4) "int2"
		["len"]=>
		int(2)
		["not null"]=>
		bool(false)
		["has default"]=>
		bool(false)
	      }
	      ["title"]=>
	      array(5) {
		["num"]=>
		int(3)
		["type"]=>
		string(7) "varchar"
		["len"]=>
		int(-1)
		["not null"]=>
		bool(false)
		["has default"]=>
		bool(false)
	      }
	      }

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.6.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  No  longer  experimental.  Added  "is  enum"  as |
       |	| default attribute. $extended flag is added.	    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
SEE ALSO

       pg_convert(3).

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