PDOSTATEMENT.FETCHCOLUMN(3)						 1					       PDOSTATEMENT.FETCHCOLUMN(3)

PDOStatement::fetchColumn - Returns a single column from the next row of a result set

SYNOPSIS

       public mixed PDOStatement::fetchColumn ([int  $column_number])

DESCRIPTION

	Returns a single column from the next row of a result set or FALSE if there are no more rows.

       Note

	      PDOStatement.fetchColumn(3) should not be used to retrieve boolean columns, as it is impossible to distinguish a value of FALSE from
	      there being no more rows to retrieve. Use PDOStatement.fetch(3) instead.

PARAMETERS

	      o $column_number
		- 0-indexed number of the column you wish to retrieve from the row. If no value is supplied,  PDOStatement.fetchColumn(3)  fetches
		the first column.

RETURN VALUES

       PDOStatement.fetchColumn(3) returns a single column in the next row of a result set.

       Warning

	       There is no way to return another column from the same row if you use PDOStatement.fetchColumn(3) to retrieve data.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Return first column of the next row

	      <?php
	      $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
	      $sth->execute();

	      print("Fetch the first column from the first row in the result set:
");
	      $result = $sth->fetchColumn();
	      print("name = $result
");

	      print("Fetch the second column from the second row in the result set:
");
	      $result = $sth->fetchColumn(1);
	      print("colour = $result
");
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Fetch the first column from the first row in the result set:
	      name = lemon
	      Fetch the second column from the second row in the result set:
	      colour = red

SEE ALSO

       PDO.query(3), PDOStatement.fetch(3), PDOStatement.fetchAll(3), PDO.prepare(3), PDOStatement.setFetchMode(3).

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