PG_CONVERT(3)															     PG_CONVERT(3)

pg_convert - Convert associative array values into suitable for SQL statement

SYNOPSIS

       array pg_convert (resource  $connection, string	$table_name, array  $assoc_array, [int	$options])

DESCRIPTION

       pg_convert(3)  checks  and  converts  the values in $assoc_array into suitable values for use in an SQL statement. Precondition for pg_con-
       vert(3) is the existence of a table $table_name which has at least as many columns as $assoc_array has elements.  The  fieldnames  in  $ta-
       ble_name  must  match  the  indices in $assoc_array and the corresponding datatypes must be compatible. Returns an array with the converted
       values on success, FALSE otherwise.

       Note

	       If there are boolean fields in $table_name don't use the constant TRUE in $assoc_array. It will be converted to the  string  'TRUE'
	      which is no valid entry for boolean fields in PostgreSQL. Use one of t, true, 1, y, yes instead.

       Warning

	      This  function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in
	      a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

PARAMETERS

	      o $connection
		- PostgreSQL database connection resource.

	      o $table_name
		- Name of the table against which to convert types.

	      o $assoc_array
		- Data to be converted.

	      o $options
		- Any number of PGSQL_CONV_IGNORE_DEFAULT, PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL or PGSQL_CONV_IGNORE_NOT_NULL, combined.

RETURN VALUES

	An array of converted values, or FALSE on error.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      pg_convert(3) example

	      <?php
		$dbconn = pg_connect('dbname=foo');

		$tmp = array(
		    'author' => 'Joe Thackery',
		    'year' => 2005,
		    'title' => 'My Life, by Joe Thackery'
		);

		$vals = pg_convert($dbconn, 'authors', $tmp);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       pg_meta_data(3).

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