php man page for ifx_num_fields

IFX_NUM_FIELDS(3)							 1							 IFX_NUM_FIELDS(3)

ifx_num_fields - Returns the number of columns in the query

SYNOPSIS
       int ifx_num_fields (resource  $result_id)

DESCRIPTION
	After preparing or executing a query, this call gives you the number of columns in the query.

PARAMETERS
	      o $result_id
		-$result_id is a valid resultid returned by ifx_query(3) or ifx_prepare(3) (select type queries only!).

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the number of columns in query for $result_id, or FALSE on errors.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      ifx_num_fields(3) Example

	      <?php
	      $conn_id = ifx_connect("db", "user", "password");
	      $res_id = ifx_query("select * from systables", $conn_id);
	      echo ifx_num_fields($res_id);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ifx_num_rows(3).

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