php man page for sqlsrv_num_fields

SQLSRV_NUM_FIELDS(3)													      SQLSRV_NUM_FIELDS(3)

sqlsrv_num_fields - Retrieves the number of fields (columns) on a statement

SYNOPSIS
       mixed sqlsrv_num_fields (resource  $stmt)

DESCRIPTION
	Retrieves the number of fields (columns) on a statement.

PARAMETERS
	      o $stmt
		-  The	statment  for  which  the  number of fields is returned. sqlsrv_num_fields(3) can be called on a statement before or after
		statement execution.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the number of fields on success. Returns FALSE otherwise.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      sqlsrv_num_fields(3) example

	      <?php
	      $serverName = "serverNamesqlexpress";
	      $connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"dbName", "UID"=>"username", "PWD"=>"password");
	      $conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);
	      if( $conn === false ) {
		 die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
	      }

	      $sql = "SELECT * FROM Table_1";
	      $stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $sql);
	      if( $stmt === false) {
		 die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
	      }

	      $numFields = sqlsrv_num_fields( $stmt );

	      while( sqlsrv_fetch( $stmt )) {
		 // Iterate through the fields of each row.
		 for($i = 0; $i < $numFields; $i++) {
		 {
		    echo sqlsrv_get_field($stmt, $i)." ";
		   }
		   echo "<br />";
	      }
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       sqlsrv_field_metadata(3), sqlsrv_fetch(3), sqlsrv_get_field(3).

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