mysql_fetch_field_direct

mysql_fetch_field_direct returns a MYSQL_FIELD pointer for a specific column in a result set, identified by its zero-based field number.

Syntax

MYSQL_FIELD * mysql_fetch_field_direct(MYSQL_RES * res,
                                       unsigned int fieldnr);

Parameters

• res - a result set identifier returned by mysql_store_result() or mysql_use_result().

• fieldnr - the field number. This value must be within the range from 0 to number of fields - 1

Description

Returns a pointer to a MYSQL_FIELD structure which contains field information from the specified result set.

Return Value

Pointer to a MYSQL_FIELD structure or NULL if an invalid field number was specified

The total number of fields can be obtained by mysql_field_count().

See Also

• mysql_fetch_field()

• mysql_field_count()