oci_field_type

(PHP 5)

oci_field_type -- Returns field's data type

Description

mixed oci_field_type ( resource statement, int field )

Returns a field's data type.

Parameters

statement: A valid OCI statement identifier.
field: Can be the field's index (1-based) or name.

Return Values

Returns the field data type as a string, or FALSE on errors.

Return Values

Example 1. oci_field_type() example


<?php
$conn = oci_connect("scott", "tiger");
$stmt = oci_parse($conn, "SELECT * FROM emp");
oci_execute($stmt);

echo "<table border=\"1\">";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th>Name</th>";
echo "<th>Type</th>";
echo "<th>Length</th>";
echo "</tr>";

$ncols = oci_num_fields($stmt);

for ($i = 1; $i <= $ncols; $i++) {
    $column_name  = oci_field_name($stmt, $i);
    $column_type  = oci_field_type($stmt, $i);
    $column_size  = oci_field_size($stmt, $i);

    echo "<tr>";
    echo "<td>$column_name</td>";
    echo "<td>$column_type</td>";
    echo "<td>$column_size</td>";
    echo "</tr>";
}

echo "</table>\n";

oci_free_statement($stmt);
oci_close($conn);
?>

Notes

Note: In PHP versions before 5.0.0 you must use ocicolumntype() instead. This name still can be used, it was left as alias of oci_field_type() for downwards compatability. This, however, is deprecated and not recommended.

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oci_field_type

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