1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/user_guide/database/fields.html b/user_guide/database/fields.html
index 7cf1f9c4e..ecb6fcb45 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/fields.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/fields.html
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ Field Names
 

 

 <h2>Retrieving Field Names</h2>

-<p>Sometimes it's helpful to gather the field names.</p>

+<p>Sometimes it's helpful to gather the field names for a particular table or with a paritcular query result.</p>

 

 <h2>$this->db->field_names();</h2>

-<p>Returns an array containing the field names.  You must supply the table name to the function:</p>

+<p>Returns an array containing the field names. This query can be called two ways:</p>

+

+

+<p>1. You can supply the table name and call it from the <dfn>$this->db-></dfn> object:</p>

 

 <code>

 $fields = $this->db->field_names('table_name');<br /><br />

@@ -80,6 +83,21 @@ foreach ($fields as $field)<br />
 }

 </code>

 

+<p>2. You can gather the feild names associated with any query you run by calling the function 

+from your query result object:</p>

+

+<code>

+$query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM some_table');

+<br /><br />

+

+foreach ($query->field_names() as $field)<br />

+{<br />

+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo $field;<br />

+}

+</code>

+

+

+

 

 

 <h2>Retrieving Field MetaData</h2>