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| author | purwandi <free6300@gmail.com> | 2011-10-07 05:35:32 +0200 |
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| committer | purwandi <free6300@gmail.com> | 2011-10-07 05:35:32 +0200 |
| commit | 550b12dd981c6f7736a957392f6aaf28bdef98dd (patch) | |
| tree | c01a5460d3b3ad2649aa0f63efa0cf9ada0106df /user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst | |
| parent | 15cec71083f3c3085b2e0d719496b195b7c48474 (diff) | |
| parent | 02db0666a8b4da6a58db0e2f6755143ce1b21971 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter into develop
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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst | 43 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst index 07730f5d3..b706ace7d 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/fields.rst @@ -11,12 +11,22 @@ two ways: 1. You can supply the table name and call it from the $this->db-> object:: - $fields = $this->db->list_fields('table_name'); foreach ($fields as $field) { echo $field; } + $fields = $this->db->list_fields('table_name'); + + foreach ($fields as $field) + { + echo $field; + } 2. You can gather the field names associated with any query you run by calling the function from your query result object:: - $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM some_table'); foreach ($query->list_fields() as $field) { echo $field; } + $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM some_table'); + + foreach ($query->list_fields() as $field) + { + echo $field; + } $this->db->field_exists() ========================== @@ -24,11 +34,14 @@ $this->db->field_exists() Sometimes it's helpful to know whether a particular field exists before performing an action. Returns a boolean TRUE/FALSE. Usage example:: - if ($this->db->field_exists('field_name', 'table_name')) { // some code... } + if ($this->db->field_exists('field_name', 'table_name')) + { + // some code... + } -Note: Replace *field_name* with the name of the column you are looking -for, and replace *table_name* with the name of the table you are -looking for. +.. note:: Replace *field_name* with the name of the column you are looking + for, and replace *table_name* with the name of the table you are + looking for. $this->db->field_data() ======================== @@ -38,16 +51,25 @@ Returns an array of objects containing field information. Sometimes it's helpful to gather the field names or other metadata, like the column type, max length, etc. -Note: Not all databases provide meta-data. +.. note:: Not all databases provide meta-data. Usage example:: - $fields = $this->db->field_data('table_name'); foreach ($fields as $field) { echo $field->name; echo $field->type; echo $field->max_length; echo $field->primary_key; } + $fields = $this->db->field_data('table_name'); + + foreach ($fields as $field) + { + echo $field->name; + echo $field->type; + echo $field->max_length; + echo $field->primary_key; + } If you have run a query already you can use the result object instead of supplying the table name:: - $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); $fields = $query->field_data(); + $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); + $fields = $query->field_data(); The following data is available from this function if supported by your database: @@ -55,5 +77,4 @@ database: - name - column name - max_length - maximum length of the column - primary_key - 1 if the column is a primary key -- type - the type of the column - +- type - the type of the column
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