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@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ Queries
<code>$this->db->query('YOUR QUERY HERE');</code>
<p>The <dfn>query()</dfn> function returns a database result <strong>object</strong> when "read" type queries are run,
-which you can use to <a href="results.html">show your results</a>. When "write" type queries are run it simply returns TRUE or FALSE
-depending on success or failure. When retrieving data you will typically assign the query to your own variable, like this:</p>
+which you can use to <a href="results.html">show your results</a>. When "write" type queries are run it simply returns TRUE or FALSE
+depending on success or failure. When retrieving data you will typically assign the query to your own variable, like this:</p>
<code><var>$query</var> = $this->db->query('YOUR QUERY HERE');</code>
<h2>$this->db->simple_query();</h2>
-<p>This is a simplified version of the <dfn>$this->db->query()</dfn> function. It ONLY returns TRUE/FALSE on success or failure.
+<p>This is a simplified version of the <dfn>$this->db->query()</dfn> function. It ONLY returns TRUE/FALSE on success or failure.
It DOES NOT return a database result set, nor does it set the query timer, or compile bind data, or store your query for debugging.
It simply lets you submit a query. Most users will rarely use this function.</p>
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ CodeIgniter has three methods that help you do this:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>$this->db->escape()</strong> This function determines the data type so that it
-can escape only string data. It also automatically adds single quotes around the data so you don't have to:
+can escape only string data. It also automatically adds single quotes around the data so you don't have to:
<code>$sql = "INSERT INTO table (title) VALUES(".$this->db->escape($title).")";</code></li>
-<li><strong>$this->db->escape_str()</strong> This function escapes the data passed to it, regardless of type.
+<li><strong>$this->db->escape_str()</strong> This function escapes the data passed to it, regardless of type.
Most of the time you'll use the above function rather than this one. Use the function like this:
<code>$sql = "INSERT INTO table (title) VALUES('".$this->db->escape_str($title)."')";</code></li>
-<li><strong>$this->db->escape_like_str()</strong> This method should be used when strings are to be used in LIKE
+<li><strong>$this->db->escape_like_str()</strong> This method should be used when strings are to be used in LIKE
conditions so that LIKE wildcards ('%', '_') in the string are also properly escaped.
<code>$search = '20% raise';<br />
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ $this->db->query($sql, array(3, 'live', 'Rick'));
</code>
<p>The question marks in the query are automatically replaced with the values in the array in the second parameter of the query function.</p>
-<p class="important">The secondary benefit of using binds is that the values are automatically escaped, producing safer queries. You don't have to remember to manually escape data; the engine does it automatically for you.</p>
+<p class="important">The secondary benefit of using binds is that the values are automatically escaped, producing safer queries. You don't have to remember to manually escape data; the engine does it automatically for you.</p>