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+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/results.rst
@@ -11,14 +11,31 @@ This function returns the query result as an array of **objects**, or
**an empty array** on failure. Typically you'll use this in a foreach
loop, like this::
- $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); foreach ($query->result() as $row) {    echo $row->title;    echo $row->name;    echo $row->body; }
+ $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+ foreach ($query->result() as $row)
+ {
+ echo $row->title;
+ echo $row->name;
+ echo $row->body;
+ }
The above function is an alias of result_object().
If you run queries that might **not** produce a result, you are
encouraged to test the result first::
- $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); if ($query->num_rows() > 0) {    foreach ($query->result() as $row)    {       echo $row->title;       echo $row->name;       echo $row->body;    } }
+ $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+ if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
+ {
+ foreach ($query->result() as $row)
+ {
+ echo $row->title;
+ echo $row->name;
+ echo $row->body;
+ }
+ }
You can also pass a string to result() which represents a class to
instantiate for each result object (note: this class must be loaded)
@@ -40,7 +57,14 @@ This function returns the query result as a pure array, or an empty
array when no result is produced. Typically you'll use this in a foreach
loop, like this::
- $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); foreach ($query->result_array() as $row) {    echo $row['title'];    echo $row['name'];    echo $row['body']; }
+ $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+ foreach ($query->result_array() as $row)
+ {
+ echo $row['title'];
+ echo $row['name'];
+ echo $row['body'];
+ }
row()
=====
@@ -49,7 +73,16 @@ This function returns a single result row. If your query has more than
one row, it returns only the first row. The result is returned as an
**object**. Here's a usage example::
- $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); if ($query->num_rows() > 0) {    $row = $query->row();    echo $row->title;    echo $row->name;    echo $row->body; }
+ $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+ if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
+ {
+ $row = $query->row();
+
+ echo $row->title;
+ echo $row->name;
+ echo $row->body;
+ }
If you want a specific row returned you can submit the row number as a
digit in the first parameter::
@@ -59,7 +92,11 @@ digit in the first parameter::
You can also add a second String parameter, which is the name of a class
to instantiate the row with::
- $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 1;"); $query->row(0, 'User') echo $row->name; // call attributes echo $row->reverse_name(); // or methods defined on the 'User' class
+ $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 1;");
+ $query->row(0, 'User');
+
+ echo $row->name; // call attributes
+ echo $row->reverse_name(); // or methods defined on the 'User' class
row_array()
============
@@ -67,7 +104,16 @@ row_array()
Identical to the above row() function, except it returns an array.
Example::
- $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); if ($query->num_rows() > 0) {    $row = $query->row_array();    echo $row['title'];    echo $row['name'];    echo $row['body']; }
+ $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+ if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
+ {
+ $row = $query->row_array();
+
+ echo $row['title'];
+ echo $row['name'];
+ echo $row['body'];
+ }
If you want a specific row returned you can submit the row number as a
digit in the first parameter::
@@ -77,18 +123,18 @@ digit in the first parameter::
In addition, you can walk forward/backwards/first/last through your
results using these variations:
-**$row = $query->first_row()**
- **$row = $query->last_row()**
- **$row = $query->next_row()**
- **$row = $query->previous_row()**
+ | **$row = $query->first_row()**
+ | **$row = $query->last_row()**
+ | **$row = $query->next_row()**
+ | **$row = $query->previous_row()**
By default they return an object unless you put the word "array" in the
parameter:
-**$row = $query->first_row('array')**
- **$row = $query->last_row('array')**
- **$row = $query->next_row('array')**
- **$row = $query->previous_row('array')**
+ | **$row = $query->first_row('array')**
+ | **$row = $query->last_row('array')**
+ | **$row = $query->next_row('array')**
+ | **$row = $query->previous_row('array')**
***********************
Result Helper Functions
@@ -100,7 +146,9 @@ $query->num_rows()
The number of rows returned by the query. Note: In this example, $query
is the variable that the query result object is assigned to::
- $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM my_table'); echo $query->num_rows();
+ $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM my_table');
+
+ echo $query->num_rows();
$query->num_fields()
=====================
@@ -108,7 +156,9 @@ $query->num_fields()
The number of FIELDS (columns) returned by the query. Make sure to call
the function using your query result object::
- $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM my_table'); echo $query->num_fields();
+ $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM my_table');
+
+ echo $query->num_fields();
$query->free_result()
======================
@@ -120,5 +170,17 @@ particular script you might want to free the result after each query
result has been generated in order to cut down on memory consumptions.
Example::
- $query = $this->db->query('SELECT title FROM my_table'); foreach ($query->result() as $row) {    echo $row->title; } $query->free_result(); // The $query result object will no longer be available $query2 = $this->db->query('SELECT name FROM some_table'); $row = $query2->row(); echo $row->name; $query2->free_result(); // The $query2 result object will no longer be available
+ $query = $this->db->query('SELECT title FROM my_table');
+
+ foreach ($query->result() as $row)
+ {
+ echo $row->title;
+ }
+ $query->free_result(); // The $query result object will no longer be available
+
+ $query2 = $this->db->query('SELECT name FROM some_table');
+
+ $row = $query2->row();
+ echo $row->name;
+ $query2->free_result();// The $query2 result object will no longer be available