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@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ put the queries together for you. Consider the following example::
The question marks in the query are automatically replaced with the
values in the array in the second parameter of the query function.
+Bindings also work with array values, useful for queries involving the IN operator::
+
+ $sql = "SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE id IN ? AND status = ? AND author = ?";
+ $this->db->query($sql, array(array(3, 6), 'live', 'Rick'));
+
+
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