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+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/results.rst
@@ -170,6 +170,94 @@ the returned value's type::
 	$query->unbuffered_row('array');	// associative array
 
 *********************
+Custom Result Objects
+*********************
+
+You can have the results returned as an instance of a custom class instead
+of a ``stdClass`` or array, as the ``result()`` and ``result_array()``
+methods allow. This requires that the class is already loaded into memory.
+The object will have all values returned from the database set as properties.
+If these have been declared and are non-public then you should provide a
+``__set()`` method to allow them to be set.
+
+Example::
+
+	class User {
+
+		public $id;
+		public $email;
+		public $username;
+
+		protected $last_login;
+
+		public function last_login($format)
+		{
+			return $this->last_login->format($format);
+		}
+
+		public function __set($name, $value)
+		{
+			if ($name === 'last_login')
+			{
+				$this->last_login = DateTime::createFromFormat('U', $value);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public function __get($name)
+		{
+			if (isset($this->$name))
+			{
+				return $this->$name;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+In addition to the two methods listed below, the following methods also can
+take a class name to return the results as: ``first_row()``, ``last_row()``,
+``next_row()``, and ``previous_row()``.
+
+**custom_result_object()**
+
+Returns the entire result set as an array of instances of the class requested.
+The only parameter is the name of the class to instantiate.
+
+Example::
+
+	$query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+	$rows = $query->custom_result_object('User');
+
+	foreach ($rows as $row)
+	{
+		echo $row->id;
+		echo $row->email;
+		echo $row->last_login('Y-m-d');
+	}
+
+**custom_row_object()**
+
+Returns a single row from your query results. The first parameter is the row
+number of the results. The second parameter is the class name to instantiate.
+
+Example::
+
+	$query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY");
+
+	$row = $query->custom_row_object(0, 'User');
+
+	if (isset($row))
+	{
+		echo $row->email;   // access attributes
+		echo $row->last_login('Y-m-d');   // access class methods
+	}
+
+You can also use the ``row()`` method in exactly the same way.
+
+Example::
+
+	$row = $query->custom_row_object(0, 'User');
+
+*********************
 Result Helper Methods
 *********************