From 8ede1a2ecbb62577afd32996956c5feaf7ddf9b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Jones Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 13:34:52 -0500 Subject: replacing the old HTML user guide with a Sphinx-managed user guide --- user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst (limited to 'user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst') diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ec7dbbf6c --- /dev/null +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/table_data.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +########## +Table Data +########## + +These functions let you fetch table information. + +$this->db->list_tables(); +========================== + +Returns an array containing the names of all the tables in the database +you are currently connected to. Example:: + + $tables = $this->db->list_tables(); foreach ($tables as $table) {    echo $table; } + +$this->db->table_exists(); +=========================== + +Sometimes it's helpful to know whether a particular table exists before +running an operation on it. Returns a boolean TRUE/FALSE. Usage example:: + + if ($this->db->table_exists('table_name')) {    // some code... } + +Note: Replace *table_name* with the name of the table you are looking +for. -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b