mysql_fetch_field
In case of UTF8 fields mysql_field_len() will return 3 times the maximum length (e.g. 30 for a VARCHAR(10) field)) for mysql_field_len() returns the byte length of the field not the defined size.
mysql_fetch_lengths
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mysql_fetch_lengths — Get the length of each output in a result
Suggested alternatives
Use of this extension is discouraged. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:
Description
array mysql_fetch_lengths
( resource
$result
)Returns an array that corresponds to the lengths of each field in the last row fetched by MySQL.
mysql_fetch_lengths() stores the lengths of each result column in the last row returned by mysql_fetch_row(), mysql_fetch_assoc(), mysql_fetch_array(), and mysql_fetch_object() in an array, starting at offset 0.
Parameters
-
result -
The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query().
Return Values
An array of lengths on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 A mysql_fetch_lengths() example
<?php
$result = mysql_query("SELECT id,email FROM people WHERE id = '42'");
if (!$result) {
echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();
exit;
}
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
$lengths = mysql_fetch_lengths($result);
print_r($row);
print_r($lengths);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[id] => 42
[email] => [email protected]
)
Array
(
[0] => 2
[1] => 16
)
See Also
- mysql_field_len() - Returns the length of the specified field
- mysql_fetch_row() - Get a result row as an enumerated array
- strlen() - Get string length
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User Contributed Notes
mysql_fetch_lengths
Bavo Janss
10-Jul-2009 07:19
09-Feb-2006 06:23
For the maximum length of a field (e.g. 10 for a VARCHAR(10) field), use mysql_field_len().