ifx_num_fields

(PHP 4, PHP <=5.2.0)

ifx_num_fields — Returns the number of columns in the query

int ifx_num_fields ( resource $result_id )

After preparing or executing a query, this call gives you the number of columns in the query.

result_id: result_id is a valid resultid returned by ifx_query() or ifx_prepare() (select type queries only!).

Returns the number of columns in query for result_id, or FALSE on errors.

Example #1 ifx_num_fields() Example


<?php
$conn_id = ifx_connect("db", "user", "password");
$res_id = ifx_query("select * from systables", $conn_id);
echo ifx_num_fields($res_id);
?>