mariadb_stmt_fetch_fields(3)

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✨ mariadb_stmt_fetch_fields ✨

okay bestie, we're in the MariaDB Connector/C manual and today's main character is mariadb_stmt_fetch_fields — she returns an array of fields holding the column definitions. iconic behavior fr fr 💅

🌸 Name 🌸

mariadb_stmt_fetch_fields — returns an array of fields containing the column definitions 🫶

🎀 Synopsis 🎀

#include <mysql.h>

MYSQL_FIELD *mariadb_stmt_fetch_fields(MYSQL_STMT * stmt);

🦋 Description 🦋

so basically she hands you back an array of fields. every single field in there holds the definition for a column of the result set. ✨

and if the statement doesn't have a result set? NULL pointer, returned to you, no cap. 😭

💖 Parameter 💖

  • stmt — a statement handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_stmt_init(3). like, she needs to already exist, you can't just make her up 💅

⭐ Notes ⭐

the number of fields? you can get that from mysql_stmt_field_count(3) 👑

🌈 History 🌈

this function was added in MariaDB Connector/C 3.1.0 — so she's been around, lowkey a legend 🎀

👑 See Also 👑

Version 3.4 of the MariaDB Connector/C manual, and honestly? she ate. that's the whole page bestie, go forth and fetch those fields 💖✨🦋🎀🫶💅

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