mysql_stmt_field_count(3)

💖 mysql_stmt_field_count — bestie, how many fields are we even working with?? 💖

okay so this one lives in the MariaDB Connector/C manual, page mysql_stmt_field_count(3), and it's genuinely one of the chillest little functions you'll ever meet. no drama, no side quests, it just tells you how many fields are chillin' in your result set. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <mysql.h>

unsigned int mysql_stmt_field_count(MYSQL_STMT * stmt);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

It returns the number of fields in a result set of a prepared statement. that's it. that's the whole vibe. she counts the fields and hands you the number. 💅

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

The number of fields, or zero if the prepared statement has no result set. zero. nada. nothing to see here, bestie. 🙈

🦋 PARAMETER 🦋

• stmt — a statement handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_stmt_init(3). so like, you gotta have already made the statement before you can ask her anything, obviously. ✨

💜 NOTES 💜

• The number of fields will be available after calling mysql_stmt_prepare(3). so prepare first, then count. order matters, no cap. 🔥
• mysql_stmt_field_count() returns zero for statements which don't produce a result set. she's not being rude, there's just literally nothing to count. 💀

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• mysql_stmt_prepare(3)
• mysql_stmt_param_count(3)

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one came straight outta Version 3.4 of the MariaDB Connector/C docs, so if you're out here counting fields on some other version… check your docs, okay?? mwah, go slay your prepared statements 💖✨🎀🦋