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pg_num_fields

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(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Returns the number of fields in a result

Description

pg_num_fields(PgSql\Result $result): int

pg_num_fields() returns the number of fields (columns) in the PgSql\Result instance.

Note

This function used to be called pg_numfields().

The number of fields (columns) in the result. On error, -1 is returned.

Version	Description

php

<?php
$result = pg_query($conn, "SELECT 1, 2");

$num = pg_num_fields($result);

echo $num . " field(s) returned.\n";
?>

The above example will output:

output

2 field(s) returned.