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mysql_field_table

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(PHP 4, PHP 5)

Get name of the table the specified field is in

Note mysqli_fetch_field_direct [table] or [orgtable]PDOStatement::getColumnMeta [table]

Description

mysql_field_table(resource $result, int $field_offset): string

Returns the name of the table that the specified field is in.

Parameters

Return Values

The name of the table on success.

Examples

A mysql_field_table() example

php
<?php

$query = "SELECT account.*, country.* FROM account, country WHERE country.name = 'Portugal' AND account.country_id = country.id";

// get the result from the DB
$result = mysql_query($query);

// Lists the table name and then the field name
for ($i = 0; $i < mysql_num_fields($result); ++$i) {
    $table = mysql_field_table($result, $i);
    $field = mysql_field_name($result, $i);

    echo  "$table: $field\n";
}

?>

Notes

See Also

Source: reference/mysql/functions/mysql-field-table.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)