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<h1 class="refname">fbsql_field_type</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">fbsql_field_type</span> — <span class="dc-title">Get the type of the specified field in a result</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.fbsql-field-type-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>fbsql_field_type</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$result</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$field_offset</code></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
<span class="function"><strong>fbsql_field_type()</strong></span> is similar to the
<span class="function"><a href="function.fbsql-field-name.html" class="function">fbsql_field_name()</a></span> function, but the field type is
returned instead.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.fbsql-field-type-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
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<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">
result</code></em></span><dd>
<p class="para">A result identifier
returned by <span class="function"><a href="function.fbsql-query.html" class="function">fbsql_query()</a></span> or
<span class="function"><a href="function.fbsql-db-query.html" class="function">fbsql_db_query()</a></span>.</p></dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">field_offset</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The numerical offset of the field. The field index starts at 0.
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.fbsql-field-type-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns the field type, as a string.
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<p class="para">
This can be one of <em>int</em>, <em>real</em>,
<em>string</em>, <em>blob</em>, and others as detailed
in the <a href="http://www.frontbase.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/FBWebSite.woa" class="link external">» FrontBase documentation</a>.
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.fbsql-field-type-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
<div class="example" id="example-1128">
<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="function"><strong>fbsql_field_type()</strong></span> example</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /><br />fbsql_connect</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"localhost"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"_SYSTEM"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">""</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_select_db</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"wisconsin"</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_query</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"SELECT * FROM onek;"</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$fields </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_num_fields</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$rows </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_num_rows</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$table </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_field_table</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br />echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Your '" </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$table </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"' table has " </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$fields </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">" fields and " </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$rows </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">" records <br />"</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br />echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"The table has the following fields <br />"</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br />while (</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i </span><span style="color: #007700">< </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$fields</span><span style="color: #007700">) {<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$type </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_field_type</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$name </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_field_name</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$len </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_field_len</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$flags </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_field_flags</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /> echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$type </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">" " </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$name </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">" " </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$len </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">" " </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$flags </span><span style="color: #007700">. </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"<br />"</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$i</span><span style="color: #007700">++;<br />}<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">fbsql_close</span><span style="color: #007700">();<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.fbsql-field-type-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.fbsql-field-name.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">fbsql_field_name()</a> - Get the name of the specified field in a result</span></li>
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