mysql_field_len
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mysql_field_len — Returns the length of the specified field
This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide. Alternatives to this function include:
- mysqli_fetch_field_direct() [length]
- PDOStatement::getColumnMeta() [len]
Description
$result, int $field_offset): int|falsemysql_field_len() returns the length of the specified field.
Parameters
-
result -
The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query().
-
field_offset -
The numerical field offset. The
field_offsetstarts at0. Iffield_offsetdoes not exist, an error of levelE_WARNINGis also issued.
Return Values
The length of the specified field index on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 mysql_field_len() example
<?php
$result = mysql_query("SELECT id,email FROM people WHERE id = '42'");
if (!$result) {
echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();
exit;
}
// Will get the length of the id field as specified in the database
// schema.
$length = mysql_field_len($result, 0);
echo $length;
?>
Notes
Note:
For backward compatibility, the following deprecated alias may be used: mysql_fieldlen()
See Also
- mysql_fetch_lengths() - Get the length of each output in a result
- strlen() - Get string length
