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.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.5
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.TH "mysql_fetch_field" "3" "" "Version 3.3.1" "MariaDB Connector/C"
.hy
.SS Name
.PP
mysql_fetch_field \- Returns the definition of one column of a result
set
.SS Synopsis
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include <mysql.h>

MYSQL_FIELD * mysql_fetch_field(MYSQL_RES * result);
\f[R]
.fi
.SS Description
.PP
Returns the definition of one column of a result set as a pointer to a
MYSQL_FIELD structure.
Call this function repeatedly to retrieve information about all columns
in the result set.
.SS Parameters
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\f[C]result\f[R] \- a result set identifier returned by
\f[B]mysql_store_result(3)\f[R] or \f[B]mysql_use_result(3)\f[R].
.SS Notes
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The field order will be reset if you execute a new SELECT query.
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In case only information for a specific field is required the field can
be selected by using the \f[B]mysql_field_seek(3)\f[R] function or
obtained by \f[B]mysql_fetch_field_direct(3)\f[R] function.
.SS Return value
.PP
a pointer of a \f[C]MYSQL_FIELD\f[R] structure, or NULL if there are no
more fields.
.SS See also
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\f[B]mysql_field_seek(3)\f[R]
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\f[B]mysql_field_tell(3)\f[R]
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\f[B]mysql_fetch_field_direct(3)\f[R]
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\f[B]mysql_store_result(3)\f[R]
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\f[B]mysql_use_result(3)\f[R]