Name¶

mysql_field_seek - sets the field cursor to given offset

Synopsis¶

#include <mysql.h>
MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET mysql_field_seek(MYSQL_RES * result,


                                    MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET offset);
    

Description¶

Sets the field cursor to the given offset. The next call to mysql_fetch_field(3) will retrieve the field definition of the column associated with that offset.

Parameters¶

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result - a result set identifier returned by mysql_store_result(3) or mysql_use_result(3).

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offset - the field number. This number must be in the range from 0..number of fields - 1.

Notes¶

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The number of fields can be obtained from mysql_field_count(3) .

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To move the field cursor to the first field offset parameter should be zero.

Return value¶

Returns the previous value of the field cursor

See also¶

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mysql_field_tell(3)