(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo >= 0.2.0)
PDOStatement::columnCount — Returns the number of columns in the result set
Use PDOStatement::columnCount() to return the number of columns in the result set represented by the PDOStatement object.
If the PDOStatement object was returned from PDO::query(), the column count is immediately available.
If the PDOStatement object was returned from PDO::prepare(), an accurate column count will not be available until you invoke PDOStatement::execute().
Returns the number of columns in the result set represented by the PDOStatement object. If there is no result set, PDOStatement::columnCount() returns 0.
Example #1 Counting columns
This example demonstrates how PDOStatement::columnCount() operates with and without a result set.
<?php
$dbh = new PDO('odbc:sample', 'db2inst1', 'ibmdb2');
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
/* Count the number of columns in the (non-existent) result set */
$colcount = $sth->columnCount();
print("Before execute(), result set has $colcount columns (should be 0)\n");
$sth->execute();
/* Count the number of columns in the result set */
$colcount = $sth->columnCount();
print("After execute(), result set has $colcount columns (should be 2)\n");
?>
The above example will output:
Before execute(), result set has 0 columns (should be 0) After execute(), result set has 2 columns (should be 2)