dbase_numfields

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_numfields — Gets the number of fields of a database

Description

dbase_numfields(resource $database): int

Gets the number of fields (columns) in the specified database.

Note:

Field numbers are between 0 and dbase_numfields($db)-1, while record numbers are between 1 and dbase_numrecords($db).

Parameters

database

The database resource, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

Return Values

The number of fields in the database, or false if an error occurs.

Changelog

Version Description
dbase 7.0.0 database is now a resource instead of an int.

Examples

Example #1 dbase_numfields() Example

<?php

$rec = dbase_get_record($db, $recno);
$nf  = dbase_numfields($db);
for ($i = 0; $i < $nf; $i++) {
  echo $rec[$i], "\n";
}

?>

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