ora_numcols

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ora_numcols -- Returns the number of columns

Description

int ora_numcols ( resource cursor )

Returns the number of columns in a result. It only returns meaningful values after a parse/exec/fetch sequence.

Parameters

cursor

An Oracle cursor, opened with ora_open().

Return Values

Returns the number of columns as an integer, or FALSE on error.

ChangeLog

VersionDescription
5.1.0

The oracle extension is deprecated in favor of oci8.

Notes

When using oci8 as a replacement for the deprecated oracle extension, consider using:

oci_num_fields()

See Also

ora_parse()
ora_exec()
ora_fetch()
ora_do()