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PDOStatement::fetchSingle

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PDOStatement::fetchSingle --  Returns the first column in the next row of a result set

Description

string PDOStatement::fetchSingle ( void )

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

PDOStatement::fetchSingle() returns the first column in the next row of a result set as a string value.

Warning

There is no way to return the second or subsequent columns from a row if you use this method to retrieve data.

Example 1. Return first column of the next row

<?php
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
$sth->execute();

/* Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set */
print("Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set:\n");
$result = $sth->fetchSingle();
print("$result\n");

$result = $sth->fetchSingle();
print("$result\n");
?>

The above example will output:

Fetch the first column from the next row in the result set:
lemon
orange
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