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odbc_gettypeinfo

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

odbc_gettypeinfo — Retrieves information about data types supported by the data source

Description

odbc_gettypeinfo(Odbc\Connection $odbc, int $data_type = 0): Odbc\Result|false

Retrieves information about data types supported by the data source.

Parameters

odbc

The ODBC connection object, see odbc_connect() for details.

data_type

The data type, which can be used to restrict the information to a single data type.

Return Values

Returns an ODBC result object or false on failure.

The result set has the following columns:

  • TYPE_NAME
  • DATA_TYPE
  • PRECISION
  • LITERAL_PREFIX
  • LITERAL_SUFFIX
  • CREATE_PARAMS
  • NULLABLE
  • CASE_SENSITIVE
  • SEARCHABLE
  • UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE
  • MONEY
  • AUTO_INCREMENT
  • LOCAL_TYPE_NAME
  • MINIMUM_SCALE
  • MAXIMUM_SCALE

The result set is ordered by DATA_TYPE and TYPE_NAME.

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 odbc expects an Odbc\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
8.4.0 This function returns an Odbc\Result instance now; previously, a resource was returned.

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.odbc-gettypeinfo.php