maxdb_character_set_name

maxdb->character_set_name

(PECL maxdb:1.0-7.6.00.38)

maxdb_character_set_name -- maxdb->character_set_name — Returns the default character set for the database connection

Description

Procedural style:

string maxdb_character_set_name ( resource $link )

Object oriented style (method):

maxdb

string character_set_name ( void )

Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the link parameter.

Return Values

The default character set for the current connection, either ascii or unicode.

Examples

Example #1 Object oriented style

 <?php
/* Open a connection */
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* Print current character set */
$charset = $maxdb->character_set_name();
printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);

$maxdb->close();
?>

Example #2 Procedural style

 <?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (!$link) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* Print current character set */
$charset = maxdb_character_set_name($link);
printf ("Current character set is %s\n",$charset);

/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

  Current character set is ascii

maxdb_character_set_name

maxdb->character_set_name

Description

Return Values

Examples

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