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Description

bool PDOStatement::bindColumn ( mixed $column , mixed &$param [, int $type [, int $maxlen [, mixed $driverdata ]]] )

PDOStatement::bindColumn() arranges to have a particular variable bound to a given column in the result-set from a query. Each call to PDOStatement::fetch() or PDOStatement::fetchAll() will update all the variables that are bound to columns.

Note: Since information about the columns is not always available to PDO until the statement is executed, portable applications should call this function after PDOStatement::execute().

Parameters

column: Number of the column (1-indexed) or name of the column in the result set. If using the column name, be aware that the name should match the case of the column, as returned by the driver.
param: Name of the PHP variable to which the column will be bound.
type: Data type of the parameter, specified by the PDO::PARAM_* constants.
maxlen: A hint for pre-allocation.
driverdata: Optional parameter(s) for the driver.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Binding result set output to PHP variables

Binding columns in the result set to PHP variables is an effective way to make the data contained in each row immediately available to your application. The following example demonstrates how PDO allows you to bind and retrieve columns with a variety of options and with intelligent defaults.

 <?php
function readData($dbh) {
  $sql = 'SELECT name, colour, calories FROM fruit';
  try {
    $stmt = $dbh->prepare($sql);
    $stmt->execute();

    /* Bind by column number */
    $stmt->bindColumn(1, $name);
    $stmt->bindColumn(2, $colour);
    
    /* Bind by column name */
    $stmt->bindColumn('calories', $cals);

    while ($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOUND)) {
      $data = $name . "\t" . $colour . "\t" . $cals . "\n";
      print $data;
    }
  }
  catch (PDOException $e) {
    print $e->getMessage();
  }
}
readData($dbh);
?>

The above example will output:

  apple   red     150 banana  yellow  175 kiwi    green   75 orange  orange  150 mango   red     200 strawberry      red     25

PDOStatement->bindColumn

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