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PDOStatement::fetchColumn

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Returns one column in a row.

Syntax

string PDOStatement::fetchColumn ([ $column_number ] );

Parameters

$column_number: An optional integer indicating the zero-based column number. The default is 0 (the first column in the row).

Return Value

One column or false if there are no more rows.

Remarks

Support for PDO was added in version 2.0 of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server.

Example

<?php
   $server = "(local)";
   $database = "AdventureWorks";
   $conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:server=$server ; Database = $database", "", "");

   $stmt = $conn->query( "select * from Person.ContactType where ContactTypeID < 5 " );
   while ( $result = $stmt->fetchColumn(1)) { 
      print($result . "\n"); 
   }
?>

See Also

Reference

PDOStatement Class

Other Resources

PDO