(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL pdo >= 0.2.0)
PDOStatement::columnCount — Returns the number of columns in the result set
Use PDOStatement::columnCount() to return the number of columns in the result set represented by the PDOStatement object.
If the PDOStatement object was returned from PDO::query(), the column count is immediately available.
If the PDOStatement object was returned from PDO::prepare(), an accurate column count will not be available until you invoke PDOStatement::execute().
This function has no parameters.
Returns the number of columns in the result set represented by the PDOStatement object, even if the result set is empty. If there is no result set, PDOStatement::columnCount() returns 0.
Emits an error with level E_WARNING if the attribute PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE is set to PDO::ERRMODE_WARNING.
Throws a PDOException if the attribute PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE is set to PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION.
Example #1 Counting columns
This example demonstrates how PDOStatement::columnCount() operates with and without a result set.
<?php
$dbh = new PDO('odbc:sample', 'db2inst1', 'ibmdb2');
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
$colcount = $sth->columnCount();
print "Before execute(), result set has $colcount columns (should be 0)\n";
$sth->execute();
$colcount = $sth->columnCount();
print "After execute(), result set has $colcount columns (should be 2)\n";
?>The above example will output:
Before execute(), result set has 0 columns (should be 0) After execute(), result set has 2 columns (should be 2)