db2_num_fields
    (PECL)
db2_num_fields -- 
   Returns the number of fields contained in a result set
  
Description
int 
db2_num_fields ( resource stmt )
   Returns the number of fields contained in a result set. This is most useful
   for handling the result sets returned by dynamically generated queries, or
   for result sets returned by stored procedures, where your application cannot
   otherwise know how to retrieve and use the results.
  
Parameters
   
- stmt
 
       A valid statement resource containing a result set.
      
 
  Return Values
   Returns an integer value representing the number of fields in the result
   set associated with the specified statement resource. Returns FALSE if
   the statement resource is not a valid input value. 
  
Examples
   
Example 1. Retrieving the number of fields in a result set 
     The following example demonstrates how to retrieve the number of fields
     returned in a result set.
     
<?php
  $sql = "SELECT id, name, breed, weight FROM animals ORDER BY breed"; $stmt = db2_prepare($conn, $sql); db2_execute($stmt, $sql); $columns = db2_num_fields($stmt);
  echo "There are {$columns} columns in the result set."; ?>
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 The above example will output: There are 4 columns in the result set.  |  
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