mysql_field_len
    (PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
mysql_field_len -- Returns the length of the specified field
Description
int 
mysql_field_len ( resource result, int field_offset )
   mysql_field_len() returns the length of the
   specified field.
  
Parameters
   
- 
result
 The result resource that
is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to 
mysql_query().
- 
field_offset
 The numerical field offset. The 
field_offset starts at 0. If 
field_offset does not exist, an error of level
E_WARNING is also issued.
 
  Return Values
   The name of the specified field index on success, or FALSE on failure.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. mysql_field_len() example 
<?php $result = mysql_query("SELECT id,email FROM people WHERE id = '42'"); if (!$result) {     echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();     exit; }
  // Will get the length of the id field as specified in the database // schema.  $length = mysql_field_len($result, 0); echo $length; ?>
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  Notes
Note: 
    For downward compatibility, the following 
deprecated alias may be used: 
    mysql_fieldlen()