PQgetf(3)                      libpqtypes Manual                     PQgetf(3)



NAME
       PQgetf - Gets one or more values from a PGresult in a scanf fashion.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libpqtypes.h>

       int PQgetf(const PGresult *res, int tup_num,
                  const char *fieldspec, ...);

DESCRIPTION
       The  PQgetf()  function  gets  one or more field values from a PGresult
       using a scanf style interface.  The tup_num  argument  indicates  which
       tuple  to read values from; values can only be read from one tuple at a
       time.

       The fieldspec argument is a data type specifier string  indicating  the
       values to retrieve, like %int4 or #timestamp.  Any number of fields, in
       any order, can be retrieved in a single call.  Each data type specifier
       has  a  cooresponding field_num, type-args, [...]  contained within the
       function's variable argument  list.   The  field_num  either  indicates
       tuple  field  number or tuple field name, depending on whether the data
       type in fieldspec used a '%' or '#' specifer mark (`man pqt-specs(3)').
       The  type-args  can  be  one or more arguments required by the specific
       data type: for example, "%int4" would require a pointer  to  a  PGint4.
       All built-in PostgreSQL data types require a single pointer value.

RETURN VALUE
       On  success,  a non-zero value is returned.  On error, zero is returned
       and PQgeterror(3) will contain an error message.

       If the retrieval of any field fails, the get operation is  aborted  and
       function will fail.  Eventhough some fields may have succeeded prior to
       the failure, their values should not be trusted.  Instead, make another
       PQgetf() call.

EXAMPLES
   Using PQgetf on a PGresult
       The  example uses the libpq PQexec function to execute a query and then
       uses PQgetf() to retrieve field values.  It is important to  note  that
       libpqtypes  execution  functions,  like  PQparamExec(3), do not need to
       generate the PGresult provided to PQgetf().

              int success;
              PGint4 i4;
              PGtext text;
              PGbytea bytea;
              PGpoint pt;
              PGresult *res = PQexec(conn, "SELECT i,t,b,p FROM tbl");

              /* Get some field values from the result (order doesn't matter) */
              success = PQgetf(res,
                   0,            /* get field values from tuple 0 */
                   "%int4 #text %bytea %point",
                                 /* type specifiers (get text by name '#') */
                   0,   &i4,     /* get an int4 from field num 0 */
                   "t", &text,   /* get a text from field name "t" */
                   2,   &bytea,  /* get a bytea from field num 2 */
                   3,   &pt);    /* get a point from field num 3 */

              /* Output an error message using PQgeterror(3). */
              if(!success)
                   fprintf(stderr, "*ERROR: %s\n", PQgeterror());

              /* Output the values, do this before PQclear() */
              else
                   printf("int4=%d, text=%s, bytea=%d bytes, point=(%f,%f)\n",
                        i4, text, bytea.len, pt.x, pt.y);

              PQclear(res);

AUTHOR
       A contribution of eSilo, LLC. for the  PostgreSQL  Database  Management
       System.  Written by Andrew Chernow and Merlin Moncure.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <libpqtypes@esilo.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2008 eSilo, LLC. All rights reserved.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or  FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       pqt-specs(3), PQgeterror(3)



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