pg_field_is_null

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

pg_field_is_nullTest if a field is SQL NULL

Description

pg_field_is_null(PgSql\Result $result, int $row, mixed $field): int
pg_field_is_null(PgSql\Result $result, mixed $field): int

pg_field_is_null() tests if a field in an PgSql\Result instance is SQL NULL or not.

Note:

This function used to be called pg_fieldisnull().

Parameters

result

An PgSql\Result instance, returned by pg_query(), pg_query_params() or pg_execute()(among others).

row

Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If omitted, current row is fetched.

field

Field number (starting from 0) as an int or the field name as a string.

Return Values

Returns 1 if the field in the given row is SQL NULL, 0 if not. false is returned if the row is out of range, or upon any other error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The result parameter expects an PgSql\Result instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 pg_field_is_null() example

<?php
$dbconn
= pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die ("Could not connect");
$res = pg_query($dbconn, "select * from authors where author = 'Orwell'");
if (
$res) {
if (
pg_field_is_null($res, 0, "year") == 1) {
echo
"The value of the field year is null.\n";
}
if (
pg_field_is_null($res, 0, "year") == 0) {
echo
"The value of the field year is not null.\n";
}
}
?>

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