mysql_data_seek

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

mysql_data_seekMove internal result pointer

Warning

This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide. Alternatives to this function include:

Description

mysql_data_seek(resource $result, int $row_number): bool

mysql_data_seek() moves the internal row pointer of the MySQL result associated with the specified result identifier to point to the specified row number. The next call to a MySQL fetch function, such as mysql_fetch_assoc(), would return that row.

row_number starts at 0. The row_number should be a value in the range from 0 to mysql_num_rows() - 1. However if the result set is empty (mysql_num_rows() == 0), a seek to 0 will fail with an E_WARNING and mysql_data_seek() will return false.

Parameters

result

The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query().

row_number

The desired row number of the new result pointer.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 mysql_data_seek() example

<?php
$link
= mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!
$link) {
die(
'Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('sample_db');
if (!
$db_selected) {
die(
'Could not select database: ' . mysql_error());
}
$query = 'SELECT last_name, first_name FROM friends';
$result = mysql_query($query);
if (!
$result) {
die(
'Query failed: ' . mysql_error());
}
/* fetch rows in reverse order */
for ($i = mysql_num_rows($result) - 1; $i >= 0; $i--) {
if (!
mysql_data_seek($result, $i)) {
echo
"Cannot seek to row $i: " . mysql_error() . "\n";
continue;
}

if (!(
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))) {
continue;
}

echo
$row['last_name'] . ' ' . $row['first_name'] . "<br />\n";
}

mysql_free_result($result);
?>

Notes

Note:

The function mysql_data_seek() can be used in conjunction only with mysql_query(), not with mysql_unbuffered_query().

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