maxdb_character_set_name
maxdb::character_set_name
(PECL maxdb >= 1.0)
maxdb_character_set_name -- maxdb::character_set_name — Returns the default character set for the database connection
Description
Procedural style
maxdb_character_set_name
( resource
$link
) : stringObject oriented style
maxdb::character_set_name
( void
) : string
Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the
link parameter.
Return Values
The default character set for the current connection, either ascii or unicode.
Examples
Example #1 Object oriented style
<?php
/* Open a connection */
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* Print current character set */
$charset = $maxdb->character_set_name();
printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);
$maxdb->close();
?>
Example #2 Procedural style
<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (!$link) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* Print current character set */
$charset = maxdb_character_set_name($link);
printf ("Current character set is %s\n",$charset);
/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Current character set is ascii
See Also
- maxdb_client_encoding() - Alias of maxdb_character_set_name
- maxdb_real_escape_string() - Escapes special characters in a string for use in an SQL statement, taking into account the current charset of the connection
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