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# pg_fetch_array

(PHP 3>= 3.0.1, PHP 4 )

pg_fetch_array -- Fetch a row as an array

## Description

array pg_fetch_array ( resource result [, int row [, int result_type]])

pg_fetch_array() returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row (tuples/records). It returns `FALSE`, if there are no more rows.

pg_fetch_array() is an extended version of pg_fetch_row(). In addition to storing the data in the numeric indices (field index) to the result array, it also stores the data in associative indices (field name) by default.

`row` is row (record) number to be retrieved. First row is 0.

`result_type` is optional parameter controls how return value is initialized. `result_type` is a constant and can take the following values: PGSQL_ASSOC, PGSQL_NUM, and PGSQL_BOTH. pg_fetch_array() returns associative array that has field name as key for PGSQL_ASSOC. field index as key with PGSQL_NUM and both field name/index as key with PGSQL_BOTH. Default is PGSQL_BOTH.

> Note: `result_type` was added in PHP 4.0.

pg_fetch_array() is NOT significantly slower than using pg_fetch_row(), while it provides a significant ease of use.

See also pg_fetch_row() and pg_fetch_object() and pg_fetch_result().

Example 1. PostgreSQL fetch array

    <?php
    $conn = pg_pconnect ("dbname=publisher");
    if (!$conn) {
        echo "An error occured.\n";
        exit;
    }

    $result = pg_query ($conn, "SELECT * FROM authors");
    if (!$result) {
        echo "An error occured.\n";
        exit;
    }

    $arr = pg_fetch_array ($result, 0, PGSQL_NUM);
    echo $arr[0] . " <- array\n";

    $arr = pg_fetch_array ($result, 1, PGSQL_ASSOC);
    echo $arr["author"] . " <- array\n";
    ?>

> Note: From 4.1.0, `row` became optional. Calling pg_fetch_array() will increment internal row counter by 1.

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