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# oci_field_type

(PHP 5)

oci_field_type -- Returns field's data type

## Description

mixed oci_field_type ( resource stmt, int field )

oci_field_type() returns a field's data type. Parameter field is an index of the field in the statement (1-based).

Example 1. oci_field_type() example

`<?php
$conn = oci_connect("scott", "tiger");
$stmt = oci_parse($conn, "SELECT * FROM emp");
oci_execute($stmt);
echo "<table border=\"1\">";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th>Name</th>";
echo "<th>Type</th>";
echo "<th>Length</th>";
echo "</tr>";
$ncols = oci_num_fields($stmt);
for ($i = 1; $i <= $ncols; $i++) {
$column_name = oci_field_name($stmt, $i);
$column_type = oci_field_type($stmt, $i);
$column_size = oci_field_size($stmt, $i);
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>$column_name</td>";
echo "<td>$column_type</td>";
echo "<td>$column_size</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table>\n";
oci_free_statement($stmt);
oci_close($conn);
?>`

> Note: In PHP versions before 5.0.0 you must use ocicolumntype() instead. This name still can be used, it was left as alias of oci_field_type() for downwards compatability. This, however, is deprecated and not recommended.

See also oci_num_fields(), oci_field_name(), and oci_field_size().

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