PHP mysqli fetch_object() Function
Example - Object Oriented style
Return the current row of a result set, then print each field's value:
<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " .
$mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}
$sql = "SELECT Lastname, Age FROM Persons ORDER BY Lastname";
if ($result = $mysqli -> query($sql)) {
while ($obj = $result -> fetch_object()) {
printf("%s (%s)\n", $obj->Lastname, $obj->Age);
}
$result
-> free_result();
}
$mysqli -> close();
?>
Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.
Definition and Usage
The fetch_object() / mysqli_fetch_object() function returns the current row of a result-set, as an object.
Note: Fieldnames returned from this function are case-sensitive.
Syntax
Object oriented style:
$mysqli_result -> fetch_object(classname, params)
Procedural style:
mysqli_fetch_object(result, classname, params)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| result | Required. Specifies a result set identifier returned by mysqli_query(), mysqli_store_result() or mysqli_use_result() |
| classname | Optional. Specifies the name of the class to instantiate, set the properties of, and return |
| params | Optional. Specifies an array of parameters to pass to the constructor for classname objects |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | Returns an object with string properties for the fetched row. NULL if there are no more rows in the result set |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 5+ |
| Changelog: | The ability to return as a different object was added in PHP 5.0.0 |
Example - Procedural style
Return the current row of a result set, then print each field's value:
<?php
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}
$sql = "SELECT Lastname, Age FROM Persons ORDER BY Lastname";
if ($result = mysqli_query($con, $sql)) {
while ($obj = mysqli_fetch_object($result)) {
printf("%s (%s)\n", $obj->Lastname, $obj->Age);
}
mysqli_free_result($result);
}
mysqli_close($con);
?>
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