mysql_field_count(3)          MariaDB Connector/C         mysql_field_count(3)

   Name
       mysql_field_count - returns the number of columns for the most recent
       statement

   Synopsis

              #include <mysql.h>

              unsigned int mysql_field_count(MYSQL * mysql);


   Description
       Returns the number of columns for the most recent statement on the
       connection represented by the link parameter as an unsigned integer.
       This function can be useful when using the mysql_store_result(3)
       function to determine if the query should have produced a non-empty
       result set or not without knowing the nature of the query.

   Parameters
       o mysql is a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by
         mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

   Notes
       The mysql_field_count() function should be used to determine if there
       is a result set available.

   Return value:
       The number of columns for the most recent statemet.  The value is zero,
       if the statemet didn't produce a result set.

   See also
       o mysql_store_result(3)

       o mysql_use_result(3)

Version 3.3.1                                             mysql_field_count(3)