.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.5 .\" .TH "mysql_use_result" "3" "" "Version 3.4" "MariaDB Connector/C" .SS Name mysql_use_result \- returns an unbuffered result set .SS Synopsis .IP .EX #include \f[B]\f[R] MYSQL_RES * mysql_use_result(MYSQL * mysql); .EE .SS Description Used to initiate the retrieval of a result set from the last query executed using the mysql_real_query() function on the database connection. Either this or the \f[B]mysql_store_result(3)\f[R] function must be called before the results of a query can be retrieved, and one or the other must be called to prevent the next query on that database connection from failing. .SS Parameters .IP \[bu] 2 \f[CR]mysql\f[R] is a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by \f[B]mysql_init(3)\f[R] and connected by \f[B]mysql_real_connect(3)\f[R]. .SS Notes The mysql_use_result() function does not transfer the entire result set. Hence several functions like \f[B]mysql_num_rows(3)\f[R] or \f[B]mysql_data_seek(3)\f[R] cannot be used. mysql_use_result() will block the current connection until all result sets are retrieved or result set was released by \f[B]mysql_free_result(3)\f[R]. .SS Return value Returns an unbuffered result set or \f[CR]NULL\f[R] if an error occurred. .SS See also .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_store_result(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_free_result(3)\f[R]