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mi_get_row_desc_without_row()

The mi_get_row_desc_without_row() function gets a pointer to the row descriptor for the last statement that returned row data sent on the specified connection.

Syntax

Usage

A row descriptor is an MI_ROW_DESC structure that describes the structure of a row of data.

Use mi_get_row_desc_without_row() for getting a row descriptor when a SELECT statement does not return any rows or before the rows have been fetched with mi_next_row().

Return Values

On success, returns a pointer to the row descriptor for the last query that returned rows on the specified connection; on failure, returns NULL. Returns NULL if the current statement is not a statement that returns rows.

Related Topics

For additional information, see the description of the mi_get_row_desc() function.




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