mysql_fetch_field_direct() - mysql/mysql.h

 Given a field number fieldnr for a column
        within a result set, returns that column's field definition as a
        MYSQL_FIELD structure. Use this function to
        retrieve the definition for an arbitrary column. Specify a value
        for fieldnr in the range from 0 to
        mysql_num_fields(result)-1.fieldnrMYSQL_FIELDfieldnrmysql_num_fields(result)-1mysql_num_fields(result)-1

Syntax

MYSQL_FIELD *mysql_fetch_field_direct(MYSQL_RES
        *result, unsigned int fieldnr)

Example

unsigned int num_fields;
unsigned int i;
MYSQL_FIELD *field;

num_fields = mysql_num_fields(result);
for(i = 0; i < num_fields; i++)
{
    field = mysql_fetch_field_direct(result, i);
    printf("Field %u is %s\n", i, field->name);
}

Output / Return Value

 The MYSQL_FIELD structure for the specified
        column.MYSQL_FIELD

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