MAXDB_CHARACTER_SET_NAME(3) 1 MAXDB_CHARACTER_SET_NAME(3)
maxdb_character_set_name - Returns the default character set for the database connection
Procedural style
SYNOPSIS
string maxdb_character_set_name (resource $link)
DESCRIPTION
Object oriented style
string maxdb::character_set_name (void )
Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the $link parameter.
RETURN VALUES
The default character set for the current connection, either ascii or unicode.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Object oriented style
<?php
/* Open a connection */
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s
", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* Print current character set */
$charset = $maxdb->character_set_name();
printf ("Current character set is %s
", $charset);
$maxdb->close();
?>
Example #2
Procedural style
<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (!$link) {
printf("Connect failed: %s
", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* Print current character set */
$charset = maxdb_character_set_name($link);
printf ("Current character set is %s
",$charset);
/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Current character set is ascii
SEE ALSO
maxdb_client_encoding(3), maxdb_real_escape_string(3).
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