mysql_net_field_length

Name

mysql_net_field_length - Returns the length of a length encoded field

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>

ulong mysql_net_field_length(unsigned char **packet)

Description

Returns the length of a length encoded field and increments the pointer to the beginning of the field.

Parameters

• packet - a pointer to a length encoded field buffer.

Notes

This function is part of the low level protocol API and can be used to retrieve data if a callback function was provided for fetching results from prepared statements.

Return value

Returns the length of the field.

See also

mysql_net_read_packet