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check what type (integer, string etc) a database field is

hi,

if i have a datebase field like so:

$username = $row['username']; //after SELECT and mysql_query etc.

how do i check what file type it is? i have tried using is_string to
check it but it returns all fields back as strings, even the ones i
know are integers. i would like something that would tell me the data
tyle (integer, varchar, text etc). are there any other ways or am i
doing this wrong? cheers

burnsy
Jul 17 '05 #1
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On 12 Aug 2004 12:28:54 -0700, bi******@yahoo. co.uk (mr_burns) wrote:
if i have a datebase field like so:

$username = $row['username']; //after SELECT and mysql_query etc.

how do i check what file type it is? i have tried using is_string to
check it but it returns all fields back as strings, even the ones i
know are integers. i would like something that would tell me the data
tyle (integer, varchar, text etc). are there any other ways or am i
doing this wrong? cheers


http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/functio...field-type.php

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