# pg_num_fields

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

pg_num_fields — Returns the number of fields in a result

### Description

int pg_num_fields ( resource `$result` )

pg_num_fields() returns the number of fields (columns) in a PostgreSQL result resource.

> Note: This function used to be called pg_numfields().

### Parameters

`result`

  PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by pg_query(), pg_query_params() or pg_execute() (among others).

### Return Values

The number of fields (columns) in the result. On error, -1 is returned.

### Examples

Example#1 pg_num_fields() example

`<?php
$result = pg_query($conn, "SELECT 1, 2");
$num = pg_num_fields($result);
echo $num . " field(s) returned.\n";
?>`

The above example will output:

    2 field(s) returned.

### See Also

- pg_num_rows()
- pg_affected_rows()