# PDOStatement->errorCode()

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo:0.1-1.0.3)

PDOStatement->errorCode() — Fetch the SQLSTATE associated with the last operation on the statement handle

### Description

PDOStatement
string errorCode ( void )

### Return Values

Identical to PDO->errorCode(), except that PDOStatement->errorCode() only retrieves error codes for operations performed with PDOStatement objects.

### Examples

Example#1 Retrieving a SQLSTATE code

`<?php
/* Provoke an error -- the BONES table does not exist */
$err = $dbh->prepare('SELECT skull FROM bones');
$err->execute();
echo "\nPDOStatement::errorCode(): ";
print $err->errorCode();
?>`

The above example will output:

    PDOStatement::errorCode(): 42S02

### See Also

- PDO->errorCode()
- PDO->errorInfo()
- PDOStatement->errorInfo()