# ibase_num_params

(PHP 5)

ibase_num_params — Return the number of parameters in a prepared query

### Description

int ibase_num_params ( resource `$query` )

This function returns the number of parameters in the prepared query specified by `query` . This is the number of binding arguments that must be present when calling ibase_execute().

### Parameters

`query`

  The prepared query handle.

### Return Values

Returns the number of parameters as an integer.

### See Also

- ibase_prepare()
- ibase_param_info()