# oci_num_fields

(PHP 5, PECL oci8:1.1-1.2.4)

oci_num_fields — Returns the number of result columns in a statement

### Description

int oci_num_fields ( resource `$statement` )

Gets the number of columns in the given `statement` .

### Parameters

`statement`

  A valid OCI statement identifier.

### Return Values

Returns the number of columns as an integer, or `FALSE` on errors.

### Examples

Example#1 oci_num_fields() example

`<?php
$conn = oci_connect("scott", "tiger");
$stmt = oci_parse($conn, "select * from emp");
oci_execute($stmt);
while (oci_fetch($stmt)) {
echo "\n";
$ncols = oci_num_fields($stmt);
for ($i = 1; $i <= $ncols; $i++) {
$column_name = oci_field_name($stmt, $i);
$column_value = oci_result($stmt, $i);
echo $column_name . ': ' . $column_value . "\n";
}
echo "\n";
}
oci_free_statement($stmt);
oci_close($conn);
?>`

### Notes

> Note: In PHP versions before 5.0.0 you must use ocinumcols() instead. This name still can be used, it was left as alias of oci_num_fields() for downwards compatability. This, however, is deprecated and not recommended.