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<refentry xml:id="function.db2-fetch-row" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>db2_fetch_row</refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Sets the result set pointer to the next row or requested row
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>db2_fetch_row</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>stmt</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>row_number</parameter><initializer>-1</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>


  <para>
   Use <function>db2_fetch_row</function> to iterate through a result set, or
   to point to a specific row in a result set if you requested a scrollable
   cursor.
  </para>
  <para>
   To retrieve individual fields from the result set, call the
   <function>db2_result</function> function.
  </para>
  <para>
   Rather than calling <function>db2_fetch_row</function> and
   <function>db2_result</function>, most applications will call one of
   <function>db2_fetch_assoc</function>, <function>db2_fetch_both</function>,
   or <function>db2_fetch_array</function> to advance the result set pointer
   and return a complete row as an array.
  </para>

 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>stmt</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A valid <literal>stmt</literal> resource.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>row_number</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       With scrollable cursors, you can request a specific row number in the
       result set. Row numbering is 1-indexed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns &true; if the requested row exists in the result set. Returns
   &false; if the requested row does not exist in the result set.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Iterating through a result set</title>
    <para>
     The following example demonstrates how to iterate through a result set
     with <function>db2_fetch_row</function> and retrieve columns from the
     result set with <function>db2_result</function>.
    </para>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$sql = 'SELECT name, breed FROM animals WHERE weight < ?';
$stmt = db2_prepare($conn, $sql);
db2_execute($stmt, array(10));
while (db2_fetch_row($stmt)) {
    $name = db2_result($stmt, 0);
    $breed = db2_result($stmt, 1);
    print "$name $breed";
}
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
cat Pook
gold fish Bubbles
budgerigar Gizmo
goat Rickety Ride
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
   <example>
    <title>i5/OS recommended alternatives to db2_fetch_row/db2_result</title>
    <para>
     On i5/OS it is recommended that you use <function>db2_fetch_both</function>, 
     <function>db2_fetch_array</function>, or <function>db2_fetch_object</function> 
     over <function>db2_fetch_row</function>/<function>db2_result</function>. In general 
     <function>db2_fetch_row</function>/<function>db2_result</function> have more issues 
     with various column types in <literal>EBCIDIC</literal> to <literal>ASCII</literal> 
     translation, including possible truncation in <literal>DBCS</literal> applications. 
     You may also find the performance of <function>db2_fetch_both</function>, 
     <function>db2_fetch_array</function>, and <function>db2_fetch_object</function> to 
     be superior to <function>db2_fetch_row</function>/<function>db2_result</function>.
    </para>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  $conn = db2_connect("","","");
  $sql = 'SELECT SPECIFIC_SCHEMA, SPECIFIC_NAME, ROUTINE_SCHEMA, ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_TYPE, ROUTINE_CREATED, ROUTINE_BODY, IN_PARMS, OUT_PARMS, INOUT_PARMS, PARAMETER_STYLE, EXTERNAL_NAME, EXTERNAL_LANGUAGE FROM QSYS2.SYSROUTINES FETCH FIRST 2 ROWS ONLY';
  $stmt = db2_exec($conn, $sql, array('cursor' => DB2_SCROLLABLE));
  while ($row = db2_fetch_both($stmt)){
    echo "<br>db2_fetch_both {$row['SPECIFIC_NAME']} {$row['ROUTINE_CREATED']} {$row[5]}";
  }
  $stmt = db2_exec($conn, $sql, array('cursor' => DB2_SCROLLABLE));
  while ($row = db2_fetch_array($stmt)){
    echo "<br>db2_fetch_array {$row[1]}  {$row[5]}";
  }
  $stmt = db2_exec($conn, $sql, array('cursor' => DB2_SCROLLABLE));
  while ($row = db2_fetch_object($stmt)){
    echo "<br>db2_fetch_object {$row->SPECIFIC_NAME} {$row->ROUTINE_CREATED}";
  }
  db2_close($conn);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
db2_fetch_both MATCH_ANIMAL 2006-08-25-17.10.23.775000 2006-08-25-17.10.23.775000
db2_fetch_both MULTIRESULTS 2006-10-17-10.11.05.308000 2006-10-17-10.11.05.308000
db2_fetch_array MATCH_ANIMAL 2006-08-25-17.10.23.775000
db2_fetch_array MULTIRESULTS 2006-10-17-10.11.05.308000
db2_fetch_object MATCH_ANIMAL 2006-08-25-17.10.23.775000
db2_fetch_object MULTIRESULTS 2006-10-17-10.11.05.308000
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>db2_fetch_array</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_fetch_assoc</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_fetch_both</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_fetch_object</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_result</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

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