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<refentry xml:id="pdostatement.setattribute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>PDOStatement::setAttribute</refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Set a statement attribute
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis role="PDOStatement">
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type>bool</type><methodname>PDOStatement::setAttribute</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>attribute</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>

  <para>
   Sets an attribute on the statement. Currently, no generic attributes are set but only driver specific:
   <itemizedlist>
    <listitem><para><literal>PDO::ATTR_CURSOR_NAME</literal>
     (Firebird and ODBC specific):
     Set the name of cursor for <literal>UPDATE ... WHERE CURRENT OF</literal>.
    </para></listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
   Note that driver specific attributes <emphasis>must not</emphasis> be used
   with other drivers.
  </para>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>attribute</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The attribute to modify.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The value to set the <parameter>attribute</parameter>,
       might require a specific type depending on the attribute.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><methodname>PDO::getAttribute</methodname></member>
    <member><methodname>PDO::setAttribute</methodname></member>
    <member><methodname>PDOStatement::getAttribute</methodname></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
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