odbc_longreadlen

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

odbc_longreadlen — Handling of LONG columns

Description

odbc_longreadlen(Odbc\Result $statement, int $length): true

Controls handling of LONG, LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY columns. The default length can be set using the uodbc.defaultlrl php.ini directive.

Parameters

statement

The ODBC result object.

length

The number of bytes returned to PHP is controlled by the parameter length. If it is set to 0, long column data is passed through to the client (i.e. printed) when retrieved with odbc_result().

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.4.0statement expects an Odbc\Result instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Notes

Note:

Handling of LONGVARBINARY columns is also affected by odbc_binmode().