MYSQL_RES *mysql_list_fields(MYSQL *mysql, const char
*table, const char *wild)
Description
Returns a result set consisting of field names in the given
table that match the simple regular expression specified by the
wild parameter. wild may
contain the wildcard characters
“%” or
“_”, or may be a
NULL pointer to match all fields. Calling
mysql_list_fields() is similar
to executing the query SHOW COLUMNS FROM
.
tbl_name [LIKE
wild]
It is preferable to use SHOW COLUMNS FROM
instead of
tbl_namemysql_list_fields().
You must free the result set with
mysql_free_result().
Return Values
A MYSQL_RES result set for success.
NULL if an error occurred.
Errors
Commands were executed in an improper order.
The MySQL server has gone away.
The connection to the server was lost during the query.
An unknown error occurred.