Function DatabaseConnector->query_select_value

Definitions

sources/database.php

  • Get the specified value from the database. This is the specified value of the first row returned. A fatal error is produced if there is no matching row.
  • Visibility: public
  • Is abstract?: No
  • Is static?: No
  • Is final?: No

Parameters

Name Type Passed by reference? Variadic? Default Set Range Description
$table string No No required parameter N/A N/A The table name
$selected_value string No No required parameter N/A N/A The field to select
$where_map array No No [] N/A N/A The WHERE map [will all be ANDed together]
$end string No No Blank (empty string) N/A N/A Something to tack onto the end
$fail_ok boolean No No False N/A N/A Whether to allow failure (outputting a message instead of exiting completely)
$lang_fields ?array No No Null N/A N/A Extra language fields to join in for cache pre-filling / Tempcode, perhaps via the find_lang_fields function. You only need to send this if you are doing a JOIN and carefully craft your query so table field names won't conflict (null: auto-detect, if not a join)

Returns

  • The first value of the first row returned
  • Type: mixed
  • Set: N/A
  • Range: N/A

Preview

Code (PHP)

/**
 * Get the specified value from the database. This is the specified value of the first row returned. A fatal error is produced if there is no matching row.
 *
 * @param  string $table The table name
 * @param  string $selected_value The field to select
 * @param  array $where_map The WHERE map [will all be ANDed together]
 * @param  string $end Something to tack onto the end
 * @param  boolean $fail_ok Whether to allow failure (outputting a message instead of exiting completely)
 * @param  ?array $lang_fields Extra language fields to join in for cache pre-filling / Tempcode, perhaps via the find_lang_fields function. You only need to send this if you are doing a JOIN and carefully craft your query so table field names won't conflict (null: auto-detect, if not a join)
 * @return mixed The first value of the first row returned
 */

public function query_select_value(string $table, string $selected_value, array $where_map = [], string $end = '', bool $fail_ok = false, ?array $lang_fields = null)