PDOStatement->bindValue()

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PDOStatement->bindValue()

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PDOStatement->bindValue() -- Binds a value to a parameter

Description

class PDOStatement {

bool bindValue ( mixed parameter, mixed value [, int data_type] )

}

Binds a value to a corresponding named or question mark placeholder in the SQL statement that was use to prepare the statement.

Parameters

parameter: Parameter identifier. For a prepared statement using named placeholders, this will be a parameter name of the form :name. For a prepared statement using question mark placeholders, this will be the 1-indexed position of the parameter.
value: The value to bind to the parameter.
data_type: Explicit data type for the parameter using the PDO::PARAM_* constants.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. Execute a prepared statement with named placeholders


<?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
    FROM fruit
    WHERE calories < :calories AND colour = :colour');
$sth->bindValue(':calories', $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(':colour', $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
?>

Example 2. Execute a prepared statement with question mark placeholders


<?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
    FROM fruit
    WHERE calories < ? AND colour = ?');
$sth->bindValue(1, $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(2, $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
?>

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PDOStatement->bindValue()

Description

Parameters

Return Values

Examples

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