FairCom DB API for C

ctdbGetFieldNumber

Given the field Name and the table handle, returns the field number.

Declaration

NINT ctdbGetFieldNumber(CTHANDLE Handle, pTEXT FieldName)

Description

ctdbGetFieldNumber() returns the field number given the field name. Use ctdbGetFieldNbr() to retrieve the field number given a field handle. Use ctdbGetFieldNumberByName() to retrieve the field number given the name and record handle.

Handle [in] the Table Handle.
FieldName [in] the name that identifies the field in the table.

Returns

ctdbGetFieldNumber() returns the field number, or -1 on error.

Example

pMyTable1 = ctdbAllocTable(pMyDB1);

ctdbOpenTable(pMyTable1, "customer", CTOPEN_NORMAL);

fldnbr = ctdbGetFieldNumber(pMyTable1, "Name");