# odbc_result

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

odbc_result — Get result data

### Description

odbc_result ( resource `$result_id` , mixed `$field` ) : mixed

Get result data

### Parameters

`result_id`

  The ODBC resource.

`field`

  The field name being retrieved. It can either be an integer containing the column number of the field you want; or it can be a string containing the name of the field.

### Return Values

Returns the string contents of the field, `FALSE` on error, `NULL` for NULL data, or `TRUE` for binary data.

### Examples

The first call to odbc_result() returns the value of the third field in the current record of the query result. The second function call to odbc_result() returns the value of the field whose field name is "val" in the current record of the query result. An error occurs if a column number parameter for a field is less than one or exceeds the number of columns (or fields) in the current record. Similarly, an error occurs if a field with a name that is not one of the fieldnames of the table(s) that is(are) being queried.

Example #1 odbc_result() examples

`<?php
$item_3 = odbc_result($Query_ID, 3);
$item_val = odbc_result($Query_ID, "val");
?>`

### Notes

Field indices start from 1. Regarding the way binary or long column data is returned refer to odbc_binmode() and odbc_longreadlen().