mysqli_result::fetch_array

mysqli_fetch_array

Fetch the next row of a result set as an associative, a numeric array, or both

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public ``array``null``false```mysqli_result::fetch_array` `int` `mode` `MYSQLI_BOTH`

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``array``null``false```mysqli_fetch_array` `mysqli_result` `result` `int` `mode` `MYSQLI_BOTH`

Fetches one row of data from the result set and returns it as an array. Each subsequent call to this function will return the next row within the result set, or &null; if there are no more rows.

In addition to storing the data in the numeric indices of the result array, this function can also store the data in associative indices by using the field names of the result set as keys.

If two or more columns of the result have the same name, the last column will take precedence and overwrite any previous data. To access multiple columns with the same name, the numerically indexed version of the row must be used.

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`mode`

- This optional parameter is a constant indicating what type of array should be produced from the current row data. The possible values for this parameter are the constants `MYSQLI_ASSOC`, `MYSQLI_NUM`, or `MYSQLI_BOTH`.

  By using the `MYSQLI_ASSOC` constant this function will behave identically to the `mysqli_fetch_assoc`, while `MYSQLI_NUM` will behave identically to the `mysqli_fetch_row` function. The final option `MYSQLI_BOTH` will create a single array with the attributes of both.

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Returns an array representing the fetched row, &null; if there are no more rows in the result set, &return.falseforfailure;.

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### `mysqli_result::fetch_array` example

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    <?php

    mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    $query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER BY ID LIMIT 3";
    $result = $mysqli->query($query);

    /* numeric array */
    $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_NUM);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1]);

    /* associative array */
    $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row["Name"], $row["CountryCode"]);

    /* associative and numeric array */
    $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_BOTH);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row["CountryCode"]);

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    <?php

    mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    $query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER by ID LIMIT 3";
    $result = mysqli_query($mysqli, $query);

    /* numeric array */
    $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_NUM);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1]);

    /* associative array */
    $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row["Name"], $row["CountryCode"]);

    /* associative and numeric array */
    $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_BOTH);
    printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row["CountryCode"]);

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- `mysqli_fetch_assoc`
- `mysqli_fetch_column`
- `mysqli_fetch_row`
- `mysqli_fetch_object`
- `mysqli_query`
- `mysqli_data_seek`