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--- v5:dictionary:metatype [2017/04/21 11:49] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ v5:dictionary:metatype [2021/03/09 10:16] – [Description] type can be string or ADOFieldObject, dregad
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 ===== Description =====
-The function ''metaType()'' accepts as an argument a database specific datatype, usually the result of a call to [[v5:reference:recordset:fetchfield|fetchField()]] and returns an ADOdb datatype, which provides a mapping to allow cross-database compatibility. The compatible fields are explained [[v5:dictionary:dictionary_index#Summary_Of_Types|Here]]
+The function ''metaType()'' accepts as an argument a native, database-specific type.
+This is usually the result of a call to [[v5:reference:recordset:fetchfield|fetchField()]], and can be given either as a string, or an ADOFieldObject.
+It returns an [[v5:dictionary:dictionary_index#Summary_Of_Types|ADOdb standard datatype]], which provides a mapping to allow cross-database compatibility.
+===== Usage =====
+<code php>
+/*
+* Connection to mysql database
+*/
+print $db->metaType('VARCHAR');
+/*
+* Returns 'C'
+*/
+</code>