====== adoFieldObject ======
===== Description =====
When the [[v5:dictionary:metacolumns]] method is executed by ADOdb, the data retrieved is placed in an array of adoFieldObjects. This is a class based around the following format:

  class ADOFieldObject {
       var $name = '';
       var $max_length = 0;
       var $type="";
  }
  
Individual databases may extend the object, but the basic information is as follows:

^Field^Description^
^name|The name of the field in the database|
^max_length|The meaning of this field varies, based on the type of the field|
^type|The type of the field as described by the database. In order to retrieve the portable type this value must be sent to the [[v5:dictionary:metatype]] method, and the return value used.|

===== Sample Of Program To Retrieve ADOFieldObjects =====
<code php>
$SQL = "SELECT * FROM some_table";
$f = $db->Execute($SQL);
$cols = $f->fieldCount();
for($i=0;$i<$cols;$i++){
    $fld = $f->FetchField($i);
    print_r($fld);
}
</code>

===== Examples =====

==== SQL Server ====

<code>
ADOFieldObject Object
(
    [name] => Freight
    [max_length] => 
    [column_source] => Freight
    [type] => decimal
)

ADOFieldObject Object
(
    [name] => ShipName
    [max_length] => 40
    [column_source] => ShipName
    [type] => nvarchar
) 
</code>

==== IBM DB2 ====

<code>
ADOFieldObject Object
(
    [name] => ACTNO
    [max_length] => 6
    [type] => int
)

ADOFieldObject Object
(
    [name] => ACTKWD
    [max_length] => 6
    [type] => string
)
</code>

==== MySQL ====
Note that before ADOdb Version 5.21, MySQL did not return an ADOfieldObject object.

<code>
stdClass Object
(
    [name] => Code
    [orgname] => Code
    [table] => country
    [orgtable] => country
    [def] => 
    [db] => world
    [catalog] => def
    [max_length] => 3
    [length] => 9
    [charsetnr] => 33
    [flags] => 16387
    [type] => 254
    [decimals] => 0
    [primary_key] => 2
    [not_null] => 1
    [auto_increment] => 0
    [binary] => 0
    [unsigned] => 0
)
</code>

===== Sqlite =====

<code>
ADOFieldObject Object
(
    [name] => COL1
    [max_length] => 32
    [type] => VARCHAR
    [not_null] => 1
    [default_value] => 'abc'
    [scale] => 0
   )

ADOFieldObject Object
(
     [name] => COL2
     [max_length] => 10
     [type] => DECIMAL
     [not_null] => 0
     [default_value] => 0
     [scale] => 0
)

ADOFieldObject Object
(
     [name] => COL3
     [max_length] => 12,2
     [type] => DECIMAL
     [not_null] => 0
     [default_value] =>
     [scale] => 0
) 
</code>