pg_meta_data

FunctionParams changed in PHP 8.1

Get meta data for table.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
Improved
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

pg_meta_data Function synopsis

pg_meta_data(
    PgSql\Connection $connection,
    string $table_name,
    bool $extended = false
  ): array|false

Parameters

$connection

TypePgSql\Connection

$table_name

Typestring

The name of the table.

$extended

OptionalTypeboolDefault valuefalse

Flag for returning extended meta data. Default to false.

Return value

Typearray|false

An array of the table definition, or false on failure.

Changes to the pg_meta_data Function

PHP 8.1

  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($connection): PgSql\Connection
  pg_meta_data(
-     $connection,
+     PgSql\Connection $connection,
      string $table_name,
      bool $extended = false
    ): array|false

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array|false
  • Optional parameter added - #3: bool $extended = false
-pg_meta_data($db, $table)
+pg_meta_data(
+    $connection,
+    string $table_name,
+    bool $extended = false
+  ): array|false

pg_meta_data Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes