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# QSqlResult Class Reference

The QSqlResult class provides an abstract interface for accessing data from specific SQL databases. More...

     #include <QSqlResult>

- List of all members, including inherited members

## Public Functions

virtual | ~QSqlResult ()
virtual QVariant | handle () const

## Protected Types

enum | BindingSyntax { PositionalBinding, NamedBinding }

## Protected Functions

| QSqlResult ( const QSqlDriver * db )
void | addBindValue ( const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )
int | at () const
virtual void | bindValue ( int index, const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )
virtual void | bindValue ( const QString & placeholder, const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )
QSql::ParamType | bindValueType ( int index ) const
QSql::ParamType | bindValueType ( const QString & placeholder ) const
BindingSyntax | bindingSyntax () const
QVariant | boundValue ( int index ) const
QVariant | boundValue ( const QString & placeholder ) const
int | boundValueCount () const
QString | boundValueName ( int index ) const
QVector<QVariant> & | boundValues () const
void | clear ()
virtual QVariant | data ( int index ) = 0
const QSqlDriver * | driver () const
virtual bool | exec ()
QString | executedQuery () const
virtual bool | fetch ( int index ) = 0
virtual bool | fetchFirst () = 0
virtual bool | fetchLast () = 0
virtual bool | fetchNext ()
virtual bool | fetchPrevious ()
bool | hasOutValues () const
bool | isActive () const
bool | isForwardOnly () const
virtual bool | isNull ( int index ) = 0
bool | isSelect () const
bool | isValid () const
QSqlError | lastError () const
virtual QVariant | lastInsertId () const
QString | lastQuery () const
virtual int | numRowsAffected () = 0
virtual bool | prepare ( const QString & query )
virtual QSqlRecord | record () const
virtual bool | reset ( const QString & query ) = 0
virtual bool | savePrepare ( const QString & query )
virtual void | setActive ( bool active )
virtual void | setAt ( int index )
virtual void | setForwardOnly ( bool forward )
virtual void | setLastError ( const QSqlError & error )
virtual void | setQuery ( const QString & query )
virtual void | setSelect ( bool select )
virtual int | size () = 0

## Detailed Description

The QSqlResult class provides an abstract interface for accessing data from specific SQL databases.

Normally, you would use QSqlQuery instead of QSqlResult, since QSqlQuery provides a generic wrapper for database-specific implementations of QSqlResult.

If you are implementing your own SQL driver (by subclassing QSqlDriver), you will need to provide your own QSqlResult subclass that implements all the pure virtual functions and other virtual functions that you need.

See also QSqlDriver.

## Member Type Documentation

### enum QSqlResult::BindingSyntax

This enum type specifies the different syntaxes for specifying placeholders in prepared queries.

Constant | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
`QSqlResult::PositionalBinding` | `0` | Use the ODBC-style positional syntax, with "?" as placeholders.
`QSqlResult::NamedBinding` | `1` | Use the Oracle-style syntax with named placeholders (e.g., ":id")

See also bindingSyntax().

## Member Function Documentation

### QSqlResult::QSqlResult ( const QSqlDriver * db )`[protected]`

Creates a QSqlResult using database driver db. The object is initialized to an inactive state.

See also isActive() and driver().

### QSqlResult::~QSqlResult ()`[virtual]`

Destroys the object and frees any allocated resources.

### void QSqlResult::addBindValue ( const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )`[protected]`

Binds the value val of parameter type paramType to the next available position in the current record (row).

See also bindValue().

### int QSqlResult::at () const`[protected]`

Returns the current (zero-based) row position of the result. May return the special values QSql::BeforeFirstRow or QSql::AfterLastRow.

See also setAt() and isValid().

### void QSqlResult::bindValue ( int index, const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )`[virtual protected]`

Binds the value val of parameter type paramType to position index in the current record (row).

See also addBindValue().

### void QSqlResult::bindValue ( const QString & placeholder, const QVariant & val, QSql::ParamType paramType )`[virtual protected]`

This is an overloaded function.

Binds the value val of parameter type paramType to the placeholder name in the current record (row).

Values cannot be bound to multiple locations in the query, eg:

     INSERT INTO testtable (id, name, samename) VALUES (:id, :name, :name)

Binding to name will bind to the first :name, but not the second.

Note: Binding an undefined placeholder will result in undefined behavior.

See also QSqlQuery::bindValue().

### QSql::ParamType QSqlResult::bindValueType ( int index ) const`[protected]`

Returns the parameter type for the value bound at position index.

See also boundValue().

### QSql::ParamType QSqlResult::bindValueType ( const QString & placeholder ) const`[protected]`

This is an overloaded function.

Returns the parameter type for the value bound with the given placeholder name.

### BindingSyntax QSqlResult::bindingSyntax () const`[protected]`

Returns the binding syntax used by prepared queries.

### QVariant QSqlResult::boundValue ( int index ) const`[protected]`

Returns the value bound at position index in the current record (row).

See also bindValue() and boundValues().

### QVariant QSqlResult::boundValue ( const QString & placeholder ) const`[protected]`

This is an overloaded function.

Returns the value bound by the given placeholder name in the current record (row).

See also bindValueType().

### int QSqlResult::boundValueCount () const`[protected]`

Returns the number of bound values in the result.

See also boundValues().

### QString QSqlResult::boundValueName ( int index ) const`[protected]`

Returns the name of the bound value at position index in the current record (row).

See also boundValue().

### QVector<QVariant> & QSqlResult::boundValues () const`[protected]`

Returns a vector of the result's bound values for the current record (row).

See also boundValueCount().

### void QSqlResult::clear ()`[protected]`

Clears the entire result set and releases any associated resources.

### QVariant QSqlResult::data ( int index )`[pure virtual protected]`

Returns the data for field index in the current row as a QVariant. This function is only called if the result is in an active state and is positioned on a valid record and index is non-negative. Derived classes must reimplement this function and return the value of field index, or QVariant() if it cannot be determined.

### const QSqlDriver * QSqlResult::driver () const`[protected]`

Returns the driver associated with the result. This is the object that was passed to the constructor.

### bool QSqlResult::exec ()`[virtual protected]`

Executes the query, returning true if successful; otherwise returns false.

See also prepare().

### QString QSqlResult::executedQuery () const`[protected]`

Returns the query that was actually executed. This may differ from the query that was passed, for example if bound values were used with a prepared query and the underlying database doesn't support prepared queries.

See also exec() and setQuery().

### bool QSqlResult::fetch ( int index )`[pure virtual protected]`

Positions the result to an arbitrary (zero-based) row index.

This function is only called if the result is in an active state. Derived classes must reimplement this function and position the result to the row index, and call setAt() with an appropriate value. Return true to indicate success, or false to signify failure.

See also isActive(), fetchFirst(), fetchLast(), fetchNext(), and fetchPrevious().

### bool QSqlResult::fetchFirst ()`[pure virtual protected]`

Positions the result to the first record (row 0) in the result.

This function is only called if the result is in an active state. Derived classes must reimplement this function and position the result to the first record, and call setAt() with an appropriate value. Return true to indicate success, or false to signify failure.

See also fetch() and fetchLast().

### bool QSqlResult::fetchLast ()`[pure virtual protected]`

Positions the result to the last record (last row) in the result.

This function is only called if the result is in an active state. Derived classes must reimplement this function and position the result to the last record, and call setAt() with an appropriate value. Return true to indicate success, or false to signify failure.

See also fetch() and fetchFirst().

### bool QSqlResult::fetchNext ()`[virtual protected]`

Positions the result to the next available record (row) in the result.

This function is only called if the result is in an active state. The default implementation calls fetch() with the next index. Derived classes can reimplement this function and position the result to the next record in some other way, and call setAt() with an appropriate value. Return true to indicate success, or false to signify failure.

See also fetch() and fetchPrevious().

### bool QSqlResult::fetchPrevious ()`[virtual protected]`

Positions the result to the previous record (row) in the result.

This function is only called if the result is in an active state. The default implementation calls fetch() with the previous index. Derived classes can reimplement this function and position the result to the next record in some other way, and call setAt() with an appropriate value. Return true to indicate success, or false to signify failure.

### QVariant QSqlResult::handle () const`[virtual]`

Returns the low-level database handle for this result set wrapped in a QVariant or an invalid QVariant if there is no handle.

Warning: Use this with uttermost care and only if you know what you're doing.

Warning: The handle returned here can become a stale pointer if the result is modified (for example, if you clear it).

Warning: The handle can be NULL if the result was not executed yet.

The handle returned here is database-dependent, you should query the type name of the variant before accessing it.

This example retrieves the handle for a sqlite result:

     QSqlQuery query = ...
     QVariant v = query.result()->handle();
     if (v.isValid() && qstrcmp(v.typeName(), "sqlite3_stmt*")) {
         // v.data() returns a pointer to the handle
         sqlite3_stmt *handle = *static_cast<sqlite3_stmt **>(v.data());
         if (handle != 0) { // check that it is not NULL
             ...
         }
     }

This snippet returns the handle for PostgreSQL or MySQL:

     if (v.typeName() == "PGresult*") {
         PGresult *handle = *static_cast<PGresult **>(v.data());
         if (handle != 0) ...
     }

     if (v.typeName() == "MYSQL_STMT*") {
         MYSQL_STMT *handle = *static_cast<MYSQL_STMT **>(v.data());
         if (handle != 0) ...
     }

See also QSqlDriver::handle().

### bool QSqlResult::hasOutValues () const`[protected]`

Returns true if at least one of the query's bound values is a `QSql::Out` or a QSql::InOut; otherwise returns false.

See also bindValueType().

### bool QSqlResult::isActive () const`[protected]`

Returns true if the result has records to be retrieved; otherwise returns false.

### bool QSqlResult::isForwardOnly () const`[protected]`

Returns true if you can only scroll forward through the result set; otherwise returns false.

See also setForwardOnly().

### bool QSqlResult::isNull ( int index )`[pure virtual protected]`

Returns true if the field at position index in the current row is null; otherwise returns false.

### bool QSqlResult::isSelect () const`[protected]`

Returns true if the current result is from a `SELECT` statement; otherwise returns false.

See also setSelect().

### bool QSqlResult::isValid () const`[protected]`

Returns true if the result is positioned on a valid record (that is, the result is not positioned before the first or after the last record); otherwise returns false.

See also at().

### QSqlError QSqlResult::lastError () const`[protected]`

Returns the last error associated with the result.

See also setLastError().

### QVariant QSqlResult::lastInsertId () const`[virtual protected]`

Returns the object ID of the most recent inserted row if the database supports it. An invalid QVariant will be returned if the query did not insert any value or if the database does not report the id back. If more than one row was touched by the insert, the behavior is undefined.

Note that for Oracle databases the row's ROWID will be returned, while for MySQL databases the row's auto-increment field will be returned.

See also QSqlDriver::hasFeature().

### QString QSqlResult::lastQuery () const`[protected]`

Returns the current SQL query text, or an empty string if there isn't one.

See also setQuery().

### int QSqlResult::numRowsAffected ()`[pure virtual protected]`

Returns the number of rows affected by the last query executed, or -1 if it cannot be determined or if the query is a `SELECT` statement.

See also size().

### bool QSqlResult::prepare ( const QString & query )`[virtual protected]`

Prepares the given query for execution; the query will normally use placeholders so that it can be executed repeatedly. Returns true if the query is prepared successfully; otherwise returns false.

See also exec().

### QSqlRecord QSqlResult::record () const`[virtual protected]`

Returns the current record if the query is active; otherwise returns an empty QSqlRecord.

The default implementation always returns an empty QSqlRecord.

See also isActive().

### bool QSqlResult::reset ( const QString & query )`[pure virtual protected]`

Sets the result to use the SQL statement query for subsequent data retrieval.

Derived classes must reimplement this function and apply the query to the database. This function is only called after the result is set to an inactive state and is positioned before the first record of the new result. Derived classes should return true if the query was successful and ready to be used, or false otherwise.

See also setQuery().

### bool QSqlResult::savePrepare ( const QString & query )`[virtual protected]`

Prepares the given query, using the underlying database functionality where possible. Returns true if the query is prepared successfully; otherwise returns false.

See also prepare().

### void QSqlResult::setActive ( bool active )`[virtual protected]`

This function is provided for derived classes to set the internal active state to active.

See also isActive().

### void QSqlResult::setAt ( int index )`[virtual protected]`

This function is provided for derived classes to set the internal (zero-based) row position to index.

See also at().

### void QSqlResult::setForwardOnly ( bool forward )`[virtual protected]`

Sets forward only mode to forward. If forward is true, only fetchNext() is allowed for navigating the results. Forward only mode needs much less memory since results do not have to be cached. By default, this feature is disabled.

Setting forward only to false is a suggestion to the database engine, which has the final say on whether a result set is forward only or scrollable. isForwardOnly() will always return the correct status of the result set.

Note: Calling setForwardOnly after execution of the query will result in unexpected results at best, and crashes at worst.

See also isForwardOnly(), fetchNext(), and QSqlQuery::setForwardOnly().

### void QSqlResult::setLastError ( const QSqlError & error )`[virtual protected]`

This function is provided for derived classes to set the last error to error.

See also lastError().

### void QSqlResult::setQuery ( const QString & query )`[virtual protected]`

Sets the current query for the result to query. You must call reset() to execute the query on the database.

See also reset() and lastQuery().

### void QSqlResult::setSelect ( bool select )`[virtual protected]`

This function is provided for derived classes to indicate whether or not the current statement is a SQL `SELECT` statement. The select parameter should be true if the statement is a `SELECT` statement; otherwise it should be false.

See also isSelect().

### int QSqlResult::size ()`[pure virtual protected]`

Returns the size of the `SELECT` result, or -1 if it cannot be determined or if the query is not a `SELECT` statement.

See also numRowsAffected().