Re: [patch] PDO_FETCH_KEYS

Hi! Wez Furlong wrote: > What purpose does this serve exactly? PDO::FETCH_KEYS is supposed to be a "generalized" form of the existing PDO::FETCH_KEY_PAIR. The latter is limited to two column results and organises it into key=>value. PDO::FETCH_2D is an IMHO better strategy than the existing ATTR_FETCH_TABLE_NAMES. The latter includes two "information tokens" into one datum (the array index). > Why do we need to allocate an empty string for every database connection? The empty string is the default value for the attribute. NULL actually has a different meaning. Of course, the actual implementation of a default value is open for change, of course. > Why do we need this in the core? > There's a lot of manipulation being done here that is better suited to > happen in PHP script land where it's safer and easier to maintain. PDO::FETCH_2D is *NOT* easily implemented in PHP as it needs information unavailable before. PDO::FETCH_KEYS is just a generalization of the existing PDO::FETCH_KEY_PAIR. What do you mean by "manipulation"? I only intended to implement fetch modes I need. HPO PS: Please notice the updated patch.