note 46720 added to ref.mysqli

Porting over mysql to mysqli I notice that there's a lack of an equivalent function to mysql_field_type. What would I use? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysqli.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+46720 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46720&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+46720&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php