Name

mysql_get_character_set_info - returns character set information

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
void mysql_get_character_set_info(MYSQL * mysql,


                                  MY_CHARSET_INFO * charset);
    

Description

Returns information about the current default character set for the specified connection.

Parameters

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mysql - a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

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charset - a pointer to a MY_CHARSET_INFO structure, in which the information will be copied.

Notes

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A complete list of supported character sets in the client library is listed in the function description for mysql_set_character_set(3).

See also

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mariadb_get_infov(3)

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mysql_set_character_set(3)