$database->query() method

Executes an SQL statement, returning a result set as a PDOStatement object

Usage

// basic usage
$pDOStatement = $database->query(string $statement);

// usage with all arguments
$pDOStatement = $database->query(string $statement, string $note = '');

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
statementstring
note (optional)string

Return value

PDOStatement


$database methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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