# dbase_numfields

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_numfields — Gets the number of fields of a database

### Descripción

dbase_numfields(resource `$database`): int

Gets the number of fields (columns) in the specified database.

> Nota:

> Field numbers are between 0 and `dbase_numfields($db)-1`, while record numbers are between 1 and `dbase_numrecords($db)`.

### Parámetros

`database`

  The database resource, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

### Valores devueltos

The number of fields in the database, or `false` if an error occurs.

### Historial de cambios

Versión | Descripción
--- | ---
dbase 7.0.0 | `database` is now a resource instead of an int.

### Ejemplos

Ejemplo #1 dbase_numfields() Example

`<?php
$rec = dbase_get_record($db, $recno);
$nf = dbase_numfields($db);
for ($i = 0; $i < $nf; $i++) {
echo $rec[$i], "\n";
}
?>`

### Ver también

- dbase_numrecords() - Gets the number of records in a database