Question

The function returning an array of row values is ______________

(a) fetchrow_array()

(b) fetchrow_arrayref()

(c) fetch()

(d) fetchrow_hashref()

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from Putting Perl DBI to Work topic in section MySQL Programs Using Perl DBI and PHP of MySQL

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) fetchrow_array()

To explain I would say: The function ‘fetchrow_array()’ returns an array of row values. ‘fetchrow_arrayref()’ returns a reference to an array of row values. ‘fetch()’ is the same as fetchrow_arrayref().