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1 files changed, 107 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
index 918d142c7b..c7e4e09732 100644
--- a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
+++ b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
* t = (11 bytes) 'joe's place'
* b = (5 bytes) \000\001\002\003\004
*
+ * tuple 0: got
+ * i = (4 bytes) 2
+ * t = (8 bytes) 'ho there'
+ * b = (5 bytes) \004\003\002\001\000
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -36,6 +40,66 @@ exit_nicely(PGconn *conn)
exit(1);
}
+/*
+ * This function prints a query result that is a binary-format fetch from
+ * a table defined as in the comment above. We split it out because the
+ * main() function uses it twice.
+ */
+static void
+show_binary_results(PGresult *res)
+{
+ int i,
+ j;
+ int i_fnum,
+ t_fnum,
+ b_fnum;
+
+ /* Use PQfnumber to avoid assumptions about field order in result */
+ i_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "i");
+ t_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "t");
+ b_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "b");
+
+ for (i = 0; i < PQntuples(res); i++)
+ {
+ char *iptr;
+ char *tptr;
+ char *bptr;
+ int blen;
+ int ival;
+
+ /* Get the field values (we ignore possibility they are null!) */
+ iptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, i_fnum);
+ tptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, t_fnum);
+ bptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, b_fnum);
+
+ /*
+ * The binary representation of INT4 is in network byte order, which
+ * we'd better coerce to the local byte order.
+ */
+ ival = ntohl(*((uint32_t *) iptr));
+
+ /*
+ * The binary representation of TEXT is, well, text, and since libpq
+ * was nice enough to append a zero byte to it, it'll work just fine
+ * as a C string.
+ *
+ * The binary representation of BYTEA is a bunch of bytes, which could
+ * include embedded nulls so we have to pay attention to field length.
+ */
+ blen = PQgetlength(res, i, b_fnum);
+
+ printf("tuple %d: got\n", i);
+ printf(" i = (%d bytes) %d\n",
+ PQgetlength(res, i, i_fnum), ival);
+ printf(" t = (%d bytes) '%s'\n",
+ PQgetlength(res, i, t_fnum), tptr);
+ printf(" b = (%d bytes) ", blen);
+ for (j = 0; j < blen; j++)
+ printf("\\%03o", bptr[j]);
+ printf("\n\n");
+ }
+}
+
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
@@ -43,11 +107,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
PGconn *conn;
PGresult *res;
const char *paramValues[1];
- int i,
- j;
- int i_fnum,
- t_fnum,
- b_fnum;
+ int paramLengths[1];
+ int paramFormats[1];
+ uint32_t binaryIntVal;
/*
* If the user supplies a parameter on the command line, use it as the
@@ -72,10 +134,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
/*
* The point of this program is to illustrate use of PQexecParams() with
- * out-of-line parameters, as well as binary transmission of results. By
- * using out-of-line parameters we can avoid a lot of tedious mucking
- * about with quoting and escaping. Notice how we don't have to do
- * anything special with the quote mark in the parameter value.
+ * out-of-line parameters, as well as binary transmission of data.
+ *
+ * This first example transmits the parameters as text, but receives the
+ * results in binary format. By using out-of-line parameters we can
+ * avoid a lot of tedious mucking about with quoting and escaping, even
+ * though the data is text. Notice how we don't have to do anything
+ * special with the quote mark in the parameter value.
*/
/* Here is our out-of-line parameter value */
@@ -97,51 +162,46 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
exit_nicely(conn);
}
- /* Use PQfnumber to avoid assumptions about field order in result */
- i_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "i");
- t_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "t");
- b_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "b");
+ show_binary_results(res);
- for (i = 0; i < PQntuples(res); i++)
- {
- char *iptr;
- char *tptr;
- char *bptr;
- int blen;
- int ival;
+ PQclear(res);
- /* Get the field values (we ignore possibility they are null!) */
- iptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, i_fnum);
- tptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, t_fnum);
- bptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, b_fnum);
+ /*
+ * In this second example we transmit an integer parameter in binary
+ * form, and again retrieve the results in binary form.
+ *
+ * Although we tell PQexecParams we are letting the backend deduce
+ * parameter type, we really force the decision by casting the parameter
+ * symbol in the query text. This is a good safety measure when sending
+ * binary parameters.
+ */
- /*
- * The binary representation of INT4 is in network byte order, which
- * we'd better coerce to the local byte order.
- */
- ival = ntohl(*((uint32_t *) iptr));
+ /* Convert integer value "2" to network byte order */
+ binaryIntVal = htonl((uint32_t) 2);
- /*
- * The binary representation of TEXT is, well, text, and since libpq
- * was nice enough to append a zero byte to it, it'll work just fine
- * as a C string.
- *
- * The binary representation of BYTEA is a bunch of bytes, which could
- * include embedded nulls so we have to pay attention to field length.
- */
- blen = PQgetlength(res, i, b_fnum);
+ /* Set up parameter arrays for PQexecParams */
+ paramValues[0] = (char *) &binaryIntVal;
+ paramLengths[0] = sizeof(binaryIntVal);
+ paramFormats[0] = 1; /* binary */
- printf("tuple %d: got\n", i);
- printf(" i = (%d bytes) %d\n",
- PQgetlength(res, i, i_fnum), ival);
- printf(" t = (%d bytes) '%s'\n",
- PQgetlength(res, i, t_fnum), tptr);
- printf(" b = (%d bytes) ", blen);
- for (j = 0; j < blen; j++)
- printf("\\%03o", bptr[j]);
- printf("\n\n");
+ res = PQexecParams(conn,
+ "SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE i = $1::int4",
+ 1, /* one param */
+ NULL, /* let the backend deduce param type */
+ paramValues,
+ paramLengths,
+ paramFormats,
+ 1); /* ask for binary results */
+
+ if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, "SELECT failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
+ PQclear(res);
+ exit_nicely(conn);
}
+ show_binary_results(res);
+
PQclear(res);
/* close the connection to the database and cleanup */