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mysql_net_field_length - Returns the length of a length encoded field

#include <mysql.h>

ulong mysql_net_field_length(unsigned char **packet)

Returns the length of a length encoded field and increments the pointer to the beginning of the field.

• packet - a pointer to a length encoded field buffer.

This function is part of the low level protocol API and can be used to retrieve data if a callback function was provided for fetching results from prepared statements.

Returns the length of the field.

mysql_net_read_packet