fieldnum
Name
fieldnum -- field name-number conversion
Synopsis
fieldnum(name)
Parameters
- name
-
field name (string).
Return Type
- integer
-
field number (integer).
Exceptions
- TypeError
-
Bad parameter type, or too many arguments.
- ValueError
-
Unknown field name.
- pg.error
-
Invalid query result, or invalid connection.
Description
fieldnum() method returns a
field number from its name. It can be used to build a function
that converts result list strings to their correct type, using a
hardcoded table definition. The number returned is the field rank
in the result values list.
