maxdb_character_set_name
    (no version information, might be only in CVS)
maxdb_character_set_name
    (no version information, might be only in CVS)
maxdb->character_set_name -- Returns the default character set for the database connection
Description
Procedural style:
string 
maxdb_character_set_name ( resource link )
Object oriented style (method):
class 
maxdb { 
string 
character_set_name ( void  )
}
     Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the
     link parameter.
    
Return values
The default character set for the current connection, either ascii or unicode.
Example
| Example 1. Object oriented style | 
<?php/* Open a connection */
 $maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
 
 /* check connection */
 if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
 printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
 exit();
 }
 
 /* Print current character set */
 $charset = $maxdb->character_set_name();
 printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);
 
 $maxdb->close();
 ?>
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| Example 2. Procedural style | 
<?php$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
 
 /* check connection */
 if (!$link) {
 printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
 exit();
 }
 
 /* Print current character set */
 $charset = maxdb_character_set_name($link);
 printf ("Current character set is %s\n",$charset);
 
 /* close connection */
 maxdb_close($link);
 ?>
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     The above examples would be produce the following output: 
    
| Current character set is ascii |