mysql_get_character_set_info(3)

  Name

mysql_get_character_set_info - returns character set information

  Synopsis

    #include <mysql.h>
    void mysql_get_character_set_info(MYSQL * mysql,
                                      MY_CHARSET_INFO * charset);

  Description

Returns information about the current default character set for the specified connection.

  Parameters

•   mysql - a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

•   charset - a pointer to a MY_CHARSET_INFO structure, in which the information will be copied.

  Notes

•   A complete list of supported character sets in the client library is listed in the function description for mysql_set_character_set(3).

  See also

•   mariadb_get_infov(3)

•   mysql_set_character_set(3)