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mysql_real_escape_string(3) MariaDB Connector/C mysql_real_escape_string(3)
Name
mysql_real_escape_string - escape string by taking into account character
set of connection
Synopsis
#include <mysql.h>
unsigned long mysql_real_escape_string(MYSQL * mysql,
char * to,
const char * from,
unsigned long);
Description
This function is used to create a legal SQL string that you can use in an
SQL statement. The given string is encoded to an escaped SQL string, tak-
ing into account the current character set of the connection.
Parameter
* mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3)
and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).
* to - buffer for the encoded string. The size of this buffer must be
length * 2 + 1 bytes: in worst case every character of the from string
needs to be escaped. Additionally a trailing 0 character will be ap-
pended.
* from - a string which will be encoded by mysql_real_escape_string().
* long - the length of the from string.
Return value
Returns the length of the encoded (to) string.
See also
* mysql_escape_string(3)
* mysql_hex_string(3)
Version 3.4 mysql_real_escape_string(3)
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