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PDOStatement	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

PDOStatement::getAttribute

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL pdo >= 0.2.0)

PDOStatement::getAttribute — Retrieve a statement attribute

Description

public function PDOStatement::getAttribute(int $name): mixed

Gets an attribute of the statement. Currently, no generic attributes exist but only driver specific:

PDO::ATTR_CURSOR_NAME (Firebird and ODBC specific): Get the name of the cursor for UPDATE ... WHERE CURRENT OF.
Pdo\Pgsql::ATTR_RESULT_MEMORY_SIZE (PostgreSQL specific, available as of PHP 8.4.0): Get the amount of memory, in bytes, allocated to the query result.

Note that driver specific attributes must not be used with other drivers.

Parameters

name: The attribute to query.

Return Values

Returns the attribute value.

See Also

PDO::getAttribute() - Retrieve a database connection attribute
PDO::setAttribute() - Set an attribute
PDOStatement::setAttribute() - Set a statement attribute

PDOStatement::fetchObject	PDOStatement::getColumnMeta

PDOStatement	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026