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Description

Get the columns from database table.

Syntax

getFields()

Returns

mixed An array of the field names, or false if an error occurs.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/database/table.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.database.table' );

Source Body

public function getFields()
{
        static $cache = null;

        if ($cache === null)
        {
                // Lookup the fields for this table only once.
                $name   = $this->getTableName();
                $fields = $this->_db->getTableFields($name, false);

                if (!isset($fields[$name])) {
                        $this->setError(JText::_('JTable_Error_Columns_not_found'));
                        return false;
                }
                $cache = $fields[$name];
        }

        return $cache;
}