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    | PDOStatement::bindValue    (no version information, might be only in CVS) PDOStatement::bindValue -- 
     Binds a value to a parameter
    Descriptionbool PDOStatement::bindValue  ( mixed parameter, mixed value [, int data_type] ) 
     Binds a value to a corresponding named or question mark placeholder
     in the SQL statement that was use to prepare the statement.
    Parameters
      parameter
          Parameter identifier. For a prepared statement using named
          placeholders, this will be a parameter name of the form
          :name. For a prepared statement using
          question mark placeholders, this will be the 1-indexed position of
          the parameter. 
         value
          The value to bind to the parameter.
         data_type
          Explicit data type for the parameter using the PDO::PARAM_*
          constants.
         
Examples| Example 1. Execute a prepared statement with named placeholders | <?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
    FROM fruit
    WHERE calories < :calories AND colour = :colour');
$sth->bindValue(':calories', $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(':colour', $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
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 | Example 2. Execute a prepared statement with question mark placeholders | <?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
    FROM fruit
    WHERE calories < ? AND colour = ?');
$sth->bindValue(1, $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(2, $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
?> | 
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See Also
      | PDO::prepare() |  | PDOStatement::execute() |  | PDOStatement::bindParam() | 
 
 
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