I use both result()
and result_array()
.
Usually i like to get my result as array thats why i use result_array() mostly..
But i want to know which is the better approach that i should follow, Which one of them is more efficient to use in regards to performance?
Here is the Example i am talking about in codeigniter queries
$query = $this->db->get(); $result = $query->result_array();
or is this should be the better approach??
$query = $this->db->get(); $result = $query->result();
also right now i am using result_array in my generic model.
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Answer
Result has an optional $type
parameter which decides what type of result is returned. By default ($type = "object"
), it returns an object (result_object()
). It can be set to "array"
, then it will return an array of result, that being equivalent of caling result_array()
. The third version accepts a custom class to use as a result object.
The code from CodeIgniter:
/** * Query result. Acts as a wrapper function for the following functions. * * @param string $type 'object', 'array' or a custom class name * @return array */ public function result($type = 'object') { if ($type === 'array') { return $this->result_array(); } elseif ($type === 'object') { return $this->result_object(); } else { return $this->custom_result_object($type); } }
Arrays are technically faster, but they are not objects. It depends where do you want to use the result. Most of the time, arrays are sufficient.