mysql_get_character_set_info — Returns information about the current active character set.

void mysql_get_character_set_info(MYSQL * mysql,
                                  MY_CHARSET_INFO * charset);

Returns information about the current default character set for the specified connection.

Parameters

mysql

A mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init() or mysql_real_connect().

charset

A pointer to a MY_CHARSET_INFO structure, in which the information will be copied.

Return value

void

[Note]

A complete list of supported character sets in the client library is listed in the function description for mysql_set_character_set_info().

See also