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getCollation

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API Home Package Joomla.Framework Subpackage Database Class JDatabase Method getCollation Reference getCollation() Never Work in Progress

Returns the collation being used by the database. Collations are supported by MySQL database starting with version 4.1.2. Previous versions will return ‘N/A (mySQL < 4.1.2)’.

Syntax

string getCollation ()

Examples

Example

$dbo = JFactory::getDBO();
echo $dbo->getCollation();

might produce:

Result

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