# SQLite3Result::columnName

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

SQLite3Result::columnName — Returns the name of the nth column

### Description

public SQLite3Result::columnName ( int `$column_number` ) : string

Returns the name of the column specified by the `column_number`. Note that the name of a result column is the value of the `AS` clause for that column, if there is an `AS` clause. If there is no `AS` clause then the name of the column is unspecified and may change from one release of libsqlite3 to the next.

### Parameters

`column_number`

  The numeric zero-based index of the column.

### Return Values

Returns the string name of the column identified by `column_number`.