# SQLite3::createFunction

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

SQLite3::createFunction — Registers a PHP function for use as an SQL scalar function

### Description

public SQLite3::createFunction ( string `$name` , mixed `$callback` [, int `$argument_count` = -1 [, int `$flags` = 0 ]] ) : bool

Registers a PHP function or user-defined function for use as an SQL scalar function for use within SQL statements.

### Parameters

`name`

  Name of the SQL function to be created or redefined.

`callback`

  The name of a PHP function or user-defined function to apply as a callback, defining the behavior of the SQL function.

  This function need to be defined as:

  callback ( mixed `$value` , mixed `...$values` ) : mixed
  `value`

    The first argument passed to the SQL function.

  `values`

    Further arguments passed to the SQL function.

`argument_count`

  The number of arguments that the SQL function takes. If this parameter is `-1`, then the SQL function may take any number of arguments.

`flags`

  A bitwise conjunction of flags. Currently, only `SQLITE3_DETERMINISTIC` is supported, which specifies that the function always returns the same result given the same inputs within a single SQL statement.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` upon successful creation of the function, `FALSE` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
7.1.4 | The `flags` parameter has been added.

### Examples

Example #1 SQLite3::createFunction() example

`<?php
function my_udf_md5($string) {
return md5($string);
}
$db = new SQLite3('mysqlitedb.db');
$db->createFunction('my_udf_md5', 'my_udf_md5');
var_dump($db->querySingle('SELECT my_udf_md5("test")'));
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    string(32) "098f6bcd4621d373cade4e832627b4f6"