Web Publishing with PHP and FileMaker

Appendix D. FileMaker PHP API Reference

This appendix is a chart of the methods that make up FileMaker.php. The first column is the class name, the second column is the method, and the third column is what you can expect the method to return when you execute it.

The entries in the second column are called the “prototypes” of the methods. A prototype is just a special notation made up of the method name and the method’s parameters in parentheses. Optional parameters are enclosed in square brackets.

Learning to read prototypes is a useful skill to have, so I thought it would be a good idea to show them in that format here. There are lots of subtle variations on prototype formats. Some are more comprehensive but can be overwhelmingly complex. I ...