{
  "synLogic": "int $ret \u003d $api($1, $2);",
  "help": "This API is used to prepare an executable SQL statement.",
  "notes": "ns_db_odbc_init, ns_db_connect and ns_db_alloc_stmt_handle API\u0027s must be called in this sequence before calling this API.",
  "returns": "This api returns '0' on success and '-1' on failure.",
  "arguments": "\u003ctable class\u003d\"newGuiTable\"  style\u003d\"width:100%\" \u003e 	\u003ctr\u003e 		\u003cth\u003e Argument \u003c/th\u003e     		\u003cth\u003e Description \u003c/th\u003e     	\u003c/tr\u003e 	\u003ctr\u003e    		\u003ctd\u003e in_stmt \u003c/td\u003e     		\u003ctd\u003e Statement handle returned by ns_db_alloc_stmt_handle \u003c/td\u003e     	\u003c/tr\u003e 	\u003ctr\u003e    		\u003ctd\u003e qstr \u003c/td\u003e     		\u003ctd\u003e SQL statement to be executed \u003c/td\u003e     	\u003c/tr\u003e  \u003c/table\u003e",
  "parameterization": "",
  "name": "ns_db_prepare",
  "syntax": "int ns_db_prepare(void *in_stmt, char *qstr)",
  "javaSyntax": "",
  "cEx": "ns_db_prepare(stmt, *qstr); \n\nif(ns_db_prepare(stmt, \"update products set quantity \u003d 4 where name \u003d ?;\") \u003d\u003d -1) \n{ \n  handle_error(); \n}",
  "javaEx": "",
  "insertStrC": "ns_db_prepare(void *in_stmt, char *qstr);",
  "insertStrJava": "",
  "description": "The ns_db_prepare API is used to prepare a SQL statement.",
   "component" :[
      {
      "id": "$1",
      "type": "TEXT_VAR",
      "label": "Statement",
      "labelVarCheckbox": "If statement is a program variable.",
      "value": "",
      "css": "p-grid p-align-center w-100-p",
      "title": "Enter statement",
      "placeHolder": "",
      "style": "",
      "isDisabled": "",
      "validate": {
        "inputType": "Text",
        "required": true
      }
    },
     {
      "id": "$2",
      "type": "TextField",
      "label": "Query",
      "value": "",
      "css": "p-grid p-align-center w-100-p",
      "title": "Enter query",
      "placeHolder": "",
      "style": "",
      "isDisabled": "",
      "labelVarCheckbox": "",
      "argIndex": 0,
      "validate": {
        "inputType": "Text",
        "disabled": false,
        "required": true,
        "min": 0,
        "max": 0,
        "method": "isValidVar(arg)"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "$ret",
      "type": "TextField",
      "label": "Return Value",
      "value": "",
      "css": "p-grid p-align-center w-100-p",
      "title": "Enter Return Value",
      "placeHolder": "",
      "style": "",
      "isDisabled": "",
      "labelVarCheckbox": "",
      "argIndex": 0,
      "validate": {
        "inputType": "Text",
        "disabled": false,
        "required": false,
        "method": "isValidVar(arg)"
      }
    }
  ]
}