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pgx_postgres_connect_query_row_scan_quickstart.go

go

A basic example showing how to connect to a PostgreSQL database, execute

19d ago29 linesjackc/pgx
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pgx_postgres_connect_query_row_scan_quickstart.go
1package main
2
3import (
4	"context"
5	"fmt"
6	"os"
7
8	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
9)
10
11func main() {
12	// urlExample := "postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/database_name"
13	conn, err := pgx.Connect(context.Background(), os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))
14	if err != nil {
15		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to connect to database: %v\n", err)
16		os.Exit(1)
17	}
18	defer conn.Close(context.Background())
19
20	var name string
21	var weight int64
22	err = conn.QueryRow(context.Background(), "select name, weight from widgets where id=$1", 42).Scan(&name, &weight)
23	if err != nil {
24		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "QueryRow failed: %v\n", err)
25		os.Exit(1)
26	}
27
28	fmt.Println(name, weight)
29}