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How to check if row exists using sqlx?

Using sqlx, I'd like to know query MySql database to know whether a query on MySql returns empty rows:

So following this, I came up with

var result model.Post
err := database.SQL.Get(&result, "SELECT * FROM post WHERE post_id=? AND user_id=? LIMIT 1", postID, userID)
if err == sql.ErrNoRows { 
    log.Println(err)
    log.Println("post not found")
} else { 
    log.Println("post found")
}

But I always get post found, despite the fact that there is no row.

What could be wrong here and how can I fix it?

Solution

  • If row found err will be nil

    Here is working example:

    var result model.Post
err := database.SQL.Get(&result, "SELECT * FROM post WHERE post_id=? AND user_id=? LIMIT 1", postID, userID)

switch err {
case nil:
    log.Printf("user found: %+v\n", user)
case sql.ErrNoRows:
    log.Println("user NOT found, no error")
default:
    log.Printf("error: %s\n", err)
}