Name

sqlite3_finalize() — Finalize and release a prepared statement

Definition

int sqlite3_finalize( sqlite3_stmt* stmt );
stmt

A prepared statement

Returns

An SQLite result code.

Description

This function finalizes prepared statements. Finalizing a statement releases any internal resources and deallocates any memory. Once a statement has been finalized, it is no longer valid and cannot be reused.

See Also

sqlite3_prepare_xxx(), sqlite3_step()