1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 428dfd046..08b0c46a5 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -110,11 +110,15 @@ int sqlite3Strlen30(const char *z){
 }
 
 /*
-** The string z[] is followed immediately by another string.  Return
-** a poiner to that other string.
+** Return the declared type of a column.  Or return zDflt if the column 
+** has no declared type.
+**
+** The column type is an extra string stored after the zero-terminator on
+** the column name if and only if the COLFLAG_HASTYPE flag is set.
 */
-const char *sqlite3StrNext(const char *z){
-  return z + strlen(z) + 1;
+char *sqlite3ColumnType(Column *pCol, char *zDflt){
+  if( (pCol->colFlags & COLFLAG_HASTYPE)==0 ) return zDflt;
+  return pCol->zName + strlen(pCol->zName) + 1;
 }
 
 /*