# mysql.query

## Function

Sets the SQL text of the current MySQL object.

## Syntax

```bt
mysql(dsn).query(sql)
```

## Parameters

| Parameters | Type | Required | Default value | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| sql | Any | No | '' | SQL text, which will be converted to a string first when called. |

## Return value

| Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ |
| Mysql | Returns the new MySQL query builder. |

## Example

```bt
db = mysql('mysql://user:pass@127.0.0.1/test')
result = db.query('select * from user where id=?').sql(false)

// Output: select * from user where id=?
print result
```

## Notes

- query does not connect to the database, only saves SQL.