Horde_Db_Adapter_Base::getOption PHP Method

    public function getOption($option)
    {
        return isset($this->_config[$option]) ? $this->_config[$option] : null;
    }

 protected function _fromBackend($value)
 {
     return Horde_String::convertCharset($value, $this->_db->getOption('charset'), 'UTF-8');
 }