diff --git a/lib/native/query.js b/lib/native/query.js
index 081c550..38fb2fd 100644
--- a/lib/native/query.js
+++ b/lib/native/query.js
@@ -34,41 +34,12 @@ var NativeQuery = function(config, values, callback) {
 
 util.inherits(NativeQuery, EventEmitter);
 
-//maps from native rowdata into api compatible row object
-var mapRowData = function(row) {
-  var result = {};
-  for(var i = 0, len = row.length; i < len; i++) {
-    var item = row[i];
-    result[item.name] = item.value === null ? null :
-      types.getTypeParser(item.dataTypeID, 'text')(item.value);
-  }
-  return result;
-};
-
 NativeQuery.prototype.handleRowDescription = function(rowDescription) {
-  //multiple query statements in 1 action can result in multiple sets
-  //of rowDescriptions...eg: 'select NOW(); select 1::int;'
-  if(this._result.fields.length) {
-    this._result.fields = [];
-  }
-  for(var i = 0, len = rowDescription.length; i < len; i++) {
-    this._result.addField(rowDescription[i]);
-  }
+  this._result.addFields(rowDescription);
 };
 
 NativeQuery.prototype.handleRow = function(rowData) {
-  var row = {};
-  for(var i = 0, len = rowData.length; i < len; i++) {
-    var rawValue = rowData[i];
-    var field = this._result.fields[i];
-    var fieldType = field.dataTypeID;
-    var parsedValue = null;
-    if(rawValue !== null) {
-      parsedValue = types.getTypeParser(fieldType, 'text')(rawValue);
-    }
-    var fieldName = field.name;
-    row[fieldName] = parsedValue;
-  }
+  var row = this._result.parseRow(rowData);
   if(this.callback) {
     this._result.addRow(row);
   }
diff --git a/lib/query.js b/lib/query.js
index 71cb3b8..cce3930 100644
--- a/lib/query.js
+++ b/lib/query.js
@@ -55,36 +55,16 @@ var noParse = function(val) {
 //message with this query object
 //metadata used when parsing row results
 Query.prototype.handleRowDescription = function(msg) {
-  this._fieldNames = [];
-  this._fieldConverters = [];
-  var len = msg.fields.length;
-  for(var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    var field = msg.fields[i];
-    var format = field.format;
-    this._fieldNames[i] = field.name;
-    this._fieldConverters[i] = Types.getTypeParser(field.dataTypeID, format);
-    this._result.addField(field);
-  }
+  this._result.addFields(msg.fields);
 };
 
 Query.prototype.handleDataRow = function(msg) {
-  var self = this;
-  var row = {};
-  for(var i = 0; i < msg.fields.length; i++) {
-    var rawValue = msg.fields[i];
-    if(rawValue === null) {
-      //leave null values alone
-      row[self._fieldNames[i]] = null;
-    } else {
-      //convert value to javascript
-      row[self._fieldNames[i]] = self._fieldConverters[i](rawValue);
-    }
-  }
-  self.emit('row', row, self._result);
+  var row = this._result.parseRow(msg.fields);
+  this.emit('row', row, this._result);
 
   //if there is a callback collect rows
-  if(self.callback) {
-    self._result.addRow(row);
+  if(this.callback) {
+    this._result.addRow(row);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/result.js b/lib/result.js
index 7a1e3c0..7a953b2 100644
--- a/lib/result.js
+++ b/lib/result.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var types = require(__dirname + '/types/');
+
 //result object returned from query
 //in the 'end' event and also
 //passed as second argument to provided callback
@@ -34,13 +36,39 @@ Result.prototype.addCommandComplete = function(msg) {
   }
 };
 
+//rowData is an array of text or binary values
+//this turns the row into a JavaScript object
+Result.prototype.parseRow = function(rowData) {
+  var row = {};
+  for(var i = 0, len = rowData.length; i < len; i++) {
+    var rawValue = rowData[i];
+    var field = this.fields[i];
+    var fieldType = field.dataTypeID;
+    var parsedValue = null;
+    if(rawValue !== null) {
+      parsedValue = types.getTypeParser(fieldType, field.format || 'text')(rawValue);
+    }
+    var fieldName = field.name;
+    row[fieldName] = parsedValue;
+  }
+  return row;
+};
+
 Result.prototype.addRow = function(row) {
   this.rows.push(row);
 };
 
-//Add a field definition to the result
-Result.prototype.addField = function(field) {
-  this.fields.push(field);
+Result.prototype.addFields = function(fieldDescriptions) {
+  //clears field definitions
+  //multiple query statements in 1 action can result in multiple sets
+  //of rowDescriptions...eg: 'select NOW(); select 1::int;'
+  //you need to reset the fields
+  if(this.fields.length) {
+    this.fields = [];
+  }
+  for(var i = 0; i < fieldDescriptions.length; i++) {
+    this.fields.push(fieldDescriptions[i]);
+  }
 };
 
 module.exports = Result;