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CURLINFO_PRIVATE(3) | curl_easy_getinfo options | CURLINFO_PRIVATE(3) |
NAME¶
CURLINFO_PRIVATE - get the private pointer
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, char **private);
DESCRIPTION¶
Pass a pointer to a char pointer to receive the pointer to the private data associated with the curl handle (set with the CURLOPT_PRIVATE(3)). Please note that for internal reasons, the value is returned as a char pointer, although effectively being a 'void *'.
PROTOCOLS¶
All
EXAMPLE¶
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) {
void *pointer = 0x2345454;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
/* set the private pointer */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, pointer);
ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
/* extract the private pointer again */
ret = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &pointer);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl); }
AVAILABILITY¶
Added in 7.10.3
RETURN VALUE¶
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
SEE ALSO¶
curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLOPT_PRIVATE(3),
November 4, 2020 | libcurl 7.76.1 |