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CURLOPT_PRIVATE(3) | curl_easy_setopt options | CURLOPT_PRIVATE(3) |
NAME¶
CURLOPT_PRIVATE - store a private pointer
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, void *pointer);
DESCRIPTION¶
Pass a void * as parameter, pointing to data that should be associated with this curl handle. The pointer can subsequently be retrieved using curl_easy_getinfo(3) with the CURLINFO_PRIVATE option. libcurl itself never does anything with this data.
DEFAULT¶
NULL
PROTOCOLS¶
All
EXAMPLE¶
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); struct private secrets; if(curl) {
struct private *extracted;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
/* store a pointer to our private struct */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, &secrets);
curl_easy_perform(curl);
/* we can extract the private pointer again too */
curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &extracted); }
AVAILABILITY¶
Added in 7.10.3
RETURN VALUE¶
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
SEE ALSO¶
November 4, 2020 | libcurl 7.76.1 |