CURLINFO_PRIVATE(3)

1CURLINFO_PRIVATE(3)        curl_easy_getinfo options       CURLINFO_PRIVATE(3)
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NAME

6       CURLINFO_PRIVATE - get the private pointer
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode  curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, char **pri‐
12       vate);
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DESCRIPTION

15       Pass a pointer to a char pointer to receive the pointer to the  private
16       data associated with the curl handle (set with the CURLOPT_PRIVATE(3)).
17       Please note that for internal reasons, the value is returned as a  char
18       pointer, although effectively being a 'void *'.
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PROTOCOLS

21       All
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EXAMPLE

24       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
25       if(curl) {
26         void *pointer = 0x2345454;
27         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
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29         /* set the private pointer */
30         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, pointer);
31         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
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33         /* extract the private pointer again */
34         ret = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &pointer);
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36         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
37       }
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AVAILABILITY

40       Added in 7.10.3
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RETURN VALUE

43       Returns  CURLE_OK  if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION
44       if not.
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