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 **private);
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DESCRIPTION

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

20       All
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EXAMPLE

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

39       Added in 7.10.3
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RETURN VALUE

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