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CURLOPT_PREREQDATA(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_PREREQDATA(3)

NAME

CURLOPT_PREREQDATA - pointer passed to the pre-request callback

SYNOPSIS


#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PREREQDATA, void *pointer);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer that is untouched by libcurl and passed as the first argument in the pre-request callback set with CURLOPT_PREREQFUNCTION(3).

DEFAULT

NULL

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE


struct priv {
void *custom;
};

static int prereq_callback(void *clientp,
char *conn_primary_ip,
char *conn_local_ip,
int conn_primary_port,
int conn_local_port)
{
printf("Connection made to %s:%d\n", conn_primary_ip, conn_primary_port);
return CURL_PREREQFUNC_OK;
}

int main(void)
{
struct priv prereq_data;
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PREREQFUNCTION, prereq_callback);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PREREQDATA, &prereq_data);
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.80.0

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

CURLINFO_PRIMARY_IP(3), CURLINFO_PRIMARY_PORT(3), CURLOPT_PREREQFUNCTION(3)
2025-05-14 libcurl
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