CURLOPT_READDATA(3)

NAME
CURLOPT_READDATA - custom pointer passed to the read callback

SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h> CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_READDATA, void *pointer);

DESCRIPTION
Data pointer to pass to the file read function. If you use the CURLOPT_READFUNCTION(3) option, this is the pointer you'll get as input in the 4th argument to the callback. If you don't specify a read callback but instead rely on the default internal read function, this data must be a valid readable FILE * (cast to 'void *'). If you're using libcurl as a win32 DLL, you MUST use a CURLOPT_READFUNCTION(3) if you set this option.

DEFAULT
By default, this is a FILE * to stdin.

PROTOCOLS
This is used for all protocols when sending data.

EXAMPLE
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
struct MyData this;
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
  /* pass pointer that gets passed in to the
     CURLOPT_READFUNCTION callback */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, &this);
  curl_easy_perform(curl);
}

AVAILABILITY
This option was once known by the older name CURLOPT_INFILE, the name CURLOPT_READDATA(3) was introduced in 7.9.7.

RETURN VALUE
This will return CURLE_OK.

SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_READFUNCTION(3), CURLOPT_WRITEDATA(3),