CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA - Man Page
custom pointer passed to the socket callback
Synopsis
#include <curl/curl.h> CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *handle, CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA, void *pointer);
Description
A data pointer to pass to the socket callback set with the CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3) option.
This pointer is not touched by libcurl but is only passed in as the socket callback's clientp argument.
Default
NULL
Protocols
This functionality affects all supported protocols
Example
struct priv {
void *ours;
};
static int sock_cb(CURL *e, curl_socket_t s, int what, void *cbp, void *sockp)
{
struct priv *p = sockp;
printf("my ptr: %p\n", p->ours);
if(what == CURL_POLL_REMOVE) {
/* remove the socket from our collection */
}
if(what & CURL_POLL_IN) {
/* wait for read on this socket */
}
if(what & CURL_POLL_OUT) {
/* wait for write on this socket */
}
return 0;
}
int main(void)
{
struct priv setup;
CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();
/* ... use socket callback and custom pointer */
curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION, sock_cb);
curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA, &setup);
}Availability
Added in curl 7.15.4
Return Value
Returns CURLM_OK.
See Also
CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3), CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION(3), curl_multi_socket_action(3)
Referenced By
CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3), curl_multi_setopt(3), libcurl-symbols(3).
2025-10-13 libcurl