curl_formfree - Man Page
free a previously build multipart form post chain
Synopsis
#include <curl/curl.h> void curl_formfree(struct curl_httppost *form);
Description
This function is deprecated. Do not use. See curl_mime_init(3) instead!
curl_formfree() is used to clean up data previously built/appended with curl_formadd(3). This must be called when the data has been used, which typically means after curl_easy_perform(3) has been called.
The pointer to free is the same pointer you passed to the CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option, which is the firstitem pointer from the curl_formadd(3) invoke(s).
form is the pointer as returned from a previous call to curl_formadd(3) and may be NULL.
Passing in a NULL pointer in form makes this function return immediately with no action.
Protocols
This functionality affects http only
Example
int main(void) { CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { struct curl_httppost *formpost; struct curl_httppost *lastptr; /* Fill in a file upload field */ curl_formadd(&formpost, &lastptr, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "file", CURLFORM_FILE, "nice-image.jpg", CURLFORM_END); curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST, formpost); curl_easy_perform(curl); /* then cleanup the formpost chain */ curl_formfree(formpost); } }
Deprecated
Deprecated in 7.56.0.
Availability
Added in curl 7.1
Return Value
None
See Also
Referenced By
curl_formadd(3), CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3).