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Daniel Stenberg 2001-10-29 13:41:16 +00:00
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.\" nroff -man [file]
.\" $Id$
.\"
.TH curl_formadd 3 "27 August 2001" "libcurl 7.9" "libcurl Manual"
.TH curl_formadd 3 "29 October 2001" "libcurl 7.9.1" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_formadd - add a section to a multipart/formdata HTTP POST
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/curl.h>
.sp
.BI "CURLcode curl_formadd(struct HttpPost ** " firstitem,
.BI "int curl_formadd(struct HttpPost ** " firstitem,
.BI "struct HttpPost ** " lastitem, " ...);"
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
@ -17,62 +17,62 @@ HTTP POST (sometimes refered to as rfc1867-style posts). Append one section at
a time until you've added all the sections you want included and then you pass
the \fIfirstitem\fP pointer as parameter to \fBCURLOPT_HTTPPOST\fP.
\fIlastitem\fP is set after each call and on repeated invokes it should be
left as set to allow repeated invokes to find the end of the list in a faster
way.
left as set to allow repeated invokes to find the end of the list faster.
After \fIlastitem\fP follow the real arguments that constitute the
new section (if the following description confuses you jump directly
to the examples):
After the \fIlastitem\fP pointer follow the real arguments. (If the following
description confuses you, jump directly to the examples):
CURLFORM_COPYNAME or CURLFORM_PTRNAME followed by a string is used for
the name of the section. Optionally one may use CURLFORM_NAMELENGTH to
specify the length of the name (allowing null characters within the name).
\fBCURLFORM_COPYNAME\fP or \fBCURLFORM_PTRNAME\fP followed by a string is used
for the name of the section. Optionally one may use \fBCURLFORM_NAMELENGTH\fP
to specify the length of the name (allowing null characters within the
name). All options that use the word COPY in their names copy the given
contents, while the ones with PTR in their names simply points to the (static)
data you must make sure remain until curl no longer needs it.
The four options for providing values are: CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS,
CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS, CURLFORM_FILE, or CURLFORM_FILECONTENT followed
by a char or void pointer (allowed for PTRCONTENTS).
The four options for providing values are: \fBCURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS\fP,
\fBCURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS\fP, \fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP, or \fBCURLFORM_FILECONTENT\fP
followed by a char or void pointer (allowed for PTRCONTENTS).
CURLFORM_FILECONTENT does a normal post like CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS but
the actual value is read from the filename given as a string.
\fBCURLFORM_FILECONTENT\fP does a normal post like \fBCURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS\fP
but the actual value is read from the filename given as a string.
Other arguments may be CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE if the
user wishes to specify one (for FILE if no type is given the library
tries to provide the correct one; for CONTENTS no Content-Type is sent
in this case).
Other arguments may be \fBCURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE\fP if the user wishes to
specify one (for FILE if no type is given the library tries to provide the
correct one; for CONTENTS no Content-Type is sent in this case).
For CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS or CURLFORM_COPYNAME the user may also add
CURLFORM_CONTENTSLENGTH followed by the length as a long (if not given
the library will use strlen to determine the length).
For \fBCURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS\fP or \fBCURLFORM_COPYNAME\fP the user may also
add \fBCURLFORM_CONTENTSLENGTH\fP followed by the length as a long (if not
given the library will use strlen to determine the length).
For CURLFORM_FILE the user may send multiple files in one section by
providing multiple CURLFORM_FILE arguments each followed by the filename
For \fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP the user may send multiple files in one section by
providing multiple \fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP arguments each followed by the filename
(and each FILE is allowed to have a CONTENTTYPE).
Another possibility to send single or multiple files in one section is
to use CURLFORM_ARRAY that gets a struct curl_forms array as its
value. Each structure element has a CURLformoption and a char
pointer. For the options only CURLFORM_FILE, CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE, and
CURLFORM_END (that is used to determine the end of the array and thus
must be the option of the last and no other element of the curl_forms
array) are allowed. The effect of this parameter is the same as giving
multiple CURLFORM_FILE options possibly with CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE
after or before each CURLFORM_FILE option.
Another possibility to send single or multiple files in one section is to use
\fBCURLFORM_ARRAY\fP that gets a struct curl_forms array pointer as its
value. Each structure element has a CURLformoption and a char pointer. For the
options only \fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP, \fBCURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE\fP, and
\fBCURLFORM_END\fP (that is used to determine the end of the array and thus
must be the option of the last and no other element of the curl_forms array)
are allowed. The effect of this parameter is the same as giving multiple
\fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP options possibly with \fBCURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE\fP after or
before each \fBCURLFORM_FILE\fP option.
The last argument always is CURLFORM_END.
The last argument in such an array must always be \fBCURLFORM_END\fP.
The pointers \fI*firstitem\fP and \fI*lastitem\fP should both be pointing to
NULL in the first call to this function. All list-data will be allocated by
the function itself. You must call \fIcurl_formfree\fP after the form post has
been done to free the resources again.
This function will copy all input data except the data pointed to by
the arguments after CURLFORM_PTRNAME and CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS and keep
This function will copy all input data except the data pointed to by the
arguments after \fBCURLFORM_PTRNAME\fP and \fBCURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS\fP and keep
its own version of it allocated until you call \fIcurl_formfree\fP. When
you've passed the pointer to \fIcurl_easy_setopt\fP, you must not free
the list until after you've called \fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP for the
curl handle. If you provide a pointer as an arguments after
CURLFORM_PTRNAME or CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS you must ensure that the pointer
stays valid until you call \fIcurl_form_free\fP and \fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP.
you've passed the pointer to \fIcurl_easy_setopt\fP, you must not free the
list until after you've called \fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP for the curl handle. If
you provide a pointer as an arguments after \fBCURLFORM_PTRNAME\fP or
\fBCURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS\fP you must ensure that the pointer stays valid until
you call \fIcurl_form_free\fP and \fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP.
See example below.
.SH RETURN VALUE
@ -98,39 +98,48 @@ Returns non-zero if an error occurs.
/* Add simple name/content section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "name",
CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "content", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add simple name/content/contenttype section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "htmlcode",
CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "<HTML></HTML>",
CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE, "text/html", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add name/ptrcontent section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "name_for_ptrcontent",
CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS, buffer, CURLFORM_END);
/* Add ptrname/ptrcontent section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_PTRNAME, namebuffer,
CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS, buffer, CURLFORM_NAMELENGTH,
namelength, CURLFORM_END);
/* Add name/ptrcontent/contenttype section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "html_code_with_hole",
CURLFORM_PTRCONTENTS, htmlbuffer,
CURLFORM_CONTENTSLENGTH, htmlbufferlength,
CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE, "text/html", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add simple file section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "picture",
CURLFORM_FILE, "my-face.jpg", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add file/contenttype section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "picture",
CURLFORM_FILE, "my-face.jpg",
CURLFORM_CONTENTTYPE, "image/jpeg", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add two file section */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "pictures",
CURLFORM_FILE, "my-face.jpg",
CURLFORM_FILE, "your-face.jpg", CURLFORM_END);
/* Add two file section using CURLFORM_ARRAY */
forms[0].option = CURLFORM_FILE;
forms[0].value = file1;
forms[1].option = CURLFORM_FILE;
forms[1].value = file2;
forms[2].value = CURLFORM_END;
forms[2].option = CURLFORM_END;
/* no option needed for the end marker */
curl_formadd(&post, &last, CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "pictures",
CURLFORM_ARRAY, forms, CURLFORM_END);
@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ Returns non-zero if an error occurs.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
.BR curl_formparse "(3) [deprecated], "
.BR curl_formfree "(3)
.BR curl_formfree "(3)"
.SH BUGS
Surely there are some, you tell me!