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.TH curl_multi_assign 3 "2024-08-02" libcurl
.SH NAME
curl_multi_assign \- set data to associate with an internal socket
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLMcode curl_multi_assign(CURLM *multi_handle, curl_socket_t sockfd,
                            void *sockptr);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function creates an association in the multi handle between the given
socket and a private pointer of the application. This is designed for
\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP uses.

When set, the \fIsockptr\fP pointer is passed to all future socket callbacks
for the specific \fIsockfd\fP socket.

If the given \fIsockfd\fP is not already in use by libcurl, this function
returns an error.

libcurl only keeps one single pointer associated with a socket, so calling
this function several times for the same socket makes the last set pointer get
used.

The idea here being that this association (socket to private pointer) is
something that just about every application that uses this API needs and then
libcurl can just as well do it since it already has the necessary
functionality.

It is acceptable to call this function from your multi callback functions.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();
  void *ourstructp; /* pointer to our data */
  curl_socket_t fd; /* file descriptor to associate our data with */

  /* make our struct pointer associated with socket fd */
  CURLMcode mc = curl_multi_assign(multi, fd, ourstructp);
  if(mc)
    printf("error: %s\\n", curl_multi_strerror(mc));
}
.fi
.SH TYPICAL USAGE
In a typical application you allocate a struct or at least use some kind of
semi\-dynamic data for each socket that we must wait for action on when using
the \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP approach.

When our socket\-callback gets called by libcurl and we get to know about yet
another socket to wait for, we can use \fIcurl_multi_assign(3)\fP to point out the
particular data so that when we get updates about this same socket again, we
do not have to find the struct associated with this socket by ourselves.
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.15.5
.SH RETURN VALUE
The standard CURLMcode for multi interface error codes.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR curl_multi_setopt (3),
.BR curl_multi_socket_action (3)