NAME¶

curl_easy_option_by_name - find an easy setopt option by name

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <curl/curl.h>
const struct curl_easyoption *curl_easy_option_by_name(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION¶

Given a name, this function returns a pointer to the curl_easyoption struct, holding information about the curl_easy_setopt(3) option using that name. The name should be specified without the "CURLOPT_" prefix and the name comparison is made case insensitive.

If libcurl has no option with the given name, this function returns NULL.

PROTOCOLS¶

All

EXAMPLE¶

int main(void)
{


  const struct curl_easyoption *opt = curl_easy_option_by_name("URL");


  if(opt) {


    printf("This option wants CURLoption %x\n", (int)opt->id);


  }
}

AVAILABILITY¶

This function was added in libcurl 7.73.0

RETURN VALUE¶

A pointer to the curl_easyoption struct for the option or NULL.

SEE ALSO¶

curl_easy_option_by_id(3), curl_easy_option_next(3), curl_easy_setopt(3)