curl_formfree(3) Library Functions Manual curl_formfree(3)
NAME
curl_formfree - 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
curl_formadd(3), curl_mime_free(3), curl_mime_init(3) libcurl 2024-08-05 curl_formfree(3)
curl 8.9.1 - Generated Wed Aug 7 13:22:15 CDT 2024