---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
  - CURLMOPT_PIPELINING (3)
  - CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION (3)
  - CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT (3)
  - RFC 7540
Protocol:
  - HTTP
Added-in: 7.44.0
---

# NAME

CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA - pointer to pass to push callback

# SYNOPSIS

~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *handle, CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA, void *pointer);
~~~

# DESCRIPTION

Set a *pointer* to pass as the last argument to the
CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION(3) callback. The pointer is not touched or used by
libcurl itself, only passed on to the callback function.

# DEFAULT

NULL

# %PROTOCOLS%

# EXAMPLE

~~~c
#include <string.h>

/* only allow pushes for filenames starting with "push-" */
static int push_callback(CURL *parent,
                         CURL *easy,
                         size_t num_headers,
                         struct curl_pushheaders *headers,
                         void *clientp)
{
  char *headp;
  int *transfers = (int *)clientp;
  FILE *out;
  headp = curl_pushheader_byname(headers, ":path");
  if(headp && !strncmp(headp, "/push-", 6)) {
    fprintf(stderr, "The PATH is %s\n", headp);

    /* save the push here */
    out = fopen("pushed-stream", "wb");

    /* write to this file */
    curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, out);

    (*transfers)++; /* one more */

    return CURL_PUSH_OK;
  }
  return CURL_PUSH_DENY;
}

int main(void)
{
  int counter;
  CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();
  curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION, push_callback);
  curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA, &counter);
}
~~~

# %AVAILABILITY%

# RETURN VALUE

curl_multi_setopt(3) returns a CURLMcode indicating success or error.

CURLM_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
libcurl-errors(3).
