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! 22: .TH curl_mime_init 3 "September 22, 2017" "libcurl 7.70.0" "libcurl Manual"
! 23:
! 24: .SH NAME
! 25: curl_mime_init - create a mime handle
! 26: .SH SYNOPSIS
! 27: .B #include <curl/curl.h>
! 28: .sp
! 29: .BI "curl_mime * curl_mime_init(CURL * " easy_handle ");"
! 30: .ad
! 31: .SH DESCRIPTION
! 32: \fIcurl_mime_init(3)\fP creates a handle to a new empty mime structure
! 33: intended to be used with \fIeasy_handle\fP. This mime structure can be
! 34: subsequently filled using the mime API, then attached to \fIeasy_handle\fP
! 35: using option \fICURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)\fP within a \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP
! 36: call.
! 37:
! 38: Using a mime handle is the recommended way to post an HTTP form, format and
! 39: send a multi-part e-mail with SMTP or upload such an e-mail to an IMAP server.
! 40:
! 41: .SH AVAILABILITY
! 42: As long as at least one of HTTP, SMTP or IMAP is enabled. Added in 7.56.0.
! 43: .SH RETURN VALUE
! 44: A mime struct handle, or NULL upon failure.
! 45: .SH EXAMPLE
! 46: .nf
! 47:
! 48: CURL *easy = curl_easy_init();
! 49: curl_mime *mime;
! 50: curl_mimepart *part;
! 51:
! 52: /* Build an HTTP form with a single field named "data", */
! 53: mime = curl_mime_init(easy);
! 54: part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);
! 55: curl_mime_data(part, "This is the field data", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
! 56: curl_mime_name(part, "data");
! 57:
! 58: /* Post and send it. */
! 59: curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
! 60: curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
! 61: curl_easy_perform(easy);
! 62:
! 63: /* Clean-up. */
! 64: curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
! 65: curl_mime_free(mime);
! 66:
! 67: .SH "SEE ALSO"
! 68: .BR curl_mime_addpart "(3),"
! 69: .BR curl_mime_free "(3),"
! 70: .BR CURLOPT_MIMEPOST "(3)"
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