Manpages - curl_easy_option_by_name.3

curl_easy_option_by_name - find an easy setopt option by name

  #include <curl/curl.h>

  const struct curl_easyoption *curl_easy_option_by_name(const char *name);

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.

  const struct curl_easyoption *opt = curl_easy_option_by_name("URL");
  if(opt) {
    printf("This option wants CURLoption %x\n", (int)opt->id);
  }

This function was added in libcurl 7.73.0

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

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