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curl_mime_type(3) Introduction to Library Functions curl_mime_type(3)

NAME

curl_mime_type - set a mime part's content type

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_mime_type(curl_mimepart *part, const char *mimetype);

DESCRIPTION

curl_mime_type(3) sets a mime part's content type.

part is the part's handle to assign the content type to.

mimetype points to the null-terminated file mime type string; it may
be set to NULL to remove a previously attached mime type.

The mime type string is copied into the part, thus the associated
storage may safely be released or reused after call. Setting a part's
type multiple times is valid: only the value set by the last call is
retained.

In the absence of a mime type and if needed by the protocol
specifications, a default mime type is determined by the context:

- If set as a custom header, use this value.

- application/form-data for an HTTP form post.

- If a remote filename is set, the mime type is taken from the
filename extension, or application/octet-stream by default.

- For a multipart part, multipart/mixed.

- text/plain in other cases.

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects http, imap and smtp

EXAMPLE

int main(void)
{
curl_mime *mime;
curl_mimepart *part;

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
/* create a mime handle */
mime = curl_mime_init(curl);

/* add a part */
part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);

/* get data from this file */
curl_mime_filedata(part, "image.png");

/* content-type for this part */
curl_mime_type(part, "image/png");

/* set name */
curl_mime_name(part, "image");
}
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.56.0

RETURN VALUE

This function returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error
occurred, see libcurl-errors(3). If CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) was set
with curl_easy_setopt(3) there can be an error message stored in the
error buffer when non-zero is returned.