CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3)

CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3curl_easy_getinfo optionCURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3)

NAME

     CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME - get the time until  the  first
     byte is received

SYNOPSIS

     #include <curl/curl.h>

     CURLcode           curl_easy_getinfo(CURL           *handle,
     CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME, double *timep);

DESCRIPTION

     Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in  seconds,
     it  took  from the start until the first byte is received by
     libcurl. This includes CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3) and also
     the time the server needs to calculate the result.

     See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3)  man
     page.

PROTOCOLS

     All

EXAMPLE

     curl = curl_easy_init();
     if(curl) {
       double start;
       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
       res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
       if(CURLE_OK == res) {
         res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME, &start);
         if(CURLE_OK == res) {
           printf("Time: %.1f", start);
         }
       }
       /* always cleanup */
       curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
     }

AVAILABILITY

     Added in 7.9.2

RETURN VALUE

     Returns  CURLE_OK  if   the   option   is   supported,   and
     CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

     curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3),

libcurl 7.58.0      Last change: May 05, 2017                   1