Civetweb API Reference

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mg_send_chunk( conn, buf, len );

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
conn struct mg_connection * A pointer to the connection to be used to send data
chunk const void * A pointer to the blob of information to be sent
chunk_len size_t The amount of bytes to be sent

Return Value

Type Description
int An integer indicating the amount of bytes sent, or failure

Description

The function mg_send_chunk() can be used to send a blob of arbitrary data over a connection. Only use this function after sending a complete HTTP request or response header with “Transfer-Encoding: chunked” set. Otherwise: use mg_write(). The function returns a number >0 if data was sent, the value 0 when the connection has been closed, and -1 in case of an error.

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