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53 <p class="level0"><a name="NAME"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">NAME</h2>
54 <p class="level0">curl_multi_timeout - how long to wait for action before proceeding <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SYNOPSIS</h2>
55 <p class="level0">#include <curl/curl.h>
56 <p class="level0">CURLMcode curl_multi_timeout(CURLM *multi_handle, long *timeout); <a name="DESCRIPTION"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">DESCRIPTION</h2>
58 <p class="level0">An application using the libcurl multi interface should call <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_timeout.html">curl_multi_timeout</a> to figure out how long it should wait for socket actions - at most - before proceeding.
59 <p class="level0">Proceeding means either doing the socket-style timeout action: call the <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_socket_action.html">curl_multi_socket_action</a> function with the <span Class="bold">sockfd</span> argument set to CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT, or call <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_perform.html">curl_multi_perform</a> if you're using the simpler and older multi interface approach.
60 <p class="level0">The timeout value returned in the long <span Class="bold">timeout</span> points to, is in number of milliseconds at this very moment. If 0, it means you should proceed immediately without waiting for anything. If it returns -1, there's no timeout at all set.
61 <p class="level0">An application that uses the multi_socket API SHOULD NOT use this function, but SHOULD instead use <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_multi_setopt.html">curl_multi_setopt</a> and its </span>CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION</span> option for proper and desired behavior.
62 <p class="level0">Note: if libcurl returns a -1 timeout here, it just means that libcurl currently has no stored timeout value. You must not wait too long (more than a few seconds perhaps) before you call curl_multi_perform() again. <a name="EXAMPLE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">EXAMPLE</h2>
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64 struct timeval timeout;
67 curl_multi_timeout(multi_handle, &timeo);
69 /* no set timeout, use a default */
72 timeout.tv_sec = timeo / 1000;
73 timeout.tv_usec = (timeo % 1000) * 1000;
75 /* wait for activities no longer than the set timeout */
76 select(maxfd+1, &fdread, &fdwrite, &fdexcep, &timeout);
79 <p class="level0"><a name="RETURN"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">RETURN VALUE</h2>
80 <p class="level0">The standard CURLMcode for multi interface error codes. <a name="TYPICAL"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">TYPICAL USAGE</h2>
81 <p class="level0">Call <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_timeout.html">curl_multi_timeout</a>, then wait for action on the sockets. You figure out which sockets to wait for by calling <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_fdset.html">curl_multi_fdset</a> or by a previous call to <a Class="bold" href="./curl_multi_socket.html">curl_multi_socket</a>. <a name="AVAILABILITY"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">AVAILABILITY</h2>
82 <p class="level0">This function was added in libcurl 7.15.4. <a name="SEE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SEE ALSO</h2>
83 <p class="level0"><a Class="manpage" href="./curl_multi_fdset.html">curl_multi_fdset</a>, <a Class="manpage" href="./curl_multi_info_read.html">curl_multi_info_read</a>, <span Class="manpage"> </span> <a Class="manpage" href="./curl_multi_socket.html">curl_multi_socket</a>, <a Class="manpage" href="./curl_multi_setopt.html">curl_multi_setopt</a>,
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