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Synopsis

#include <libmemcached/memcached.h>

Compile and link with -lmemcached

void *memcached_get_user_data(memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> *ptr)
Parameters

ptr -- pointer to initialized memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> struct

Returns

opaque pointer to the user supplied data

void *memcached_set_user_data(memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> *ptr, void *data)
Parameters
  • ptr -- pointer to initialized memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> struct
  • data -- opaque pointer to user supplied data
Returns

opaque pointer to the previously set data

Description

libmemcached allows you to store a pointer to a user specific data inside the memcached_st structure.

memcached_set_user_data() is used to set the user specific data in the memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> structure.

memcached_get_user_data() is used to retrieve the user specific data in the memcached_st <#_CPPv412memcached_st> structure.

Return Value

memcached_set_user_data() returns the previous value of the user specific data.

memcached_get_user_data() returns the current value of the user specific data.

See Also

memcached(1) <https://linux.die.net/man/1/memcached> libmemcached(3) <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libmemcached>

Referenced By

libmemcached(3).

Jan 21, 2026 1.1 libmemcached-awesome