NNG_HTTP_REQ_SET_METHOD(3http)

📦 version 1.11, in alpine 3.24

💅 nng_http_req_set_method — set HTTP request method

okay bestie, welcome to the 3http corner of the NNG Reference Manual ✨ this one's short and sweet and honestly? iconic behavior. it's the little function that tells your HTTP request who it is — like a vibe check but for methods 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <nng/nng.h>
#include <nng/supplemental/http/http.h>

int nng_http_req_set_method(nng_http_req *req, const char *method);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like. nng_http_req_set_method() sets the HTTP method associated with the request req to method. that's it, that's the whole thing 🫶

the method has to be a string, mmkay — stuff like "GET" or "POST" — and the HTTP specifications indicate that it must be upper case. lowercase is not the moment, i fear 😭

for newly allocated requests, the default value method is "GET" ⭐ which honestly makes sense, it's giving "i'm just here to read the timeline" energy.

also important: a local copy of the method is made in the request req 👑 so you don't have to keep your string alive forever, no cap.

💖 RETURN VALUES 💖

this function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise. slay 💅

🔥 ERRORS 🔥

  • NNG_ENOMEM — insufficient memory to perform the operation 😭 the malloc said no and honestly same.
  • NNG_ENOTSUP — no support for HTTP in the library 💀 like, this build of the library just doesn't do HTTP, sorry bestie.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie, we ate and left no crumbs 🍓✨ go forth and set your methods, uppercase only, iykyk 💜

sign-off wishes from the NNG Reference Manual (the 3http one, main character energy fr fr), dated 2026-01-13 — bye pookie 🧚‍♀️🌸
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