chl_posti

Name

<chl/chl.h>

chl_posti, CHL POST integer

Declaration

int chl_posti(char * name);

Description

The chl_posti function is used to fetch the value converted to an integer of the POST method variable [name].

Arguments

• name: the name of the POST variable

Return value

On success: POST variable value converted to integer, -1 if variable is not defined, if conversion to integer could not be done or if an error occurred.

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Examples

Call CHL controller file 'index.chl' with POST parameters (num1=40, num2=10)

POST index.chl HTTP/1.1

num1=40&num2=10

main.c

#include <chl/chl.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int sum;

    chl_set_default_headers();
    chl_print_headers();
    
    sum = chl_posti("num1") + chl_posti("num2");
    printf("The sum of %s + %s = %d", chl_post("num1"), chl_post("num2"), sum);
}

Output: The sum of 40 + 10 = 50