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Storing custom user information in the client.
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.. index:: object: memcached_st

Manage user specific data


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LIBRARY
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C Client Library for memcached (libmemcached, -lmemcached)


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SYNOPSIS
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.. code-block:: c

#include <libmemcached/memcached.h>

.. c:function:: void *memcached_get_user_data (memcached_st *ptr)

.. c:function:: void *memcached_set_user_data (memcached_st *ptr, void *data)

Compile and link with -lmemcached



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DESCRIPTION
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libmemcached(3) allows you to store a pointer to a user specific data inside
the memcached_st structure.

:c:func:`memcached_set_user_data` is used to set the user specific data in the
:c:type:`memcached_st` structure.

:c:func:`memcached_get_user_data` is used to retrieve the user specific data in the :c:type:`memcached_st` structure.


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RETURN
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:c:func:`memcached_set_user_data` returns the previous value of the user specific data.

:c:func:`memcached_get_user_data` returns the current value uf the user specific data.


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HOME
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To find out more information please check:
`http://libmemcached.org/ <http://libmemcached.org/>`_


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SEE ALSO
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:manpage:`memcached(1)` :manpage:`libmemcached(3)`