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<h1>nng_http_req_free(3http)</h1>
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<p>nng_http_req_free - free HTTP request structure</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span class="tok-cp">#include</span> <span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/nng.h&gt;</span>
<span class="tok-cp">#include</span> <span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/supplemental/http/http.h&gt;</span>

<span class="tok-kt">void</span> <span class="tok-nf">nng_http_req_free</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-n">nng_http_req</span> <span class="tok-o">*</span><span class="tok-n">req</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p>The <code>nng_http_req_free()</code> function deallocates the HTTP request structure
<em>req</em> entirely.</p>
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Instead of freeing and reallocating request structures, it is possible
to reuse <em>req</em> with <a href="nng_http_req_reset.3http.html"><code>nng_http_req_reset()</code></a>.
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<p>None.</p>
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<h2 id="_errors">ERRORS</h2>
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<p>None.</p>
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<p><a href="nng_http_req_alloc.3http.html">nng_http_req_alloc(3http)</a>,
<a href="nng_http_req_reset.3http.html">nng_http_req_reset(3http)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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