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# mysql\_get\_optionv

## Syntax

```c
int mysql_get_optionv(MYSQL * mysql,
                      enum mysql_option,
                      void * arg,
                      ...);
```

* `mysql` - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by [mysql\_init()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_init.md) or [mysql\_real\_connect()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_real_connect.md).
* `mysql_option` - the option you want to retrieve. See description below.
* `arg` - pointer to a variable for storing value of the specified option.
* `...` - variable argument list

## Description

Retrieves the value for a given option which was previously set by [mysql\_optionsv](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_optionsv.md).

Returns zero on success, non zero if an error occurred (invalid option).

This function was added in MariaDB Connector/C 3.0.0.

### Options

#### Boolean values (my\_bool)

* MYSQL\_OPT\_COMPRESS
* MYSQL\_OPT\_NAMED\_PIPE
* MYSQL\_OPT\_RECONNECT
* MYSQL\_REPORT\_DATA\_TRUNCATION
* MYSQL\_OPT\_NONBLOCK
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_VERIFY\_SERVER\_CERT
* MARIADB\_OPT\_CONNECTION\_READ\_ONLY
* MYSQL\_SECURE\_AUTH

  ```c
  uint8_t reconnect;

  rc = mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
  ```

#### Integer values

* MYSQL\_OPT\_CONNECT\_TIMEOUT
* MYSQL\_OPT\_READ\_TIMEOUT
* MYSQL\_OPT\_WRITE\_TIMEOUT
* MYSQL\_OPT\_LOCAL\_INFILE
* MYSQL\_OPT\_PROTOCOL

  ```c
  uint32_t timeout;

  rc = mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, &timeout);
  ```

#### Character arrays

* MYSQL\_INIT\_COMMAND

  ```c
  char **commands;
  int elements;

  rc = mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_INIT_COMMAND, &commands, &elements);
  ```

#### Character values

* MYSQL\_READ\_DEFAULT\_FILE
* MYSQL\_READ\_DEFAULT\_GROUP
* MYSQL\_SET\_CHARSET\_NAME
* MYSQL\_PLUGIN\_DIR
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_KEY
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CERT
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CA
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CAPATH
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CRL
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CRLPATH
* MYSQL\_OPT\_SSL\_CIPHER
* MARIADB\_OPT\_SSL\_FP
* MARIADB\_OPT\_SSL\_FP\_LIST
* MARIADB\_OPT\_SSL\_PASSPHRASE
* MYSQL\_DEFAULT\_AUTH
* MYSQL\_OPT\_BIND
* MARIADB\_OPT\_CONNECTION\_HANDLER

  ```c
  char *plugin_dir;

  rc = mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_PLUGIN_DIR, &plugin_dir);
  ```

### Misc

* MYSQL\_PROGRESS\_CALLBACK: requires a function pointer \*(const MYSQL \*, uint, uint, double, const char \*, uint))arg)
* MYSQL\_CONNECT\_ATTRS: this option requires 5 parameters:

  ```c
  /* get number of connection attributes */
  int i, elements= 0;
  char **key, **value;

  mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_CONNECT_ATTRS, NULL, NULL, (void *)&elements);
  key= (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *) * elements);
  val= (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *) * elements);
  mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_ATTRS, &key, &val, &elements);
  for (i=0; i < elements; i++)
    printf("key: %s value: %s", key[i], val[i]);
  ```
* MARIADB\_OPT\_USERDATA: retrieves userdata for a given key.

  ```c
  const char *ssh_user;
  mysql_get_optionv(mysql, MARIADB_OPT_USERDATA, "ssh_user", (void *)ssh_user);
  ```

## See Also

* [mysql\_optionsv()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_optionsv.md)

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