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.TH "ZMQ_CTX_GET" "3" "05/02/2013" "0MQ 3\&.2\&.2" "0MQ Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
zmq_ctx_get \- get context options
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBint zmq_ctx_get (void \fR\fB\fI*context\fR\fR\fB, int \fR\fB\fIoption_name\fR\fR\fB);\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fIzmq_ctx_get()\fR function shall return the option specified by the \fIoption_name\fR argument\&.
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The \fIzmq_ctx_get()\fR function accepts the following option names:
.SS "ZMQ_IO_THREADS: Get number of I/O threads"
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The \fIZMQ_IO_THREADS\fR argument returns the size of the 0MQ thread pool for this context\&.
.SS "ZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS: Set maximum number of sockets"
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The \fIZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS\fR argument returns the maximum number of sockets allowed for this context\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fIzmq_ctx_get()\fR function returns a value of 0 or greater if successful\&. Otherwise it returns \-1 and sets \fIerrno\fR to one of the values defined below\&.
.SH "ERRORS"
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\fBEINVAL\fR
.RS 4
The requested option
\fIoption_name\fR
is unknown\&.
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
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\fBSetting a limit on the number of sockets\fR. 
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.if n \{\
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void *context = zmq_ctx_new ();
zmq_ctx_get (context, ZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS, 256);
int max_sockets = zmq_ctx_get (context, ZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS);
assert (max_sockets == 256);
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBzmq_ctx_set\fR(3) \fBzmq\fR(7)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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This 0MQ manual page was written by Pieter Hintjens <\m[blue]\fBph@imatix\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
ph@imatix.com
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\%mailto:ph@imatix.com
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