SYNOPSIS
void *zmq_ctx_new ();
DESCRIPTION
The zmq_ctx_new() function creates a new ØMQ context.
This function replaces the deprecated function zmq_init(3).
A ØMQ context is thread safe and may be shared among as many application threads as necessary, without any additional locking required on the part of the caller.
RETURN VALUE
The zmq_ctx_new() function shall return an opaque handle to the newly created context if successful. Otherwise it shall return NULL and set errno to one of the values defined below.
ERRORS
- EMFILE
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The limit on the total number of open files has been reached and it wasn’t possible to create a new context.
- EMFILE
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The limit on the total number of open files in system has been reached and it wasn’t possible to create a new context.
AUTHORS
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