NAME

zmq_ctx_new - create new 0MQ context

SYNOPSIS

void *zmq_ctx_new ();

DESCRIPTION

The zmq_ctx_new() function creates a new 0MQ 'context'.

This function replaces the deprecated function zmq_init

Thread safety

A 0MQ '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

The limit on the total number of open files has been reached and it wasn’t possible to create a new context.

EMFILE

The limit on the total number of open files in system has been reached and it wasn’t possible to create a new context.

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