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(3).

       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.

SEE ALSO

       zmq(7) zmq_ctx_set(3) zmq_ctx_get(3) zmq_ctx_term(3)

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