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diff --git a/docs/ref/api/ctx.md b/docs/ref/api/ctx.md index 75d1198c..43d79621 100644 --- a/docs/ref/api/ctx.md +++ b/docs/ref/api/ctx.md @@ -180,12 +180,16 @@ int nng_ctx_set_size(nng_ctx ctx, const char *opt, size_t val); int nng_ctx_set_uint64(nng_ctx ctx, const char *opt, uint64_t val); ``` +Some protocols support certain options that affect the behavior of a specific context. +For example, most protocols will let you set the defaults timeouts associated with +send or receive separately for different contexts. + These functions are used to retrieve or change the value of an option named _opt_ from the context _ctx_. -The `nng_ctx_get_` functions retrieve the value, and store it in the location _valp_ references. +The `nng_ctx_get_` functions retrieve the value from _ctx_, and store it in the location _valp_ references. The `nng_ctx_set_` functions change the value for the _ctx_, taking it from _val_. -These functions access an option as a specific type. The protocol will have details about which options -are available for contexts, and which type they may be accessed using. +These functions access an option as a specific type. The protocol documentation will have details about which options +are available for contexts, whether they can be read or written, and which type they may be accessed using. ## Examples |