icetSetContext(3)

✨ icetSetContext(3) β€” IceT Reference ✨

ok bestie so this is a page from the IceT Reference manual, and we're talking about icetSetContext(3) πŸ’– the function that literally just... swaps which context you're vibing in. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it fast. πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

icetSetContext β€” changes the current context. periodt. πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

#include <IceT.h>

void icetSetContext(   IceTContext   context  );

like, one arg, no return value, no drama. she's low maintenance fr fr 🫢


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

okay so here's the tea β˜• β€” icetSetContext sets the IceT state machine to work with the context defined by context, plus all the state that's chained to it. after you call this, every further call to an IceT function will operate based on the state encapsulated in context. it's giving "switching profiles" energy ngl πŸ‘‘

and the best part?? changing the state of the context is a fast operation. no cap. she's quick, she's efficient, she's main character energy. ✨


πŸ’œ ERRORS πŸ’œ

  • ICET_INVALID_VALUE β€” context is not valid. that's the one and only way to get an error out of her, and honestly? iconic of her to keep it simple. 😭

🌈 WARNINGS 🌈

None. literally none. she's not gonna yell at you, she's not gonna warn you, she's just gonna do her thing. 🧚


πŸ“ BUGS πŸ“

None known. zero bugs on the record, she's clean, she's flawless, we stan. πŸ’–


πŸ‘‘ NOTES πŸ‘‘

okay this is the part where we gotta be real with you bestie πŸ™ˆ

the behavior of icetSetContext is somewhat indeterminate if context is not valid. like, usually an ICET_INVALID_VALUE error will be raised β€” that's the normal timeline β€” but it is possible that the context will be set to some other context. πŸ’€

so like. don't pass her garbage and expect a clean answer. she might raise the error, she might just... put you somewhere else entirely. vibe check your context first, i'm begging you. 🫢


Copyright (C)2003 Sandia Corporation

Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.

This source code is released under the New BSD License.

(yes bestie, that's the whole legal bit, character for character, don't come for me πŸ’…)


⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

like the whole friend group fr fr, go read them too, they're all slay πŸ”₯


and that's the page!! πŸŽ€ this came out of the IceT Reference manual, dated August 9, 2010 β€” yeah she's an elder but she's still serving, ok?? go forth and set your contexts, bestie, i'm obsessed with you πŸ’–βœ¨πŸ¦‹πŸŒΈπŸ’…πŸ‘‘