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<keyword>clGetContextInfo</keyword>
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<refentrytitle>clGetContextInfo</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>
<copyright>
<year>2007-2013</year>
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<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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<!-- ================================ SYNOPSIS -->
<refnamediv id="clGetDeviceIDs">
<refname>clGetContextInfo</refname>
<refpurpose>
Query information about a context.
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
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<funcprototype>
<funcdef>
<link xlink:href="scalarDataTypes.html">cl_int</link>
<function>
clGetContextInfo
</function>
</funcdef>
<paramdef>
<link xlink:href="abstractDataTypes.html">cl_context</link>
<parameter>context</parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>
<link xlink:href="enums.html#cl_context_info">cl_context_info</link>
<parameter>param_name</parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>
<link xlink:href="scalarDataTypes.html">size_t</link>
<parameter>param_value_size</parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>
<link xlink:href="scalarDataTypes.html">void</link>
<parameter>*param_value</parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>
<link xlink:href="scalarDataTypes.html">size_t</link>
<parameter>*param_value_size_ret</parameter>
</paramdef>
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<!-- ================================ PARAMETERS -->
<refsect1 id="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term> <varname>context </varname> </term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the OpenCL context being queried.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term> <varname> param_name </varname> </term>
<listitem>
<para>
An enumeration constant that specifies the information to query.
The valid values for <varname>param_name</varname> are:
</para>
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<colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" />
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<thead>
<row>
<entry>cl_context_info</entry>
<entry>Return Type</entry>
<entry>Information returned in param_value</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_REFERENCE_COUNT</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_uint</entry>
<entry>
Return the <varname>context</varname> reference count. The reference
count returned should be considered immediately stale. It is
unsuitable for general use in applications. This feature is
provided for identifying memory leaks.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_NUM_DEVICES</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_uint</entry>
<entry>
Return the number of devices in <varname>context</varname>.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_DEVICES</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_device_id[]</entry>
<entry>
Return the list of devices in <varname>context</varname>.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_PROPERTIES</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_context_-
properties[]</entry>
<entry>
Return the <varname>properties</varname> argument specified in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContext</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
or
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContextFromType</refentrytitle></citerefentry>.
<para>If the <varname>properties</varname> argument specified in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContext</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
or
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContextFromType</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
used to create <varname>context</varname> is not NULL,
the implementation must return the values specified in the
<varname>properties</varname> argument. </para>
<para> If the <varname>properties</varname> argument specified in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContext</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
or
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clCreateContextFromType</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
used to create <varname>context</varname> is NULL, the implementation
may return either a <varname>param_value_size_ret</varname>
of 0, i.e. there is no context property value to be returned
or can return a context property value of 0 (where 0 is used
to terminate the context properties list) in the memory that
<varname>param_value</varname> points to. </para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_D3D10_PREFER_-
SHARED_RESOURCES_KHR</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_bool</entry>
<entry>
If the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>cl_khr_d3d10_sharing</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
extension is enabled, returns <constant>CL_TRUE</constant>
if Direct3D 10 resources created as shared by
setting <varname>MiscFlags</varname> to include
<constant>D3D10_RESOURCE_MISC_SHARED</constant> will perform faster
when shared with OpenCL, compared with resources which have not
set this flag. Otherwise returns <constant>CL_FALSE</constant>.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>CL_CONTEXT_D3D11_PREFER_-
SHARED_RESOURCES_KHR</constant></entry>
<entry>cl_bool</entry>
<entry>
If the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cl_khr_d3d11_sharing</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
extension is enabled, returns
<constant>CL_TRUE</constant> if Direct3D 11 resources created
as shared by setting <varname>MiscFlags</varname> to include
<constant>D3D11_RESOURCE_MISC_SHARED</constant> will perform faster
when shared with OpenCL, compared with resources which have not
set this flag. Otherwise returns <constant>CL_FALSE</constant>.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
<term>
<varname>param_value</varname>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A pointer to memory where the appropriate result being queried is returned.
If <varname>param_value</varname> is NULL, it is ignored.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<varname>param_value_size</varname>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the size in bytes of memory
pointed to by <varname>param_value</varname>. This size must be greater
than or equal to the size of return type as described in the table above.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<varname>param_value_size_ret</varname>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns the actual size in bytes
of data being queried by <varname>param_value</varname>. If
<varname>param_value_size_ret</varname> is NULL, it is ignored.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<!-- ================================ NOTES -->
<!-- refsect1 id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
<para>
<function>
clGetContextInfo
</function>
Notes go here
</para>
<para>
The application can query specific capabilities of the OpenCL device(s) returned by
<function>clGetDeviceIDs</function>. This can be used by the application to determine
which device(s) to use.
</para>
</refsect1 -->
<!-- ================================ ERRORS -->
<refsect1 id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
<para>
Returns <errorname>CL_SUCCESS</errorname> if the function executed successfully,
or one of the errors below:
</para>
<itemizedlist mark="disc">
<listitem>
<errorname>CL_INVALID_CONTEXT</errorname> if <varname>context</varname>
is not a valid context.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<errorname>CL_INVALID_VALUE</errorname> if <varname>param_name</varname>
is not one of the supported values or if size in bytes specified by
<varname>param_value_size</varname> is &lt; size of return type as specified in the
table above and <varname>param_value</varname> is not a <errorname>NULL</errorname>
value.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<errorname>CL_OUT_OF_RESOURCES</errorname> if there is a failure to allocate
resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the device.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<errorname>CL_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY</errorname> if there is a failure to allocate
resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the host.
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<refsect1 id="seealso"><title>Also see</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>clGetDeviceInfo</refentrytitle>
</citerefentry>
</para>
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