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# PartyXblChatUser::GetCustomContext

> Retrieves the app's private, custom pointer-sized context value previously associated with this local chat user object.

Retrieves the app's private, custom pointer-sized context value previously associated with this local chat user object.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
PartyError GetCustomContext(  
    void** customContext  
)  
```

### Parameters

**`customContext`**   void\*\*\
*output, may return nullptr*

The output custom context.

### Return value

PartyError

`c_partyErrorSuccess` if retrieving the custom context succeeded or an error code otherwise. The human-readable form of the error code can be retrieved via [PartyXblManager::GetErrorMessage()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblManager/methods/partyxblmanager_geterrormessage).

## Remarks

If no custom context has been set yet, the value pointed to by `customContext` is set to nullptr.

## Requirements

**Header:** PartyXboxLive.h

## See also

[PartyXblChatUser](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/partyxblchatuser)\
[PartyXblChatUser::SetCustomContext](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/methods/partyxblchatuser_setcustomcontext)


## Related topics

- [PartyXblChatUser::SetCustomContext](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/methods/partyxblchatuser_setcustomcontext.md)
- [PartyXblChatUser](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/partyxblchatuser.md)
- [PartyChatControl::GetCustomContext](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/reference/classes/PartyChatControl/methods/partychatcontrol_getcustomcontext.md)
- [PartyXblChatUser::GetLocal](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/methods/partyxblchatuser_getlocal.md)
- [PartyXblChatUser::GetXboxUserId](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/classes/PartyXblChatUser/methods/partyxblchatuser_getxboxuserid.md)