# TSSetApplicationContext
Sets an optional user-defined context for the timesteppers. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscts.h"  
PetscErrorCode TSSetApplicationContext(TS ts, void *usrP)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***ts -*** the `TS` context obtained from `TSCreate()`
- ***usrP -*** user context





## Fortran Note
To use this from Fortran you must write a Fortran interface definition for this
function that tells Fortran the Fortran derived data type that you are passing in as the ctx argument.


## See Also
 [](chapter_ts), `TS`, `TSGetApplicationContext()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/interface/ts.c.html#TSSetApplicationContext">src/ts/interface/ts.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex42.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex42.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex48.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex48.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>


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