# Function useContext

- useContext<T>(context): T

- Accepts a context object (the value returned from `React.createContext`) and returns the current context value, as given by the nearest context provider for the given context.

  #### Type Parameters

  - T

  #### Parameters

  - context: Context<T>

  #### Returns T

  #### Version

  16.8.0

  #### See

  https://react.dev/reference/react/useContext

  - Defined in common/temp/node_modules/.pnpm/@types+react@18.3.3/node_modules/@types/react/index.d.ts:1862