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# setType(_:)

Updates the kind of content that a context represents.

```
func setType(_ type: CLSContextType)
```

## Parameters

`type`

A new value for the kind of content that the context represents.

## Discussion

Use this method to change the [`type`](/documentation/ClassKit/CLSContext/type) property of a context that you’ve already created.

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