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# virtualMachine

The JavaScript virtual machine to which the context belongs.

```
var virtualMachine: JSVirtualMachine! { get }
```

## Discussion

To create a context associated with a specific virtual machine, allowing JavaScript values to be passed between contexts that share the same virtual machine, use the [`init(virtualMachine:)`](/documentation/JavaScriptCore/JSContext/init(virtualMachine:)) initializer.

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