Formatter.Context Property

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the StreamingContext used for the current serialization.

C#
public abstract System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext Context { get; set; }

Property Value

The StreamingContext used for the current serialization.

Implements

Remarks

The StreamingContext is an indication of either the source of the bits being deserialized or the destination of the bits being serialized. It has no impact on default serialization, but is passed as an argument to ISerializable and ISerializationSurrogate.

Notes to Implementers

You must implement this property in a derived class.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8 (package-provided), 8, 9 (package-provided), 9, 10 (package-provided), 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1