Client API execution context methods reference

Use the Client API execution context methods to get information about the event context in which your code runs, manage event handlers, and access the form context in Dynamics 365. For more information, see Client API execution context.

The execution context object provides the following methods.

Method	Description
getDepth	Returns a value that indicates the order in which this handler runs.
getEventArgs	Returns an object with methods to manage this handler.
getEventSource	Returns a reference to the object that the event occurred on.
getFormContext	Returns a reference to the form or an item on the form depending on where the method was called.
getSharedVariable	Retrieves a variable set by using the setSharedVariable method.
setSharedVariable	Sets the value of a variable to be used by a handler after the current handler completes.

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