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## InvocationContext.(constructor)

Construct a new instance of `InvocationContext`

**Signature:**

```typescript
constructor(parent: Context, target: object, methodName: string, args: InvocationArgs, source?: InvocationSource<unknown> | undefined);
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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parent


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[Context](./context.context.md)


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Parent context, such as the RequestContext


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target


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object


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Target class (for static methods) or prototype/object (for instance methods)


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methodName


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string


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Method name


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args


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[InvocationArgs](./context.invocationargs.md)


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An array of arguments


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source


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[InvocationSource](./context.invocationsource.md)<!-- -->&lt;unknown&gt; \| undefined


</td><td markdown="1">

_(Optional)_


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