ContextBoundObject Class

Defines the base class for all context-bound classes.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public ref class ContextBoundObject abstract : public MarshalByRefObject

The ContextBoundObject type exposes the following members.

Protected methodContextBoundObjectInstantiates an instance of the ContextBoundObject class.


Objects that reside in a context and are bound to the context rules are called context-bound objects. A context is a set of properties or usage rules that define an environment where a collection of objects resides. The rules are enforced when the objects are entering or leaving a context. Objects that are not context-bound are called agile objects.

Contexts are created during object activation. A new object is placed into an existing context or into a new context created using the attributes included in the metadata of the type. Context-bound classes are marked with a ContextAttribute that provides the usage rules. The context properties that can be added include policies regarding synchronization and transactions.

Notes to Implementers

The current version of the common language runtime does not support generic ContextBoundObject types or nongeneric ContextBoundObject types that have generic methods. Attempting to create an instance of such a type causes a TypeLoadException.

For more information, see the Advantages and Limitations of Generics topic.

.NET Framework


.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1



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