title: What does the "base" syntax mean?
body: <p>Can somone please tell me what does the syntax below means?</p>
  
  <pre><code>public ScopeCanvas(Context context, IAttributeSet attrs) : base(context, attrs)
  {
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I mean what is <code>method(argument) : base(argument) {}</code> ??</p>
  
  <p>P.S This is a constructor of a class.</p>