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# init(codingPath:debugDescription:underlyingError:)

Creates a new context with the given path of coding keys and a
description of what went wrong.

```
init(codingPath: [any CodingKey], debugDescription: String, underlyingError: (any Error)? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`codingPath`

The path of coding keys taken to get to the
point of the failing decode call.

`debugDescription`

A description of what went wrong, for
debugging purposes.

`underlyingError`

The underlying error which caused this
error, if any.

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