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# EncodingError.Context

The context in which the error occurred.

```
struct Context
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init(codingPath: [any CodingKey], debugDescription: String, underlyingError: (any Error)?)`](/documentation/Swift/EncodingError/Context/init(codingPath:debugDescription:underlyingError:))

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

### Instance Properties

[`let codingPath: [any CodingKey]`](/documentation/Swift/EncodingError/Context/codingPath)

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

[`let debugDescription: String`](/documentation/Swift/EncodingError/Context/debugDescription)

A description of what went wrong, for debugging purposes.

[`let underlyingError: (any Error)?`](/documentation/Swift/EncodingError/Context/underlyingError)

The underlying error which caused this error, if any.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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