# C1.Win.Data.Entities.C1DataSource.ContextType

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<h1 id="C1_Win_Data_Entities_C1DataSource_ContextType_" data-uid="C1.Win.Data.Entities.C1DataSource.ContextType*">ContextType Property
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<h4 id="C1_Win_Data_Entities_C1DataSource_ContextType" data-uid="C1.Win.Data.Entities.C1DataSource.ContextType">ContextType</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the type of a <span class="xref">System.Data.Entity.DbContext</span> or an <span class="xref">System.Data.Objects.ObjectContext</span>
used to obtain the <a class="xref" href="../C1.Data.Entity.4.8/C1.Data.Entities.EntityClientCache.GetDefault.html#C1_Data_Entities_EntityClientCache_GetDefault_System_Type_">default client cache</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[TypeConverter(typeof(EntityContextTypeConverter))]
public Type ContextType { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;TypeConverter(GetType(EntityContextTypeConverter))&gt;
Public Property ContextType As Type</code></pre>
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