# ability\_context.h<a name="ZH-CN_TOPIC_0000001055078097"></a>

## **Overview**<a name="section872708928093523"></a>

**Related Modules:**

[AbilityKit](AbilityKit.md)

**Description:**

Declares functions for starting and stopping an ability. 

The  **Ability**  and  **AbilitySlice**  classes are inherited from the  **AbilityContext**  class for you to call functions in this class for application development.

**Since:**

1.0

**Version:**

1.0

## **Summary**<a name="section58420091093523"></a>

## Data Structures<a name="nested-classes"></a>

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<tbody><tr id="row1830821766093523"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.1.3.1.1 "><p id="p524948248093523"><a name="p524948248093523"></a><a name="p524948248093523"></a><a href="OHOS-AbilityContext.md">OHOS::AbilityContext</a></p>
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