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GetCurrentSpanId()\n\nAlways returns null.\n\n### GetCurrentTraceId()\n\n public string GetCurrentTraceId()\n\nAlways returns null.\n\n### RunInSpan(Action, string, StartSpanOptions)\n\n public void RunInSpan(Action action, string name, StartSpanOptions options = null)\n\nCalls `action`.\n\n### RunInSpanAsync\\\u003cT\\\u003e(Func\\\u003cTask\\\u003cT\\\u003e\\\u003e, string, StartSpanOptions)\n\n public Task\u003cT\u003e RunInSpanAsync\u003cT\u003e(Func\u003cTask\u003cT\u003e\u003e func, string name, StartSpanOptions options = null)\n\nCalls `func` asynchronously and returns the result.\n\n### RunInSpan\\\u003cT\\\u003e(Func\\\u003cT\\\u003e, string, StartSpanOptions)\n\n public T RunInSpan\u003cT\u003e(Func\u003cT\u003e func, string name, StartSpanOptions options = null)\n\nCalls `func` and returns the result.\n\n### SetStackTrace(StackTrace)\n\n public void SetStackTrace(StackTrace stackTrace)\n\nDoes nothing.\n\n### StartSpan(string, StartSpanOptions)\n\n public ISpan StartSpan(string name, StartSpanOptions options = null)\n\nDoes nothing."]]
