# JournalEntry Constructors

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalentry/)

## JournalEntry(string, JournalBufferReader) {#constructor-string-orleans-journaling-journalbufferreader-9a94d18d}

[Dedicated page](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalentry/constructors/constructor-string-orleans-journaling-journalbufferreader-9a94d18d/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalEntry.cs#L23-L28)

```csharp
public JournalEntry(string formatKey, JournalBufferReader reader)
```

Represents one persisted journal entry.

### Parameters

- `formatKey` (`string`): The journal format key for `reader`.
- `reader` (`JournalBufferReader`): The entry payload reader.