Uses of Class
com.google.inject.Key

Packages that use Key

Package	Description
com.google.inject	Google Guice (pronounced "juice") is an ultra-lightweight dependency injection framework.
com.google.inject.binder	Interfaces which make up Binder's expression language.
com.google.inject.internal	Guice (sounds like "juice")
com.google.inject.multibindings	Extension for binding multiple instances in a collection; this extension requires guice-multibindings.jar.
com.google.inject.spi	Guice service provider interface

Uses of Key in com.google.inject

Methods in com.google.inject that return Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(TypeLiteral<T> typeLiteral)	Gets a key for an injection type.
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(TypeLiteral<T> typeLiteral, Annotation annotation)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation.
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(TypeLiteral<T> typeLiteral, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation type.
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(Class<T> type)	Gets a key for an injection type.
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(Class<T> type, Annotation annotation)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation.
static <T> Key<T>	Key.get(Class<T> type, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation type.
static Key<?>	Key.get(Type type)	Gets a key for an injection type.
static Key<?>	Key.get(Type type, Annotation annotation)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation.
static Key<?>	Key.get(Type type, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Gets a key for an injection type and an annotation type.
Key<T>	Binding.getKey()	Returns the key for this binding.
<U> Key<U>	Key.ofType(TypeLiteral<U> type)	Returns a new key of the specified type with the same annotation as this key.
<U> Key<U>	Key.ofType(Class<U> type)	Returns a new key of the specified type with the same annotation as this key.
Key<?>	Key.ofType(Type type)	Returns a new key of the specified type with the same annotation as this key.
Key<T>	Key.withAnnotation(Annotation annotation)	Returns a new key of the same type with the specified annotation.
Key<T>	Key.withAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Returns a new key of the same type with the specified annotation.
Key<T>	Key.withoutAttributes()	Returns this key without annotation attributes, i.e.

Methods in com.google.inject that return types with arguments of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Map<Key<?>,Binding<?>>	Injector.getAllBindings()	Returns a snapshot of this injector's bindings, both explicit and just-in-time.
Map<Key<?>,Binding<?>>	Injector.getBindings()	Returns this injector's explicit bindings.

Methods in com.google.inject with parameters of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected <T> LinkedBindingBuilder<T>	AbstractModule.bind(Key<T> key)
<T> LinkedBindingBuilder<T>	Binder.bind(Key<T> key)	See the EDSL examples at Binder.
protected <T> LinkedBindingBuilder<T>	PrivateModule.bind(Key<T> key)
void	PrivateBinder.expose(Key<?> key)	Makes the binding for key available to the enclosing environment
protected <T> void	PrivateModule.expose(Key<T> key)	Makes the binding for key available to other modules and the injector.
<T> Binding<T>	Injector.getBinding(Key<T> key)	Returns the binding for the given injection key.
<T> Binding<T>	Injector.getExistingBinding(Key<T> key)	Returns the binding if it already exists, or null if does not exist.
<T> T	Injector.getInstance(Key<T> key)	Returns the appropriate instance for the given injection key; equivalent to getProvider(key).get().
protected <T> Provider<T>	AbstractModule.getProvider(Key<T> key)
<T> Provider<T>	Binder.getProvider(Key<T> key)	Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key.
<T> Provider<T>	Injector.getProvider(Key<T> key)	Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key.
protected <T> Provider<T>	PrivateModule.getProvider(Key<T> key)
protected void	AbstractModule.requireBinding(Key<?> key)	Adds a dependency from this module to key.
protected void	PrivateModule.requireBinding(Key<?> key)	Instructs Guice to require a binding to the given key.
<T> Provider<T>	Scope.scope(Key<T> key, Provider<T> unscoped)	Scopes a provider.

Uses of Key in com.google.inject.binder

Methods in com.google.inject.binder with parameters of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ScopedBindingBuilder	LinkedBindingBuilder.to(Key<? extends T> targetKey)	See the EDSL examples at Binder.
ScopedBindingBuilder	LinkedBindingBuilder.toProvider(Key<? extends javax.inject.Provider<? extends T>> providerKey)	See the EDSL examples at Binder.

Uses of Key in com.google.inject.internal

Fields in com.google.inject.internal declared as Key

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected static Key<?>	AbstractBindingBuilder.NULL_KEY

Methods in com.google.inject.internal that return Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Key<T>	MoreTypes.canonicalizeKey(Key<T> key)	Returns a key that doesn't hold any references to parent classes.
static Key<?>	Annotations.getKey(TypeLiteral<?> type, Member member, Annotation[] annotations, Errors errors)	Gets a key for the given type, member and annotations.
Key<T>	BindingImpl.getKey()
Key<?>	ExposureBuilder.getKey()
Key<T>	ProviderMethod.getKey()

Methods in com.google.inject.internal that return types with arguments of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<Key<?>>	PrivateElementsImpl.getExposedKeys()

Methods in com.google.inject.internal with parameters of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Errors	Errors.bindingAlreadySet(Key<?> key, Object source)
static <T> Key<T>	MoreTypes.canonicalizeKey(Key<T> key)	Returns a key that doesn't hold any references to parent classes.
Errors	Errors.childBindingAlreadySet(Key<?> key, Set<Object> sources)
<K,V> Errors	Errors.duplicateMapKey(Key<Map<K,V>> mapKey, com.google.common.collect.Multimap<K,Binding<V>> duplicates)
Errors	Errors.errorCheckingDuplicateBinding(Key<?> key, Object source, Throwable t)
Errors	Errors.exposedButNotBound(Key<?> key)
Object	PrivateElementsImpl.getExposedSource(Key<?> key)
Errors	Errors.jitBindingAlreadySet(Key<?> key)
Errors	Errors.jitDisabled(Key<?> key)
static InternalProvisionException	InternalProvisionException.jitDisabled(Key<?> key)
Errors	Errors.jitDisabledInParent(Key<?> key)
Errors	Errors.missingImplementation(Key<?> key)	We use a fairly generic error message here.
static String	Annotations.nameOf(Key<?> key)	Returns the name the binding should use.
static <T> RealOptionalBinder<T>	RealOptionalBinder.newRealOptionalBinder(Binder binder, Key<T> type)
static <T> RealMultibinder<T>	RealMultibinder.newRealSetBinder(Binder binder, Key<T> key)	Implementation of newSetBinder.
Errors	Errors.recursiveBinding(Key<?> key, Key<?> linkedKey)
<T> Provider<T>	SingletonScope.scope(Key<T> key, Provider<T> creator)	Provides singleton scope with the following properties: creates no more than one instance per Key as a creator is used no more than once result is cached and returned quickly on subsequent calls exception in a creator is not treated as instance creation and is not cached creates singletons in parallel whenever possible waits for dependent singletons to be created even across threads and when dependencies are shared as long as no circular dependencies are detected returns circular proxy only when circular dependencies are detected aside from that, blocking synchronization is only used for proxy creation and initialization
BindingBuilder<T>	BindingBuilder.to(Key<? extends T> linkedKey)
BindingBuilder<T>	BindingBuilder.toProvider(Key<? extends javax.inject.Provider<? extends T>> providerKey)
protected BindingImpl<T>	BindingImpl.withKey(Key<T> key)

Constructors in com.google.inject.internal with parameters of type Key

Constructor	Description
AbstractBindingBuilder(Binder binder, List<Element> elements, Object source, Key<T> key)
BindingBuilder(Binder binder, List<Element> elements, Object source, Key<T> key)
ExposureBuilder(Binder binder, Object source, Key<T> key)

Uses of Key in com.google.inject.multibindings

Methods in com.google.inject.multibindings that return Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Key<T>	OptionalBinderBinding.getKey()	Returns the Key for this binding.
Key<T>	MapBinderBinding.getMapKey()	Returns the Key for the map.
Key<T>	MultibinderBinding.getSetKey()	Returns the key for the set.

Methods in com.google.inject.multibindings that return types with arguments of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<Key<?>>	OptionalBinderBinding.getAlternateKeys()	Returns the keys of other bindings that represent this OptionalBinder.
Set<Key<?>>	MapBinderBinding.getAlternateMapKeys()	Returns the keys of other bindings that represent this map.
Set<Key<?>>	MultibinderBinding.getAlternateSetKeys()	Returns the keys of other bindings that represent this set.

Methods in com.google.inject.multibindings with parameters of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> OptionalBinder<T>	OptionalBinder.newOptionalBinder(Binder binder, Key<T> type)
static <T> Multibinder<T>	Multibinder.newSetBinder(Binder binder, Key<T> key)	Returns a new multibinder that collects instances of the key's type in a Set that is itself bound with the annotation (if any) of the key.

Uses of Key in com.google.inject.spi

Methods in com.google.inject.spi that return Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Key<T>	Dependency.getKey()	Returns the key to the binding that satisfies this dependency.
Key<T>	ProviderLookup.getKey()
Key<T>	ProvidesMethodBinding.getKey()	Returns the key of the binding.
Key<? extends T>	LinkedKeyBinding.getLinkedKey()	Returns the linked key used to resolve injections.
Key<?>	ProviderBinding.getProvidedKey()	Returns the key whose binding is used to provide instances.
Key<? extends javax.inject.Provider<? extends T>>	ProviderKeyBinding.getProviderKey()	Returns the key used to resolve the provider's binding.
Key<String>	ConvertedConstantBinding.getSourceKey()	Returns the key for the source binding.
abstract <T> Key<T>	ModuleAnnotatedMethodScanner.prepareMethod(Binder binder, Annotation annotation, Key<T> key, InjectionPoint injectionPoint)	Prepares a method for binding.

Methods in com.google.inject.spi that return types with arguments of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<Key<?>>	PrivateElements.getExposedKeys()	Returns the unique exposed keys for these private elements.

Methods in com.google.inject.spi with parameters of type Key

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Dependency<T>	Dependency.get(Key<T> key)	Returns a new dependency that is not attached to an injection point.
Object	PrivateElements.getExposedSource(Key<?> key)	Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this key was exposed.
static Optional<String>	BindingSourceRestriction.getMissingImplementationSuggestion(GuiceInternal guiceInternal, Key<?> key)	Returns a suggestion for how a restricted binding should be created in case it's missing.
<T> Provider<T>	TypeEncounter.getProvider(Key<T> key)	Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key.
abstract <T> Key<T>	ModuleAnnotatedMethodScanner.prepareMethod(Binder binder, Annotation annotation, Key<T> key, InjectionPoint injectionPoint)	Prepares a method for binding.

Constructors in com.google.inject.spi with parameters of type Key

Constructor	Description
ProviderLookup(Object source, Key<T> key)