Key

data class Key<in C : Any, in A, out T : Any>(val contextType: TypeToken<in C>, val argType: TypeToken<in A>, val type: TypeToken<out T>, val tag: Any?)

In DI, each DIBinding is bound to a Key. A Key holds all information necessary to retrieve a factory (and therefore an instance).

A key contains many types & a tag. It defines the types of the values that will be passed to and retrieved from DI, not the values themselves.

Parameters

The in context type.

The in argument type (Unit for a provider).

The out type.

Constructors

Key

fun <in C : Any, in A, out T : Any> Key(contextType: TypeToken<in C>, argType: TypeToken<in A>, type: TypeToken<out T>, tag: Any?)

Functions

toString

open override fun toString(): String

Properties

argType

val argType: TypeToken<in A>

The in argument type (Unit for a provider).

bindDescription

val bindDescription: String

Description using simple type names. The description is as close as possible to the code used to create this bind.

bindFullDescription

val bindFullDescription: String

Description using full type names. The description is as close as possible to the code used to create this bind.

contextType

val contextType: TypeToken<in C>

The in context type.

description

val description: String

Description using simple type names. The description is as close as possible to the code used to create this key.

fullDescription

val fullDescription: String

Description using full type names. The description is as close as possible to the code used to create this key.

internalDescription

val internalDescription: String

tag

val tag: Any?

The associated tag.

type

val type: TypeToken<out T>

The out type.