public final class

ScopeBinding

extends Object
implements Element
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.google.inject.spi.ScopeBinding

Class Overview

Registration of a scope annotation with the scope that implements it. Instances are created explicitly in a module using bindScope() statements: 

     Scope recordScope = new RecordScope();
     bindScope(RecordScoped.class, new RecordScope());

Summary

Public Methods
<T> T acceptVisitor(ElementVisitor<T> visitor)
Accepts an element visitor.
void applyTo(Binder binder)
Writes this module element to the given binder (optional operation).
Class<? extends Annotation> getAnnotationType()
Scope getScope()
Object getSource()
Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this element was configured.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface com.google.inject.spi.Element

Public Methods

public T acceptVisitor (ElementVisitor<T> visitor)

Accepts an element visitor. Invokes the visitor method specific to this element's type.

Parameters
visitor to call back on

public void applyTo (Binder binder)

Writes this module element to the given binder (optional operation).

Parameters
binder to apply configuration element to

public Class<? extends Annotation> getAnnotationType ()

public Scope getScope ()

public Object getSource ()

Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this element was configured. Used by Guice in the production of descriptive error messages.

Tools might specially handle types they know about; StackTraceElement is a good example. Tools should simply call toString() on the source object if the type is unfamiliar.