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package com.google.inject.spi;

import com.google.inject.Binding;
import com.google.inject.Key;


A binding to a linked key. The other key's binding is used to resolve injections.

Author:jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
Since:2.0
/**
 * A binding to a linked key. The other key's binding is used to resolve injections.
 *
 * @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface LinkedKeyBinding<T> extends Binding<T> {

  
Returns the linked key used to resolve injections. That binding can be retrieved from an injector using Injector.getBinding(key). 
/**
   * Returns the linked key used to resolve injections. That binding can be retrieved from an
   * injector using {@link com.google.inject.Injector#getBinding(Key) Injector.getBinding(key)}.
   */
  Key<? extends T> getLinkedKey();
}