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Interface ProviderBinding&lt;T extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html" title="interface in com.google.inject">Provider</A>&lt;?&gt;&gt;</H2>
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<DT><B>All Superinterfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Binding.html" title="interface in com.google.inject">Binding</A>&lt;T&gt;, <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/spi/Element.html" title="interface in com.google.inject.spi">Element</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <B>ProviderBinding&lt;T extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html" title="interface in com.google.inject">Provider</A>&lt;?&gt;&gt;</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Binding.html" title="interface in com.google.inject">Binding</A>&lt;T&gt;</DL>
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A binding to a <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html" title="interface in com.google.inject"><CODE>Provider</CODE></A> that delegates to the binding for the provided type. This binding
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the key whose binding is used to <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html#get()"><CODE>provide instances</CODE></A>.</TD>
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