Enum Class BindingKind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<BindingKind>

build.codemodel.dependency.injection.BindingKind

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<BindingKind>, Constable

public enum BindingKind
extends Enum<BindingKind>

Classifies how a Binding produces its value.

Used by BindingNode to describe the binding's kind for the Track 2 binding graph.

Since:

Apr-2026

Author:

reed.vonredwitz

See Also:

• BindingNode
• BindingGraphContributor

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
CLASS	An instance of a concrete class is created and injected on demand.
MULTI	A multibinding set — produced by Binder.bindSet(Class).
SUPPLIER	A Supplier produces the value.
VALUE	A pre-built value is returned directly (e.g.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static BindingKind	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static BindingKind[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

VALUE

public static final BindingKind VALUE

A pre-built value is returned directly (e.g. bind(MyClass.class).to(instance)).

CLASS

public static final BindingKind CLASS

An instance of a concrete class is created and injected on demand.

SUPPLIER

public static final BindingKind SUPPLIER

A Supplier produces the value.

MULTI

public static final BindingKind MULTI

A multibinding set — produced by Binder.bindSet(Class).

Method Details

values

public static BindingKind[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static BindingKind valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null