PrivateElements (guice 4.2.2)

All Superinterfaces:

Element

All Known Implementing Classes:

PrivateElementsImpl
```
public interface PrivateElements
extends Element
```
A private collection of elements that are hidden from the enclosing injector or module by default. See PrivateModule for details.

Since:

2.0

Author:

jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`List<Element>`	`getElements()` Returns the configuration information in this private environment.
`Set<Key<?>>`	`getExposedKeys()` Returns the unique exposed keys for these private elements.
`Object`	`getExposedSource(Key<?> key)` Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this key was exposed.
`Injector`	`getInjector()` Returns the child injector that hosts these private elements, or null if the elements haven't been used to create an injector.

Methods inherited from interface com.google.inject.spi.Element
acceptVisitor, applyTo, getSource

- Method Detail
  - getElements
```
List<Element> getElements()
```
    Returns the configuration information in this private environment.
  - getInjector
```
Injector getInjector()
```
    Returns the child injector that hosts these private elements, or null if the elements haven't been used to create an injector.
  - getExposedKeys
```
Set<Key<?>> getExposedKeys()
```
    Returns the unique exposed keys for these private elements.
  - getExposedSource
```
Object getExposedSource(Key<?> key)
```
    Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this key was exposed. 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.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - one of the keys exposed by this module.

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