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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/context](./context.md) &gt; [Binding](./context.binding.md) &gt; [getValue](./context.binding.getvalue.md)

## Binding.getValue() method

This is an internal function optimized for performance. Users should use `@inject(key)` or `ctx.get(key)` instead.

Get the value bound to this key. Depending on `isSync`<!-- -->, this function returns either: - the bound value - a promise of the bound value

Consumers wishing to consume sync values directly should use `isPromiseLike` to check the type of the returned value to decide how to handle it.

**Signature:**

```typescript
getValue(ctx: Context, session?: ResolutionSession): ValueOrPromise<T>;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


</th><th>

Type


</th><th>

Description


</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td markdown="1">

ctx


</td><td markdown="1">

[Context](./context.context.md)


</td><td markdown="1">

Context for the resolution


</td></tr>
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session


</td><td markdown="1">

[ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md)


</td><td markdown="1">

_(Optional)_ Optional session for binding and dependency resolution


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</tbody></table>

**Returns:**

[ValueOrPromise](./context.valueorpromise.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;

## Example


```
const result = binding.getValue(ctx);
if (isPromiseLike(result)) {
  result.then(doSomething)
} else {
  doSomething(result);
}
```