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## Context.get() method

Get the value bound to the given key, throw an error when no value is bound for the given key.

**Signature:**

```typescript
get<ValueType>(keyWithPath: BindingAddress<ValueType>, session?: ResolutionSession): Promise<ValueType>;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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keyWithPath


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[BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md)<!-- -->&lt;ValueType&gt;


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The binding key, optionally suffixed with a path to the (deeply) nested property to retrieve.


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session


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


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_(Optional)_ Optional session for resolution (accepted for backward compatibility)


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;ValueType&gt;

A promise of the bound value.

## Example


```ts
// get the value bound to "application.instance"
const app = await ctx.get<Application>('application.instance');

// get "rest" property from the value bound to "config"
const config = await ctx.get<RestComponentConfig>('config#rest');

// get "a" property of "numbers" property from the value bound to "data"
ctx.bind('data').to({numbers: {a: 1, b: 2}, port: 3000});
const a = await ctx.get<number>('data#numbers.a');
```