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Scott Xu edited this page Apr 7, 2014 · 7 revisions

The second way to add factories is to inject a Func<...,T> to the type that needs to resolve new objects at runtime. As with the factory interface mechanism, automatic propagation of arguments is also handled.

However, as a Func gives practically no discoverable information about the nature of the required arguments, it is recommended not to employ Func<T>-injection unless it takes no arguments. (Even if it takes no arguments I personally think factory interfaces are a cleaner way to manage factories; while you do have to write a little more code, the improved readability vs a Func<T> is worth the effort).

The following example illustrates what's involved in using Func<T>-injection:

class Foo
{
    readonly Func<Bar> barFactory;

    public Foo(Func<Bar> barFactory)
    {
        this.barFactory = barFactory;
    }
 
    public void Do()
    {
        var bar = this.barFactory();
        ...
    }
}

That’s all you have to do in this case; there is no need to create a special binding for Bar as the inferring of the resolution strategy is automatically managed by the standard provider's implicit behavior.