Joomla\DI\Container::set

Method to set the key and callback to the dataStore array.

Signature

public function set(string
        $key,
            [mixed
        $value = false,
            [boolean
        $shared = false,
            [boolean
        $protected = false]]] )

Parameters

$key: Name of dataStore key to set.
$value: Callable function to run or string to retrive when requesting the specified $key.
$shared: True to create and store a shared instance.
$protected: True to protect this item from being overwritten. Useful for services.

Returns

Container: This instance to support chaining.

Errors/Exceptions

OutOfBoundsException: Thrown if the provided key is already set and is protected.