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- Type Parameters:
- S- The service type
 - All Superinterfaces:
- Supplier<S>
 - Enclosing class:
- ServiceLoader<S>
 
 public static interface ServiceLoader.Provider<S> extends Supplier<S> Represents a service provider located byServiceLoader.When using a loader's stream()method then the elements are of typeProvider. This allows processing to select or filter on the provider class without instantiating the provider.- Since:
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Sget()Returns an instance of the provider.Class<? extends S>type()Returns the provider type.
 
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Method Detail- 
typeClass<? extends S> type() Returns the provider type. There is no guarantee that this type is accessible or that it has a public no-args constructor. Theget()method should be used to obtain the provider instance.When a module declares that the provider class is created by a provider factory then this method returns the return type of its public static " provider()" method.- Returns:
- The provider type
 
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getS get() Returns an instance of the provider.- Specified by:
- getin interface- Supplier<S>
- Returns:
- An instance of the provider.
- Throws:
- ServiceConfigurationError- If the service provider cannot be instantiated, or in the case of a provider factory, the public static "- provider()" method returns- nullor throws an error or exception. The- ServiceConfigurationErrorwill carry an appropriate cause where possible.
 
 
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