What is Dependency Injection?

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user284291 picture user284291 · Jul 26, 2010 · Viewed 125.8k times · Source

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What is dependency injection?

Spring is the framework from where the concept Dependency Injection came to picture.

What is purpose of DI ? How does it benefit ? How is it implemented ?

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Zaki picture Zaki · Jul 26, 2010

Start here.

Also see A-beginners-guide-to-Dependency-Injection. (Obsolete)

Elsewhere on SO:

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