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title: 'API docs: context.context.configure'
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## Context.configure() method

Create a corresponding binding for configuration of the target bound by the given key in the context.

For example, `ctx.configure('controllers.MyController').to({x: 1})` will create binding `controllers.MyController:$config` with value `{x: 1}`<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
configure<ConfigValueType = BoundValue>(key?: BindingAddress): Binding<ConfigValueType>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  key | <code>BindingAddress</code> | The key for the binding to be configured |

<b>Returns:</b>

`Binding<ConfigValueType>`


