public function ClassResolver::getInstanceFromDefinition in Service Container 7
Same name and namespace in other branches
- 7.2 lib/Drupal/Core/DependencyInjection/ClassResolver.php \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ClassResolver::getInstanceFromDefinition()
 
Returns a class instance with a given class definition.
In contrast to controllers you don't specify a method.
Parameters
string $definition: A class name or service name.
Return value
object The instance of the class.
Throws
\InvalidArgumentException If $class is not a valid service identifier and the class does not exist.
Overrides ClassResolverInterface::getInstanceFromDefinition
File
- lib/
Drupal/ Core/ DependencyInjection/ ClassResolver.php, line 23  - Contains \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ClassResolver.
 
Class
- ClassResolver
 - Implements the class resolver interface supporting class names and services.
 
Namespace
Drupal\Core\DependencyInjectionCode
public function getInstanceFromDefinition($definition) {
  if ($this->container
    ->has($definition)) {
    $instance = $this->container
      ->get($definition);
  }
  else {
    if (!class_exists($definition)) {
      throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Class "%s" does not exist.', $definition));
    }
    if (is_subclass_of($definition, 'Drupal\\Core\\DependencyInjection\\ContainerInjectionInterface')) {
      $instance = $definition::create($this->container);
    }
    else {
      $instance = new $definition();
    }
  }
  if ($instance instanceof ContainerAwareInterface) {
    $instance
      ->setContainer($this->container);
  }
  return $instance;
}