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Imports and exports
Imports and exports define the external interfaces or access points of a module. You can use an import to identify services outside of a module, so that they can be called from within the module. You can use an export to allow components to provide their services to external clients.
- Service import and export binding types
Binding information specifies the means of transporting data from modules. An import binding describes the way that an external service is bound to an import component. An export binding describes the way that the services of a module are made available to clients.- Selecting appropriate bindings
When you are creating an application, you need to know how to select the binding that is most appropriate to the needs of your application.
Related concepts:
Service components
Service data objects
Service qualifiers
Modules
Service implementation types