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## BindingKey.buildKeyForConfig() method

Build a binding key for the configuration of the given binding. The format is `<key>:$config`

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
static buildKeyForConfig<T>(key?: BindingAddress): BindingAddress<T>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  key | [BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md) | Key of the target binding to be configured |

<b>Returns:</b>

[BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;