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title: 'API docs: context.bindingkey.generate'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/context](./context.md) &gt; [BindingKey](./context.bindingkey.md) &gt; [generate](./context.bindingkey.generate.md)

## BindingKey.generate() method

Generate a universally unique binding key.

Please note the format of they generated key is not specified, you must not rely on any specific formatting (e.g. UUID style).

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
static generate<T>(namespace?: string): BindingKey<T>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  namespace | string | Namespace for the binding |

<b>Returns:</b>

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