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## RestApplication.route() method

Register a new route.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
route(route: RouteEntry): Binding;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  route | [RouteEntry](./rest.routeentry.md) | The route to add. |

<b>Returns:</b>

[Binding](./context.binding.md)

## Example


```ts
function greet(name: string) {
 return `hello ${name}`;
}
const route = new Route('get', '/', operationSpec, greet);
app.route(route);
```