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## RestServer.controller() method

Register a controller class with this server.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
controller(controllerCtor: ControllerClass<ControllerInstance>): Binding;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  controllerCtor | [ControllerClass](./rest.controllerclass.md)<!-- -->&lt;[ControllerInstance](./rest.controllerinstance.md)<!-- -->&gt; | The controller class (constructor function). |

<b>Returns:</b>

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

The newly created binding, you can use the reference to further modify the binding, e.g. lock the value to prevent further modifications.

## Example


```ts
class MyController {
}
app.controller(MyController).lock();
```