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[Home](./index.md) > [@loopback/context](./context.md) > [invokeMethod](./context.invokemethod.md)
## invokeMethod() function
Invoke a method using dependency injection. Interceptors are invoked as part of the invocation.
**Signature:**
```typescript
export declare function invokeMethod(target: object, method: string, ctx: Context, nonInjectedArgs?: InvocationArgs, options?: InvocationOptions): ValueOrPromise<InvocationResult>;
```
## Parameters
<table><thead><tr><th>
Parameter
</th><th>
Type
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td markdown="1">
target
</td><td markdown="1">
object
</td><td markdown="1">
Target of the method, it will be the class for a static method, and instance or class prototype for a prototype method
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
method
</td><td markdown="1">
string
</td><td markdown="1">
Name of the method
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
ctx
</td><td markdown="1">
[Context](./context.context.md)
</td><td markdown="1">
Context object
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
nonInjectedArgs
</td><td markdown="1">
[InvocationArgs](./context.invocationargs.md)
</td><td markdown="1">
_(Optional)_ Optional array of args for non-injected parameters
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
options
</td><td markdown="1">
[InvocationOptions](./context.invocationoptions.md)
</td><td markdown="1">
_(Optional)_ Options for the invocation
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
**Returns:**
[ValueOrPromise](./context.valueorpromise.md)<!-- --><[InvocationResult](./context.invocationresult.md)<!-- -->>