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Application.onInit() method

Register a function to be called when the application initializes.

This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a init() method.

Signature:

onInit(fn: () => ValueOrPromise<void>): Binding<LifeCycleObserver>;

Parameters

Parameter Type Description

fn

() => ValueOrPromise<void>

The function to invoke, it can be synchronous (returning void) or asynchronous (returning Promise<void>).

Returns:

Binding<LifeCycleObserver>

The LifeCycleObserver binding created.