.. _-provide-java-:

provide
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Description
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Provides a constant value to the inner route.

The `provide` directive is used as a building block for :ref:`Custom Directives-java` to provide a single value to the
inner route. 

See :ref:`ProvideDirectives-java` for an overview of similar directives.

Example
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.. includecode:: ../../../../code/docs/http/javadsl/server/directives/BasicDirectivesExamplesTest.java#provide