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==Which Way Should I Use To Register an Object in the Default Lookup?==

There are two ways to put something in the [[DevFaqLookupDefault|default Lookup]]:

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! When to Use It
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| Use the <code>@ServiceProvider</code> annotation
| Most of the time, unless you are building with Maven.  This annotation relies on NetBeans' build infrastructure to generate flat files in <code>META-INF/services</code> described below, at compile time.
| Annotate your file with <code>@ServiceProvider(service=Something.class)</code>
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| Put an <code>.instance</code> file in your module layer in <code>Services/Hidden</code>
| Rarely - useful if you are making services available dynamically on the fly, for example when [[DevFaqDynamicSystemFilesystem|dynamically changing layer contents]], or when [[DevFaqFileAttributes|specialized registration metadata]] or factory methods are needed
| Declare a [[DevFaqInstanceDataObject|.instance file]], a [[DevFaqDotSettingsFiles|.settings file]] or similar, or a [[DevFaqDotShadowFiles|.shadow file]] in your module's [[DevFaqModulesLayerFile|layer.xml file]]
|}

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