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4.3 The Main Differences between Resource Injection and Dependency Injection

Table 4-1 lists the main differences between resource injection and dependency injection.

Table 4-1 Differences between Resource Injection and Dependency Injection

Injection Mechanism	Can Inject JNDI Resources Directly	Can Inject Regular Classes Directly	Resolves By	Typesafe
Resource Injection	Yes	No	Resource name	No
Dependency Injection	No	Yes	Type	Yes