org.springframework.cache.annotation
Annotation Type CacheEvict

@Target(value={METHOD,TYPE})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@Documented
public @interface CacheEvict

Annotation indicating that a method (or all methods on a class) trigger(s) a cache invalidate operation.

Author:

Costin Leau

Required Element Summary

String[]

value Qualifier value for the specified cached operation.

Optional Element Summary

boolean	allEntries Whether or not all the entries inside the cache(s) are removed or not.
String	condition Spring Expression Language (SpEL) attribute used for conditioning the method caching.
String	key Spring Expression Language (SpEL) attribute for computing the key dynamically.

Element Detail

value

public abstract String[] value

Qualifier value for the specified cached operation.

May be used to determine the target cache (or caches), matching the qualifier value (or the bean name(s)) of (a) specific bean definition.

key

public abstract String key

Spring Expression Language (SpEL) attribute for computing the key dynamically.

Default is "" meaning all method parameters are considered as a key.

Default:

""

condition

public abstract String condition

Spring Expression Language (SpEL) attribute used for conditioning the method caching.

Default is "" meaning the method is always cached.

Default:

""

allEntries

public abstract boolean allEntries

Whether or not all the entries inside the cache(s) are removed or not. By default, only the value under the associated key is removed. Note that specifying setting this parameter to true and specifying a key is not allowed.

Default:

false