org.springframework.cache
Interface Cache

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentMapCache, EhCacheCache

public interface Cache

Interface that defines the common cache operations. Note: Due to the generic use of caching, it is recommended that implementations allow storage of null values (for example to cache methods that return null).

Since:

3.1

Author:

Costin Leau

Nested Class Summary

static interface

Cache.ValueWrapper A (wrapper) object representing a cache value.

Method Summary

void	clear() Remove all mappings from the cache.
void	evict(Object key) Evict the mapping for this key from this cache if it is present.
Cache.ValueWrapper	get(Object key) Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key.
String	getName() Return the cache name.
Object	getNativeCache() Return the the underlying native cache provider.
void	put(Object key, Object value) Associate the specified value with the specified key in this cache.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Return the cache name.

getNativeCache

Object getNativeCache()

Return the the underlying native cache provider.

get

Cache.ValueWrapper get(Object key)

Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key. Returns null if the cache contains no mapping for this key.

Parameters:

key - key whose associated value is to be returned.

Returns:

the value to which this cache maps the specified key, or null if the cache contains no mapping for this key

put

void put(Object key,
         Object value)

Associate the specified value with the specified key in this cache.

If the cache previously contained a mapping for this key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.

Parameters:

key - the key with which the specified value is to be associated

value - the value to be associated with the specified key

evict

void evict(Object key)

Evict the mapping for this key from this cache if it is present.

Parameters:

key - the key whose mapping is to be removed from the cache

clear

void clear()

Remove all mappings from the cache.