Cache.GetCacheItem Method (String)

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Gets a CacheItem object to retrieve all information associated with your cached object.

Namespace: System.Data.Caching
Assembly: ClientLibrary (in clientlibrary.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetCacheItem ( _
    key As String _
) As CacheItem
'Usage
Dim instance As Cache
Dim key As String
Dim returnValue As CacheItem

returnValue = instance.GetCacheItem(key)

public CacheItem GetCacheItem (
    string key
)

public:
CacheItem^ GetCacheItem (
    String^ key
)

public CacheItem GetCacheItem (
    String key
)

public function GetCacheItem (
    key : String
) : CacheItem

Parameters

• key
  A unique value that is used to identify the object in the cache.

Return Value

A CacheItem object that contains all information associated with your cached object. Null is returned if the key does not exist.

Remarks

A CacheItem object is useful for tag-based and concurrency operations because, together with other information, it includes the associated tags and current version information corresponding to your cached object. For more information about tag-based operations, see Tag-Based Methods (Velocity). For more information about concurrency, see Concurrency Models (Velocity) and Concurrency Methods (Velocity).

See Also

Reference

Cache Class
Cache Members
System.Data.Caching Namespace