<requestCaching> Element (Network Settings)
Controls the caching mechanism for network requests.
<configuration> Element
<system.Net> Element (Network Settings)
<requestCaching> Element (Network Settings)
<requestCaching
isPrivateCache ="true|false"
disableAllCaching="true|false"
defaultPolicyLevel="BypassCache|Default|CacheOnly|CacheIfAvailable|Revalidate|Reload|NoCacheNoStore|Revalidate"
unspecifiedMaximumAge= "d.hh.mm.ss""
<defaultHttpCachePolicy> … </defaultHttpCachePolicy>
<defaultFtpCachePolicy> … </defaultFtpCachePolicy>
/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
---|---|
isPrivateCache |
Specifies whether the cache provides isolation between the information of different users. The default value is true. This value should be false for middle tier applications. |
disableAllCaching |
Specifies that caching is disabled for all Web responses, and cannot be overridden programmatically. |
defaultPolicyLevel |
One of the values in the RequestCacheLevel enumeration. The default value is BypassCache. |
unspecifiedMaximumAge |
Specifies the default time after which content is marked as expired. |
policyLevel Attribute
Value |
Description |
---|---|
Default |
Returns the cached resource if the resource is fresh, the content length is accurate, and the expiration, modification, and content length attributes are present. |
BypassCache |
Returns the resource from the server. |
CacheOnly |
Returns the cached resource if the content length is present and matches the entry size. |
CacheIfAvailable |
Returns the cached resource if the content length is provided and matches the entry size; otherwise, the resource is downloaded from the server and is returned to the caller. |
Revalidate |
Returns the cached resource if the timestamp of the cached resource is the same as the timestamp of the resource on the server; otherwise, the resource is downloaded from the server, stored in the cache, and is returned to the caller. |
Reload |
Downloads the resource from the server, stores it in the cache, and returns the resource to the caller. |
NoCacheNoStore |
If a cached resource exists, it is deleted. The resource is downloaded from the server and is returned to the caller. |
Revalidate |
Satisfies a request by using the cached copy of the resource if the timestamp is the same as the timestamp of the resource on the server; otherwise, the resource is downloaded from the server, presented to the caller, and is stored in the cache, |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
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Optional element. Describes whether HTTP caching is active and describes the default caching policy. |
|
Optional element. Describes whether FTP caching is active and describes the default caching policy. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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Contains settings that specify how the .NET Framework connects to the network. |
Example
The following code example shows how to disable all caching.
<configuration>
<system.net>
<requestCaching
disableAllCaching="true"
/>
</system.net>
</configuration>