MemoryCache Constructors

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.Caching

Assembly:

System.Runtime.Caching.dll

Package:

System.Runtime.Caching v8.0.0

Overloads

MemoryCache(String, NameValueCollection)	Initializes a new instance of the MemoryCache class.
MemoryCache(String, NameValueCollection, Boolean)	Initializes a new instance of the MemoryCache class.

MemoryCache(String, NameValueCollection)

Source:

MemoryCache.cs

Initializes a new instance of the MemoryCache class.

public MemoryCache (string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config = default);

new System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache : string * System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection -> System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache

Public Sub New (name As String, Optional config As NameValueCollection = Nothing)

Parameters

name

String

The name to use to look up configuration information.

Note It is not required for configuration information to exist for every name.

If a matching configuration entry exists, the configuration information is used to configure the MemoryCache instance. If a matching configuration entry does not exist, the name can be accessed through the Name property, because the specified name is associated with the MemoryCache instance. For information about memory cache configuration, see MemoryCacheElement.

config

NameValueCollection

A collection of name/value pairs of configuration information to use for configuring the cache.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

name is null.

ArgumentException

A name or value in the config parameter could not be parsed.

ConfigurationException

A value in the config collection is invalid.

Remarks

When the MemoryCache class is initialized, it checks for configuration entries that might have been overridden by using the optional config parameter in the constructor. You can pass the following parameters in the config parameter. All values can be passed as integers.

• CacheMemoryLimitMegabytes

• PhysicalMemoryLimitPercentage

• PollingInterval

When this constructor is invoked, configuration settings are first retrieved from application configuration files. If no configuration entries exist in the application configuration file, only the settings provided in config are applied. If the configuration entries in the application configuration exist, and if information is also passed in config, the information in the config overrides the information that is read from the configuration file.

The name value that is assigned to a cache instance is used in two ways:

• To help you keep track of multiple cache instances when more than one instance exists.

• To reference settings in the configuration file when the MemoryCache instance is initialized.

  Note

  There is no mechanism to enforce unique names for cache instances. Therefore, it is possible to have multiple cache instances with the same name.

  Caution

  Do not create MemoryCache instances unless it is required. If you create cache instances in client and Web applications, the MemoryCache instances should be created early in the application life cycle. You must create only the number of cache instances that will be used in your application, and store references to the cache instances in variables that can be accessed globally. For example, in ASP.NET applications, you can store the references in application state. If you create only a single cache instance in your application, use the default cache and get a reference to it from the Default property when you need to access the cache.

MemoryCache(String, NameValueCollection, Boolean)

Source:

MemoryCache.cs

Initializes a new instance of the MemoryCache class.

public:
 MemoryCache(System::String ^ name, System::Collections::Specialized::NameValueCollection ^ config, bool ignoreConfigSection);

public MemoryCache (string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config, bool ignoreConfigSection);

new System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache : string * System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection * bool -> System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache

Public Sub New (name As String, config As NameValueCollection, ignoreConfigSection As Boolean)

Parameters

name

String

The name to use to look up configuration information.

config

NameValueCollection

A collection of name/value pairs of configuration information to use for configuring the cache.

ignoreConfigSection

Boolean

Indicates whether the configuration section should be ignored.