ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Adding Items to the Cache

You can add items to the cache by using the Insert() method. There are several overloaded versions of the Insert() method. The maximally overloaded version of the Insert() method accepts the following parameters:

• key— Enables you to specify the name of the new item.

• value— Enables you to specify the value of the new item.

• dependencies— Enables you to specify one or more cache dependencies, such as a file, key, or SQL dependency.

• absoluteExpiration— Enables you to specify an absolute expiration time for the cached item. If you don’t need to specify a value for this property, use the static field Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration.

• slidingExpiration— Enables you to specify a sliding expiration interval for the cached ...