org.springframework.cache
Interface CacheManager

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractCacheManager, CompositeCacheManager, ConcurrentMapCacheManager, EhCacheCacheManager, NoOpCacheManager, SimpleCacheManager

public interface CacheManager

A manager for a set of Caches.

Since:
3.1
Author:
Costin Leau

Method Summary
 Cache getCache(String name)
          Return the cache associated with the given name.
 Collection<String> getCacheNames()
          Return a collection of the caches known by this cache manager.
 

Method Detail

getCache

Cache getCache(String name)
Return the cache associated with the given name.

Parameters:
name - cache identifier (must not be null)
Returns:
associated cache, or null if none is found

getCacheNames

Collection<String> getCacheNames()
Return a collection of the caches known by this cache manager.

Returns:
names of caches known by the cache manager.