cache question

[Mike P]

What is the difference between putting an object into the cache this way
:

Cache["ObjName"]

and this way :

HttpContext.Current.Cache.Add

For example, does using Cache["ObjName"] add to the collection created
by the second command or not?

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

"Mike P" <mi*******@gmail.comwrote in message
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What is the difference between putting an object into the cache this way
:

Cache["ObjName"]

and this way :

HttpContext.Current.Cache.Add

I think it's the same. Page.Cache is just a wrapper around
HttpContext.Current.Cache.

In the same way Add/Get are methods that are called as needed from the Item
property.

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

That's about right as Ignacio points out. The reason for these differences
is that the Httpcontext call allows the caller to access the context object
outside of a calling page, like in a webservice for instance.

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"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <machin TA laceupsolutions.comwrote in
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Hi,

"Mike P" <mi*******@gmail.comwrote in message
news:u1**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>What is the difference between putting an object into the cache this way
:

Cache["ObjName"]

and this way :

HttpContext.Current.Cache.Add

I think it's the same. Page.Cache is just a wrapper around
HttpContext.Current.Cache.

In the same way Add/Get are methods that are called as needed from the
Item property.