## org.springframework.cache.ehcache
Class EhCacheCache

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheCache

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Cache

    public class EhCacheCache

extends Object
implements Cache

`Cache` implementation on top of an `Ehcache` instance.

Since:
  3.1
Author:
  Costin Leau, Juergen Hoeller

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.springframework.cache.Cache
`Cache.ValueWrapper`

Constructor Summary
`EhCacheCache(Ehcache ehcache)` Create an `EhCacheCache` instance.

Method Summary
`void` `clear()` Remove all mappings from the cache.
`void` `evict(Object key)` Evict the mapping for this key from this cache if it is present.
`Cache.ValueWrapper` `get(Object key)` Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key.
`String` `getName()` Return the cache name.
`Ehcache` `getNativeCache()` Return the the underlying native cache provider.
`void` `put(Object key, Object value)` Associate the specified value with the specified key in this cache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### EhCacheCache

    public EhCacheCache(Ehcache ehcache)

  Create an `EhCacheCache` instance.

  Parameters:
    `ehcache` - backing Ehcache instance

Method Detail

### getName

    public String getName()

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Return the cache name.

  Specified by:
    `getName` in interface `Cache`

### getNativeCache

    public Ehcache getNativeCache()

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Return the the underlying native cache provider.

  Specified by:
    `getNativeCache` in interface `Cache`

### get

    public Cache.ValueWrapper get(Object key)

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key. Returns `null` if the cache contains no mapping for this key.

  Specified by:
    `get` in interface `Cache`
  Parameters:
    `key` - key whose associated value is to be returned.
  Returns:
    the value to which this cache maps the specified key, or `null` if the cache contains no mapping for this key

### put

    public void put(Object key,
                    Object value)

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Associate the specified value with the specified key in this cache.

  If the cache previously contained a mapping for this key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.

  Specified by:
    `put` in interface `Cache`
  Parameters:
    `key` - the key with which the specified value is to be associated
    `value` - the value to be associated with the specified key

### evict

    public void evict(Object key)

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Evict the mapping for this key from this cache if it is present.

  Specified by:
    `evict` in interface `Cache`
  Parameters:
    `key` - the key whose mapping is to be removed from the cache

### clear

    public void clear()

  Description copied from interface: `Cache`
  Remove all mappings from the cache.

  Specified by:
    `clear` in interface `Cache`