In my last blog post, entitled Caching for Non-Web Applications - Part 1 I introduced you to the MemoryCache class. This class allows you to create a cache for any type of application just like in ASP.NET applications. The great thing about the MemoryCache class is there is no reliance on the System.Web namespace. This means you are free to use the MemoryCache class in any type of application such as Windows Forms, WPF and Windows Services. The last blog post showed you how to add and retrieve data from the cache. This blog post expands on the last one and shows you additional methods you can take advantage of to work with cache data.)
A great feature of ASP.NET applications is the Cache class which allows you to store values that are commonly used. Caching data can avoid round-trips to database servers, which can save a lot of time. Until 2010, there was no good way in a Windows Service, Windows Form or WPF application to cache data except by writing your own class. Enter the MemoryCache class, part of the System.Runtime.Caching namespace. This class allows you to add data to a cache and set a time-out so that data can be removed from memory when it is no longer used. This blog post will show you the basics of using this class)