NoOpCacheManager (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.cache.support

## Class NoOpCacheManager

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.cache.support.NoOpCacheManager

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    CacheManager

      public class NoOpCacheManager
      extends Object
      implements CacheManager

  A basic, no operation `CacheManager` implementation suitable for disabling caching, typically used for backing cache declarations without an actual backing store.

  Will simply accept any items into the cache not actually storing them.

  Since:
    3.1
  Author:
    Costin Leau
  See Also:
    `CompositeCacheManager`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NoOpCacheManager()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Cache` | `getCache(String name)` This implementation always returns a `Cache` implementation that will not store items.
    `Collection<String>` | `getCacheNames()` This implementation returns the name of the caches previously requested.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NoOpCacheManager

          public NoOpCacheManager()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getCache

          public Cache getCache(String name)

      This implementation always returns a `Cache` implementation that will not store items. Additionally, the request cache will be remembered by the manager for consistency.
      Specified by:
        `getCache` in interface `CacheManager`
      Parameters:
        `name` - cache identifier (must not be `null`)
      Returns:
        associated cache, or `null` if none is found

    - #### getCacheNames

          public Collection<String> getCacheNames()

      This implementation returns the name of the caches previously requested.
      Specified by:
        `getCacheNames` in interface `CacheManager`
      Returns:
        names of caches known by the cache manager.