Interface IEntityCache

Some implementations of IModel might use optimized data handling where entity data is loaded on the fly from database, file or other source. For some scenarios it is usefull to keep entities alive in the cache so they don't get disposed and every entity only has one instance.

Inherited Members

System.IDisposable.Dispose()

Namespace: Xbim.Common

Assembly: Xbim.Common.dll

Syntax

public interface IEntityCache : IDisposable

Properties

IsActive

True if cache is active. You can cganhe this by calling Start() and Stop()

Declaration

bool IsActive { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Size

Number of entities in the cache

Declaration

int Size { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

Methods

Clear()

Clears the cache. This might have no effect on pure in-memory IModel implementations.

Declaration

void Clear()

Start()

Starts the cache if it is not active. This might have no effect on pure in-memory IModel implementations.

Declaration

void Start()

Stop()

Stops the cache but keeps entities already cached. This might have no effect on pure in-memory IModel implementations.

Declaration

void Stop()