com.googlecode.ehcache.annotations.key
Interface CacheKeyGenerator<T extends java.io.Serializable>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCacheKeyGenerator, AbstractDeepCacheKeyGenerator, AbstractHashingCacheKeyGenerator, DelegateCacheKeyGenerator, HashCodeCacheKeyGenerator, ListCacheKeyGenerator, MessageDigestCacheKeyGenerator, ReflectionHashCodeCacheKeyGenerator, SpELCacheKeyGenerator, StringCacheKeyGenerator

public interface CacheKeyGenerator<T extends java.io.Serializable>

Generates a unique key based on the description of an invocation to an intercepted method.

Author:

Alex Ruiz

Method Summary

T	generateKey(org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation methodInvocation) Generates the key for a cache entry.
T	generateKey(java.lang.Object... data) Generates the key for a cache entry.

Method Detail

generateKey

T generateKey(org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation methodInvocation)

Generates the key for a cache entry.

Parameters:

methodInvocation - the description of an invocation to the intercepted method.

Returns:

the created key, will never be null and will be Serializable

generateKey

T generateKey(java.lang.Object... data)

Generates the key for a cache entry.

Parameters:

data - the objects to use when generating the key

Returns:

the created key, will never be null and will be Serializable