## org.hibernate
Interface Cache

    public interface Cache

Provides an API for querying/managing the second level cache regions.

CAUTION: None of these methods respect any isolation or transactional semantics associated with the underlying caches. Specifically, evictions perform an immediate "hard" removal outside any transactions and/or locking scheme(s).

Method Summary
`boolean` `containsCollection(String role, Serializable ownerIdentifier)` Determine whether the cache contains data for the given collection.
`boolean` `containsEntity(Class entityClass, Serializable identifier)` Determine whether the cache contains data for the given entity "instance".
`boolean` `containsEntity(String entityName, Serializable identifier)` Determine whether the cache contains data for the given entity "instance".
`boolean` `containsQuery(String regionName)` Determine whether the cache contains data for the given query.
`void` `evictCollection(String role, Serializable ownerIdentifier)` Evicts the cache data for the given identified collection instance.
`void` `evictCollectionRegion(String role)` Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e.
`void` `evictCollectionRegions()` Evict data from all collection regions.
`void` `evictDefaultQueryRegion()` Evicts all cached query results from the default region.
`void` `evictEntity(Class entityClass, Serializable identifier)` Evicts the entity data for a particular entity "instance".
`void` `evictEntity(String entityName, Serializable identifier)` Evicts the entity data for a particular entity "instance".
`void` `evictEntityRegion(Class entityClass)` Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e.
`void` `evictEntityRegion(String entityName)` Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e.
`void` `evictEntityRegions()` Evict data from all entity regions.
`void` `evictNaturalIdRegion(Class naturalIdClass)` Evicts all naturalId data from the given region (i.e.
`void` `evictNaturalIdRegion(String naturalIdName)` Evicts all naturalId data from the given region (i.e.
`void` `evictNaturalIdRegions()` Evict data from all naturalId regions.
`void` `evictQueryRegion(String regionName)` Evicts all cached query results under the given name.
`void` `evictQueryRegions()` Evict data from all query regions.

Method Detail

### containsEntity

    boolean containsEntity(Class entityClass,
                           Serializable identifier)

  Determine whether the cache contains data for the given entity "instance".

  The semantic here is whether the cache contains data visible for the current call context.

  Parameters:
    `entityClass` - The entity class.
    `identifier` - The entity identifier
  Returns:
    True if the underlying cache contains corresponding data; false otherwise.

### containsEntity

    boolean containsEntity(String entityName,
                           Serializable identifier)

  Determine whether the cache contains data for the given entity "instance".

  The semantic here is whether the cache contains data visible for the current call context.

  Parameters:
    `entityName` - The entity name.
    `identifier` - The entity identifier
  Returns:
    True if the underlying cache contains corresponding data; false otherwise.

### evictEntity

    void evictEntity(Class entityClass,
                     Serializable identifier)

  Evicts the entity data for a particular entity "instance".

  Parameters:
    `entityClass` - The entity class.
    `identifier` - The entity identifier

### evictEntity

    void evictEntity(String entityName,
                     Serializable identifier)

  Evicts the entity data for a particular entity "instance".

  Parameters:
    `entityName` - The entity name.
    `identifier` - The entity identifier

### evictEntityRegion

    void evictEntityRegion(Class entityClass)

  Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e. for all entities of type).

  Parameters:
    `entityClass` - The entity class.

### evictEntityRegion

    void evictEntityRegion(String entityName)

  Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e. for all entities of type).

  Parameters:
    `entityName` - The entity name.

### evictEntityRegions

    void evictEntityRegions()

  Evict data from all entity regions.

### evictNaturalIdRegion

    void evictNaturalIdRegion(Class naturalIdClass)

  Evicts all naturalId data from the given region (i.e. for all entities of type).

  Parameters:
    `naturalIdClass` - The naturalId class.

### evictNaturalIdRegion

    void evictNaturalIdRegion(String naturalIdName)

  Evicts all naturalId data from the given region (i.e. for all entities of type).

  Parameters:
    `naturalIdName` - The naturalId name.

### evictNaturalIdRegions

    void evictNaturalIdRegions()

  Evict data from all naturalId regions.

### containsCollection

    boolean containsCollection(String role,
                               Serializable ownerIdentifier)

  Determine whether the cache contains data for the given collection.

  The semantic here is whether the cache contains data visible for the current call context.

  Parameters:
    `role` - The name of the collection role (in form [owner-entity-name].[collection-property-name]) whose regions should be evicted.
    `ownerIdentifier` - The identifier of the owning entity
  Returns:
    True if the underlying cache contains corresponding data; false otherwise.

### evictCollection

    void evictCollection(String role,
                         Serializable ownerIdentifier)

  Evicts the cache data for the given identified collection instance.

  Parameters:
    `role` - The "collection role" (in form [owner-entity-name].[collection-property-name]).
    `ownerIdentifier` - The identifier of the owning entity

### evictCollectionRegion

    void evictCollectionRegion(String role)

  Evicts all entity data from the given region (i.e. evicts cached data for all of the specified collection role).

  Parameters:
    `role` - The "collection role" (in form [owner-entity-name].[collection-property-name]).

### evictCollectionRegions

    void evictCollectionRegions()

  Evict data from all collection regions.

### containsQuery

    boolean containsQuery(String regionName)

  Determine whether the cache contains data for the given query.

  The semantic here is whether the cache contains any data for the given region name since query result caches are not transactionally isolated.

  Parameters:
    `regionName` - The cache name given to the query.
  Returns:
    True if the underlying cache contains corresponding data; false otherwise.

### evictDefaultQueryRegion

    void evictDefaultQueryRegion()

  Evicts all cached query results from the default region.

### evictQueryRegion

    void evictQueryRegion(String regionName)

  Evicts all cached query results under the given name.

  Parameters:
    `regionName` - The cache name associated to the queries being cached.

### evictQueryRegions

    void evictQueryRegions()

  Evict data from all query regions.

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