CacheEntryFactory (ehcache 2.11.0.3.31 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

UpdatingCacheEntryFactory
```
public interface CacheEntryFactory
```
Creates objects to populate the cache.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Greg Luck

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  java.lang.Object createEntry(java.lang.Object key)
  Creates the cacheEntry for the given cache key.

- Method Detail
  - createEntry
```
java.lang.Object createEntry(java.lang.Object key)
                      throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Creates the cacheEntry for the given cache key. ehcache requires cache entries to be serializable. Note that this method must be thread safe.
    
    Returns:
    
    The entry, or null if it does not exist.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - On failure creating the object.