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Checking if key exists in cache

This API request checks if an object exists in cache. If object is present in cache, the method returns true, otherwise - false. All methods are available via Backendless.Cache.[methodname] accessor:

// synchronous method
public Boolean contains( String key )

// asynchronous method
public void contains( String key, AsyncCallback<Boolean> callback )

where:

Argument                Description
key identifies the object to check in cache.
callback the callback used for asynchronous calls to deliver result or fault to the calling program

Example

AsyncCallback<Boolean> callback = new AsyncCallback<Boolean>()
    {
      @Override
          public void handleResponse( Boolean result )
          {
             Log.i( "MYAPP", "[ASYNC] object exists in cache - " + result );
          }

          @Override
          public void handleFault( BackendlessFault backendlessFault )
          {
            Log.e( "MYAPP", "Error - " + backendlessFault.getMessage() );
          }
    };

    // get object from cache asynchronously
    Backendless.Cache.contains( "firstorder", callback );

    // get object from cache synchronously
    boolean objectExists = Backendless.Cache.contains( "firstorder" );
    Log.i( "MYAPP", "[SYNC] object exists in cache - "  + objectExists );

Codeless Reference

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where:

Argument                Description
key name Key assigned to the object to identify it in cache. The key is used to check if the cache still contains the object.

Returns true if the key still exists in cache, otherwise returns false.

Consider the following key-value pair stored in cache:

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The example below checks if the key "orderName" is still stored in cache.

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The operation returns true, indicating that the "orderName" key still exists in cache.

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