SaveCacheState(Stream,Boolean,Boolean) Method

Stores the state of this EntityManager and all cached entities to a stream.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub SaveCacheState( _
   ByVal stream As Stream, _
   Optional ByVal closeOnExit As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal useBinaryFormat As Boolean _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CacheStateManager
Dim stream As Stream
Dim closeOnExit As Boolean
Dim useBinaryFormat As Boolean
 
instance.SaveCacheState(stream, closeOnExit, useBinaryFormat)

public void SaveCacheState( 
   Stream stream,
   bool closeOnExit,
   bool useBinaryFormat
)

Parameters

stream: Stream to be written to.
closeOnExit: Whether or not to close the stream on exiting this method.
useBinaryFormat: True to save the data in binary format; false to use text format.

Remarks

The current state of the EntityManager and all entities in its cache will be saved to the stream in either binary or text format.

You can use a System.Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream with this method to create an encrypted output file.

In Silverlight and other applications running with reduced privileges, you can use an System.IO.IsolatedStorageFileStream with this method.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

CacheStateManager Class
CacheStateManager Members
Overload List
EntityCacheState Class
RestoreCacheState(Stream,RestoreStrategy,Boolean,Boolean) Method