Object cache for C#

Question

I\'m doing a document viewer for some document format. To make it easier, let\'s say this is a PDF viewer, a Desktop application. One requirement for the s

Answer 1

The .NET Framework has always had the ability to keep weak references to objects.

Basically, weak references are references to objects that the runtime considers "unimportant" and that may be removed by a garbage collection run at any point in time. This can be used, for example, to cache things, but you'd have no control over what gets colected and what not.

On the other hand, it's very simple to use and it may just be what you need.

Dave