If I have the following line, when should I expect the cache to expire?
System.Web.HttpRuntime.Cache.Insert(\"someKey\", \"Test value\");
This will insert the object without an explicit expiration set. This means the object will not automatically be removed from the cache, unless the runtime decides to remove stuff from the cache due to high memory usage.
Calling this overload is the same as calling
Cache.Insert(
key, value,
null, /*CacheDependency*/
NoAbsoluteExpiration, /*absoluteExpiration*/
NoSlidingExpiration, /*slidingExpiratioin*/
CacheItemPriority.Normal, /*priority*/
null /*onRemoveCallback*/
);
BTW: you can use .NET reflector to find out such things.