Is it possible to use ASP.NET application caching in web API?

Question

For example, in a ASP.NET page you would do something like

Cache.Add({...}) and access it via Cache[\"key\"]. In this context, Cache is th

Answer 1

If you are web hosting, why not?

var context = HttpContext.Current;

if (context != null)
{
    if (context.Cache["g"] == null)
    {
        context.Cache["g"] = 9.81;
    }
}

But you are adding a dependency on ASP.NET by doing so. Even though ASP.NET Web API has ASP.NET in the name, the Web API is host-agnostic. That is, ASP.NET/IIS is not the only hosting option; the Web API can be self-hosted as well. Something for you to consider before going down that route.