Using Redis with .NET

Integrating Redis with .NET applications allows you to leverage the power of Redis as a fast and flexible data store. Redis provides a .NET API called StackExchange.Redis that makes it easy to connect to a Redis server, perform CRUD operations, and work with various data structures.

To get started, you need to install the StackExchange.Redis package using NuGet. Once installed, you can create a connection to the Redis server using the ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect method:

1using StackExchange.Redis;
2using System;
3
4public class Program
5{
6    public static void Main()
7    {
8        // Connecting to Redis
9        var redis = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect("localhost:6379");
10        var db = redis.GetDatabase();
11
12        // Setting a value
13        db.StringSet("mykey", "myvalue");
14
15        // Getting a value
16        var value = db.StringGet("mykey");
17        Console.WriteLine(value);
18    }
19}

In the example above, we first establish a connection to the Redis server running on localhost with the default port 6379. We then obtain a reference to the Redis database using redis.GetDatabase(). We can now use the db object to perform operations on the Redis server.

To set a value in Redis, we use the StringSet method and provide a key-value pair. In this example, we set the value of the key mykey to myvalue.

To retrieve a value from Redis, we use the StringGet method and provide the key. In this example, we retrieve the value of the key mykey and output it to the console.

This is just a simple example, and StackExchange.Redis offers many more features and functionalities for interacting with Redis. You can explore the official documentation for more information and examples on how to use StackExchange.Redis with .NET.

Remember to ensure that you have a Redis server running and accessible before executing your .NET application that uses Redis.

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using StackExchange.Redis;

using System;

​

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        // Connecting to Redis

        var redis = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect("localhost:6379");

        var db = redis.GetDatabase();

​

        // Setting a value

        db.StringSet("mykey", "myvalue");

​

        // Getting a value

        var value = db.StringGet("mykey");

        Console.WriteLine(value);

    }

}