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IMapTKey, TValuePutIfAbsent Method (TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit)

Puts an entry into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value if the specified key is not already associated with a value.

Namespace:  Hazelcast.Core
Assembly:  Hazelcast.Net (in Hazelcast.Net.dll) Version: 3.12.3
Syntax
TValue PutIfAbsent(
	TKey key,
	TValue value,
	long ttl,
	TimeUnit timeunit
)

Parameters

key
Type: TKey
key of the entry
value
Type: TValue
value of the entry
ttl
Type: SystemInt64
maximum time for this entry to stay in the map
timeunit
Type: Hazelcast.CoreTimeUnit
TimeUnit for the timeout

Return Value

Type: TValue
old value of the entry
Remarks
Puts an entry into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value if the specified key is not already associated with a value. Entry will expire and get evicted after the ttl.

Warning:

This method uses GetHashCode and Equals of binary form of the key, not the actual implementations of GetHashCode and Equals defined in key's class.

Warning-2:

This method returns a clone of previous value, not the original (identically equal) value previously put into map.

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