6.5. Use a Named Cache

A named cache in JBoss Data Grid does not need to be declared in the configuration. If undefined, the named cache is automatically configured in a manner identical to the default cache.

The user can override this behavior by defining the named cache with the required custom configuration either declaratively (using XML) or programmatically (using the API).

If the custom cache is registered declaratively, the configuration file must be loaded before it can be used. If the custom cache is registered programmatically, no configuration file loading is required.