Hibernate version: 2.1

Just a question about cacheing objects other than hibernate objects, collections and queries.

There is a need to cache object maps produced an manipulated during the course of a complex web interaction. I have written a simple hashmap algorithm then discovered that ehCache embedded in hibernate can probably do the same or better.

I'm trying to work out how to get a handle to the Cache object that hibernate is using for it's cacheing so that I can add some of my own wondersomes.

CacheTest in the hibernate src shows some sort of access to a new Cache providor. Is this what I need to do or can I get access to the current configs Cache Providor?

I have searched archives and wikis for the last couple of hours to no avail. Any help most appreciated..

If you know ehcache will be present, you can access it directly and statically. Don't need to go through Hibernate.

Thank you for the reply. I will try what you are suggesting.

And if you're not using EHCache, is there a way to grab the cache through a Hibernate API?