How to clear the Cordoba web view cache on Windows Phone 8?

Question

I am developing a Cordova 2.9.0 application for Windows Phone 8. The application in question uses external content to a large extent, using JS and HTML content that comes from another source. Everything works fine, but the browser component is heavily cached.

The only way I discovered to clear the caches is to uninstall - install the application again to take effect. The disadvantage of this is that my localStorage also clears, slowing my loops.

I assume that the cache can be cleared by writing additional C # to the Cordova template they serve , which I use by the way.

Answer 1

So, although it was not so important, I came across a working answer. The WebBrowser class has a suitable method to call: ClearInternetCacheAsync .

Since it CordovaBrowserinherits from WebBrowser, it is just a matter of adding one line to MainPage.xaml.cswhere the C # init of the start page occurs:

namespace FooBarApp
{
    public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage
    {
        // Constructor
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.CordovaView.Loaded += CordovaView_Loaded;
            // blammo!
            this.CordovaView.CordovaBrowser.ClearInternetCacheAsync();
        }

Answer 2

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I hope this solves your problem. Thank!!