The Get() methods allow for direct access to a given key/value pair.

var beer = client.Get("beer") as Beer;

The generic form of the Get method allows for retrieval without the need to cast. If the stored type cannot be serialized to the generic type provided, an InvalidCastException will be thrown.

var beer = client.Get<Beer>("beer");

ExecuteGet() behaves as does Get() but returns an instance of an IGetOperationResult instead of directly returning the item for the key.

Beer beer = null;
var getResult = client.ExecuteGet("beer") as Beer;
if (getResult.Success && getResult.HasValue) {
	beer = getResult.Value as Beer;
} else {
	logger.Error(getResult.Message, getResult.Exception);
}

ExecuteGet() also has a generic form to allow an item to be retrieved without casting.

var beer = client.ExecuteGet<Beer>("beer").Value;

GetWithCas() will return a CasResult with the Cas value for a given key.

var casResult = client.GetWithCas("beer");
var beer = casResult.Result;
beer = "Heady Topper";
var storeResult = client.Cas(StoreMode.Replace, "beer", beer, casResult.Cas);

Calling Get() with multiple keys returns a dictionary with the associated values.

client.Store(StoreMode.Set, "brewer", "Cottrell Brewing Co.");
client.Store(StoreMode.Set, "beer", "Old Yankee Ale");

var dict = client.Get(new string[] { "brewer", "beer" });
Console.WriteLine(dict["brewer"]);
Console.WriteLine(dict["beer"]);

Calling ExecuteGet() with multiple keys returns a dictionary where the values are instances of an IGetOperationResult.

client.Store(StoreMode.Set, "brewer", "Cottrell Brewing Co.");
client.Store(StoreMode.Set, "beer", "Old Yankee Ale");

var dict = client.ExecuteGet(new string[] { "brewer", "beer" });
Console.WriteLine(dict["brewer"].Value);
Console.WriteLine(dict["beer"].Value);

Calling the Get() method with a key and a new expiration value will cause get and touch operations to be performed.

var val = client.Get("beer", DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(5));

ExecuteGet() when called with an expiration will update the time to live for an item and return an instane of an IGetOperationResult

var val = client.Get("beer", DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(5));