# lv_image_cache.h (/api/misc/cache/instance/lv_image_cache_h)
Functions [#functions]
lv_image_cache_init [#lv_image_cache_init]
Initialize image cache.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
lv_result_t lv_image_cache_init(uint32_t size)
```
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------ | --------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| `size` | | size of the cache in bytes. |
**Returns:** — LV\_RESULT\_OK: initialization succeeded, LV\_RESULT\_INVALID: failed.
lv_image_cache_resize [#lv_image_cache_resize]
Resize image cache. If set to 0, the cache will be disabled.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
void lv_image_cache_resize(uint32_t new_size, bool evict_now)
```
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `new_size` | | new size of the cache in bytes. |
| `evict_now` | | true: evict the images should be removed by the eviction policy, false: wait for the next cache cleanup. |
lv_image_cache_drop [#lv_image_cache_drop]
Invalidate image cache. Use NULL to invalidate all images.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
void lv_image_cache_drop(const void *src)
```
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| ----- | -------------- | --------------------------- |
| `src` | `const void *` | pointer to an image source. |
lv_image_cache_is_enabled [#lv_image_cache_is_enabled]
Return true if the image cache is enabled.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
bool lv_image_cache_is_enabled(void)
```
**Returns:** — true: enabled, false: disabled.
lv_image_cache_iter_create [#lv_image_cache_iter_create]
Create an iterator to iterate over the image cache.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
lv_iter_t * lv_image_cache_iter_create(void)
```
**Returns:** — an iterator to iterate over the image cache.
lv_image_cache_dump [#lv_image_cache_dump]
Dump the content of the image cache in a human-readable format with cache order.
```c title=" " lineNumbers=1
void lv_image_cache_dump(void)
```
Dependencies [#dependencies]