# AzureRedisCacheDaprHostingExtensions Methods

- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr.AzureRedis](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr.azureredis.md)
- Type: [AzureRedisCacheDaprHostingExtensions](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr.azureredis/azurerediscachedaprhostingextensions.md)
- Kind: `Methods`
- Members: `1`

Provides extension methods for configuring Dapr components with Azure Redis.

## WithReference(IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource>, IResourceBuilder<AzureRedisCacheResource>)

- Name: `WithReference(IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource>, IResourceBuilder<AzureRedisCacheResource>)`
- Modifiers: `extension`
- Returns: `IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource>`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/3cda8176ea0f2026494df22514906dd4079880d7/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr.AzureRedis/AzureRedisCacheDaprHostingExtensions.cs#L27-L31)

Configures a Dapr component resource to use an Azure Redis cache resource.

```csharp
public static class AzureRedisCacheDaprHostingExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource> WithReference(
        this IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource> builder,
        IResourceBuilder<AzureRedisCacheResource> source)
    {
        // ...
    }
}
```

## Parameters

- `builder` (`IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource>`)
  The Dapr component resource builder.
- `source` (`IResourceBuilder<AzureRedisCacheResource>`)
  The Azure Redis cache resource builder.

## Returns

`IResourceBuilder<IDaprComponentResource>` -- The updated Dapr component resource builder.