Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Second Edition

Chapter 23. The Factory Method Pattern

This chapter continues the international e-commerce case study that was introduced in Chapter 9, “The Strategy Pattern.”

This chapter

• Introduces the Factory Method pattern by discussing additional requirements for the case study.

• Presents the intent of the Factory Method pattern.

• Describes the key features of the Factory Method pattern.

• Describes how the Factory Method pattern has been incorporated into most current object-oriented languages.

• Describes some of my experiences using the Factory Method pattern in practice.

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