October 2004
Beginner
480 pages
8h 43m
English
book
Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Second Edition
by Alan Shalloway, James R. Trott
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Chapter 23. The Factory Method Pattern
Overview
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.