Design Patterns in C#: A Hands-on Guide with Real-World Examples

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22. Chain of Responsibility Pattern

Vaskaran Sarcar¹  

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Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

This chapter covers the Chain of Responsibility pattern.

GoF Definition

Avoid coupling the sender of a request to its receiver by giving more than one object a chance to handle the request. Chain the receiving objects and pass the request along the chain until an object handles it.

Concept

In this pattern, you form a chain of objects where each object in the chain can handle a particular kind of request. If an object cannot handle the request fully, it passes the request to the next object in the chain. This process may continue until the end of the chain. This ...