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Java Design Patterns: A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples
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Java Design Patterns: A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples

by Vaskaran Sarcar
December 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
8h 51m
English
Apress
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© Vaskaran Sarcar 2019
Vaskaran SarcarJava Design Patternshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4078-6_25

25. Null Object Pattern

Vaskaran Sarcar1 
(1)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 

Wikipedia says, “In object-oriented computer programming, a null object is an object with no referenced value or with defined neutral (null) behavior. The null object design pattern describes the uses of such objects and their behavior (or lack thereof). It was first published in the Pattern Languages of Program Design book series.” The Hillside Group sponsors Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP) annual conferences.

The pattern can implement a “do-nothing” relationship or it can provide a default behavior when an application encounter with a null object instead of a real object. ...

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