Design

Design Patterns
Patterns
CE00362-3
CT070-3-3

Creational Pattern Prototype

Introduction & Overview

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 Learning Outcomes

At the end of this session, you should be

able to;

Describe benefits of Prototype pattern

Recognise and apply Prototype pattern
given a scenario

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 Prototype Pattern

Name : Prototype Pattern

Problem :Application "hard wires" the class of object to

create in each "new" expression.

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 Prototype Pattern
Context:

Specify the kinds of objects to create using a prototypical

instance, and create new objects by copying this
prototype.

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 Prototype Method

Forces:
As a class developer, you ordinarily furnish your class
with constructors to let client applications instantiate it.
We would like to conceal object creation from clients
using a different approach from the ones used by
Builder, Factory Method and Abstract Factory Method.

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 Prototype Pattern
Solution
Client - creates a new object by asking a prototype
to clone itself.(use clone() method in java)
Prototype - declares an interface for cloning itself.
ConcretePrototype - implements the operation for
cloning itself.

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 Prototype-Class Design

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 Definition Prototype Method

Copies or clones an existing class rather

than creating a new instance when
creating new instances is more expensive.

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 Prototype Pattern Demo

Client Demo

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 Question and Answer Session

Q&A

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 References

Steven John Metsker, Design Patterns Java

Workbook, Addison Wesley

Erich Gamma et. al., Design Patterns

Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented
Software, Addison Wesley

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