Factory Pattern

Also known as Virtual Constructor.

Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. The Factory method lets a class defer instantiation it uses to
subclasses.
Advantage: i)When we don't know ahead of time what class object you need. ii)To Encapsulate object creation. iii)It allows the sub-classes to choose the
type of object to create.

UML Diagram

Code of Factory Pattern

EnemyShip.java:

EnemyShipTesting:

package com.e.demo.factory; package com.e.demo.factory;

public abstract class EnemyShip import
{
java.util.Scanner;
private String name;
public class EnemyShipTesting {
private double amtDamage;
public String getName() { return public static void main(String[] args){
name; }
EnemyShipFactory shipFactory = new EnemyShipFactory();
public void setName(String
EnemyShip theEnemy = null;
newName) {
Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
name = newName; }
System.out.print("What type of ship? (U / R / B)");
public double getDamage() { if (userInput.hasNextLine()){
return amtDamage; }
String typeOfShip = userInput.nextLine();
public void setDamage(double theEnemy = shipFactory.makeEnemyShip(typeOfShip);
newDamage){
if(theEnemy != null){
amtDamage = newDamage; }
doStuffEnemy(theEnemy);
public void followHeroShip(){
} else
SOP(getName() + " the hero");} System.out.print("Please enter U, R, or B next time");}
public void displayEnemyShip(){ }
SOP(getName() + " is on the
public static void doStuffEnemy(EnemyShip anEnemyShip)
screen");}
{
public void enemyShipShoots() { anEnemyShip.displayEnemyShip();
SOP(getName() + " attacks " +
anEnemyShip.followHeroShip();
UFOEnemyShip
getDamage() +:" hero");}
anEnemyShip.enemyShipShoots();}
package
} com.e.demo.factory;
}
public class UFOEnemyShip extends EnemyShip {
public UFOEnemyShip(){
UML Diagam of Factory Pattern
setName("UFO Enemy Ship");
setDamage(20.0);}
EnemyShipFactory:
}
package com.e.demo.factory;
public class EnemyShipFactory{
public EnemyShip makeEnemyShip(String newShipType){
if (newShipType.equals("U")){
BigUFOEnemyShip:
RocketEnemyShip:
return new UFOEnemyShip();
package com.e.demo.factory;
package com.e.demo.factory;
} else if
public class
BigUFOEnemyShip extends UFOEnemyShip
{ (newShipType.equals("R")){
public class RocketEnemyShip extends EnemyShip
{
return new RocketEnemyShip();
public BigUFOEnemyShip(){
public RocketEnemyShip(){
} else if (newShipType.equals("B")){
setName("Big UFO Enemy Ship");
setName("Rocket Enemy Ship");
return new BigUFOEnemyShip();
setDamage(40.0);
setDamage(10.0);
} else return null; }
}
}
}
}
}