Design Patterns

Question 1

Creational Design Patterns

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• all about creating objects while hiding creation logic

- flexibility to decide which objects to create for a use case

Question 2

Abstract Factory

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Creates an instance of several families of classes

Question 3

Builder

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Separates object construction from its representation

Question 4

Factory Method

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Creates an instance of several derived classes

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Object Pool

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Avoid expensive acquisition and release of resources by recycling objects that are no longer in use

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Prototype

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A fully initialized instance to be copied or cloned

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Singleton

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A class of which only a single instance can exist

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Structural Design Patterns

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• all about class composition

- inheritance is used to compose interfaces and get new functionality

Question 9

Adapter

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Match interfaces of different classes

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Bridge

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Separates an object’s interface from its implementation

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Composite

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A tree structure of simple and composite objects

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Decorator

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Add responsibilities to objects dynamically

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Facade

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A single class that represents an entire subsystem

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Flyweight

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A fine-grained instance used for efficient sharing

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Private Class Data

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Restricts accessor/mutator access

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Proxy

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An object representing another object

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Behavioral Design Patterns

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all about class communication

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Chain of responsibility

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A way of passing a request between a chain of objects

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Command

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Encapsulate a command request as an object

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Interpreter

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A way to include language elements in a program

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Iterator

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Sequentially access the elements of a collection

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Mediator

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Defines simplified communication between classes

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Memento

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Capture and restore an object’s internal state

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Null Object

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Designed to act as a default value of an object

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Observer

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A way of notifying change to a number of classes

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State

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Alter an object's behavior when its state changes

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Strategy

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Encapsulates an algorithm inside a class

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Template method

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Defer the exact steps of an algorithm to a subclass

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Visitor

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Defines a new operation to a class without change

Question 30

GoF

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Gang of Four, solidified the concept of Design Patterns

Question 31

GoF Principle: | Program to an ____ not an implementation.

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interface

Question 32

GoF Principle: | Program to an interface, not an _____.

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implementation

Question 33

GoF Principle: | Favor object _____ over inheritance.

Answer 33

composition

Question 34

GoF Principle: | Favor object composition over _________.

Answer 34

inheritance