Oct 23, 2012 · Factory/Factory Method/Simple Factory is just a class that has a method which returns X - but hides from us the all the steps involved to create this object. Abstract Factory is an abstract …

Sep 16, 2008 · For specifically when to use Factory Method, see: Applicability for the Factory Method Pattern.

According to the book: The essence of the Factory Pattern is to "Define an interface for creating an object, but let the subclasses decide which class to instantiate. The Factory method lets a

Nov 1, 2017 · It doesn't have Creator class. Basically, factory method design pattern has four classes and objects are involved: 1) Product : It defines the interface of objects the factory method creates. …

Oct 5, 2009 · When to use Factory method pattern? Please provide me some specific idea when to use it in project? and how it is a better way over new keyword?

By "Factory method pattern", I mean both static factory methods inside an object or methods defined in another class, or global functions. Just generally "the concept of redirecting the normal way of …

One difference between the two is that with the Abstract Factory pattern, a class delegates the responsibility of object instantiation to another object via composition whereas the Factory Method …

Feb 4, 2012 · Possible Duplicate: What are the practical uses of Factory Method Pattern? Differences between Abstract Factory Pattern and Factory Method My current understanding of factory is that it …

Mar 3, 2016 · The "Abstract factory pattern" is a method to build collections of factories. A factory is the location of a concrete class in the code at which objects are constructed which arouse some …

Apr 2, 2022 · The factory method design pattern handles these problems by defining a separate method for creating the objects, which subclasses can then override to specify the derived type of product …