Design Patterns in .NET

Following is an example of the Factory Method.  In this case, a method call sets and returns the type.  Also, pardon the values set as field, rather than as properties, but this is a simple example, rather than a full implementation.


Salient Point(s)


A hidden constructorEach class method instantiates the class differently.

Code




using System;


namespace DesignPatterns
{   
    //primary class for factory method
    public class FactoryObject
    {
        //public fields, set as part of method and return
        public int X;
        public int Y;
        public int Result;


        //factory method
        public FactoryObject Addition(int x, int y)
        {
            return new FactoryObject(x, y, x + y);
        }


        //factory method
        public FactoryObject Subtaction(int x, int y)
        {
            return new FactoryObject(x, y, x - y);
        }


        //factory method
        public FactoryObject Multiplication(int x, int y)
        {
            return new FactoryObject(x, y, x * y);
      …

I expect to present code for a variety of design patterns, for my own edification, many of I which already use in production applications.


The original source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns


Below is a list compiled from other sources, unattributed:



Pattern TypeNameDescriptionCreationalAbstract factoryProvide an interface for creating families of related or dependent objects without specifying their concrete classes.Factory methodDefine an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. Factory Method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses.BuilderSeparate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations.