Creational Design Patterns
Pertains to class instantiation.
Types
- class-creation patterns: use inheritance in the instantiation process)
- object-creational patterns: use delegation in the instantiation process)
Patterns
| Abstract Factory | Creates an instance of several families of classes. |
| Builder | Separates object construction from its representation. |
| Factory Method | Creates an instance of several derived classes. |
| Object Pool | Avoid expensive acquisition and release of resources by recycling objects that are no longer in use. |
| Prototype | A fully initialized instance to be copied or cloned. |
| Singleton | A class of which only a single instance can exist. |