• Design patterns are solutions to software design problems you find again and again in real-world application development. • Patterns are about reusable designs and interactions of objects. • The 23 Gang of Four (GoF) patterns are generally considered the foundation for all other patterns (Gamma, Helm, Johnson, and Vlissides).
public class Classroom { public static void main(String[] args) { Student student = new Student(); Tutor tutor = new Tutor(); tutor.addObserver(student); for (int i=0; i<5;i++) tutor.askQuestion(); } }
import java.util.Observable; import java.util.Observer; public class Student implements Observer { public String answerQuestion (String question) { return "I am thinking about \'" + question +"\'"; } @Override public void update(Observable o, Object arg) { String x = ((Tutor)o).getQuestion(); String y = this.answerQuestion(x); System.out.println(y); } }