Java Design Pattern: Factory

1. The story for Factory pattern

Factory design pattern is used for creating an object based on different parameters. The example below is about creating human in a factory. If we ask the factory for a boy, the factory will produce a boy; if we ask for a girl, the factory will produce a girl. Based on different parameters, the factory produce different stuff.

2. Factory pattern class diagram

3. Factory pattern Java code

 

interface Human {
	public void Talk();
	public void Walk();
}
 
 
class Boy implements Human{
	@Override
	public void Talk() {
		System.out.println("Boy is talking...");		
	}
 
	@Override
	public void Walk() {
		System.out.println("Boy is walking...");
	}
}
 
class Girl implements Human{
 
	@Override
	public void Talk() {
		System.out.println("Girl is talking...");	
	}
 
	@Override
	public void Walk() {
		System.out.println("Girl is walking...");
	}
}
 
public class HumanFactory {
	public static Human createHuman(String m){
		Human p = null;
		if(m == "boy"){
			p = new Boy();
		}else if(m == "girl"){
			p = new Girl();
		}
 
		return p;
	}
}

 

 

4. Factory design pattern used in Java standard library

Based on different parameter, getInstance() returns a different instance of Calendar.

java.util.Calendar – getInstance()
java.util.Calendar – getInstance(TimeZone zone)
java.util.Calendar – getInstance(Locale aLocale)
java.util.Calendar – getInstance(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale)

java.text.NumberFormat – getInstance()
java.text.NumberFormat – getInstance(Locale inLocale)

from:  http://www.programcreek.com/2013/02/java-design-pattern-factory/