Design Patterns 1 : Template Method

A template method is a method that the whole thing and the sequences to achieve this could be remained, but the detailed steps could be customized as the requirement changed.

 

 

class Thing

{

public:

// This is the template method.

void start()

{

step1();

step2();

step3();

}

 

virtual ~Thing() {}

 

private:

virtual void step1() {}

virtual void step2() {}

virtual void step3() {}

};

 

 

class Something : public Thing

{

private:

virtual void step1 (){ /* do setp 1 */}

virtual void step2 (){ /* do setp 2 */}

virtual void step3 (){ /* do setp 3 */}

};

 

 

The logic in start method can remain the same, the steps could be customized as needed.