design pattern java_Java builder design pattern example

A complete Java builder pattern example.

Student.java

package com.mkyong.model;

import java.util.List;

public class Student {

private String name;

private int age;

private List language;

public static class Builder {

private String name;

private int age;

private List language;

public Builder name(String name) {

this.name = name;

return this;

public Builder age(int age) {

this.age = age;

return this;

public Builder language(List language) {

this.language = language;

return this;

public Student build() {

return new Student(this);

private Student(Builder builder) {

name = builder.name;

age = builder.age;

language = builder.language;

@Override

public String toString() {

return "Student{" +

"name='" + name + '\'' +

", age=" + age +

", language=" + language +

'}';

Example to use above builder pattern to create a Student object.

package com.mkyong.model;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class TestStudent {

public static void main(String[] args) {

Student s = new Student.Builder()

.name("mkyong")

.age(18)

.language(Arrays.asList("chinese","english"))

.build();

//Student{name='mkyong', age=18, language=[chinese, english]}

System.out.println(s);

// Classic way to create an object

/*

Student s = new Student();

s.setName("mkyong");

s.setAge(18);

s.setLanguage(Arrays.asList("chinese","english"));

*/

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