Creational patterns
Creational design patterns - patterns for creating objects that are suitable for a specific situation.
| name | description |
|---|---|
| Singleton | Allows to have only one instance of class. |
| Factory | Interface for creating objects, that can be same type or have same parent class. |
| Factory method | Method that allows sublclasses to create objects of concrete class. Factory method is also known as virtual constructor. |
| Abstract factory | Interface for creating a family of related objects, without explicitly specifying their classes. |
| Builder | Allows create object step by step. |
| Prototype | Allows you to create an object by copying properties from the prototype object. |
| Object pool | Reuses and shares objects that are expensive to create. |