This article describes the Template Method design pattern. This is a
behavioral design pattern, a category of
design pattern used by software engineers, when writing computer programs.
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Introduction
The Template Method pattern is a
design pattern, used in software engineering to define the general structure of an object. For example a class is created with just a set of abstract methods and properties, which define the general theme and use of the
class. later, concrete classes are implemented which change the abstract methods into actual operations.
It is defined as a
behavioral design pattern, because it is the definition of the methods that a class will use to perform it's actions.
Benefits
It allows a class to control or expose parts of it's behavior, which allows greater extensibility.
It allows a developer to expose suggested "forward thinking" for the class as well as immediate usefulness.
Examples of the pattern
In C# & VB.net, overriding methods is an example of the Template Method.
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