CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2007/wiki3 5 ab

Problem Statement

Take the Creator pattern and catalog the information on it available on the Web. Explain how it is different from the Factory pattern. Find good descriptions and good, concise, understandable examples. Tell which you consider the best to present to a class

Introduction

The creator design pattern is a part of the family of design patterns colectively referred to as (GRASP)General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns . The various patterns or principles associated with GRASP are creator, controller, low coupling, high cohesion, polymorphism , and Factory pattern.

Information on the Web

1. http://blogs.msdn.com/sanjeets/archive/2007/09/02/creational-factory-pattern.aspx

2. http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2004/12/06/667.aspx

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRASP_(Object_Oriented_Design)#Factory

4. http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~gpollice/cs4233-a05/CourseNotes/maps/class4/Creator.html

5. http://gsraj.tripod.com/design/creational/factory/factory.html

6. http://books.google.com/books?id=r8i-4En_aa4C&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=what+is+creator+pattern&source=web&ots=mT9HL_BgM-&sig=y9ZyqedS8KioGOfp8mYghZQljiE#PPP1,M1

7. http://www.apwebco.com/gofpatterns/creational/FactoryMethod.html

8. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.ugolandini.net/CreatorPattern.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=8&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcreator%2Bpattern%26start%3D60%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dall

9. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://wiki.ugidotnet.org/default.aspx/UGIdotNETWiki/PatternCreator.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcreator%2Bpattern%26start%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dall

10. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://wiki.ugidotnet.org/default.aspx/UGIdotNETWiki/PatternCreator.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcreator%2Bpattern%26start%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dall

11. http://faculty.inverhills.edu/dlevitt/CS%202000%20(FP)/GRASP%20Patterns.pdf

12. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/08/11/factorypattern.html

13. http://www.mindspring.com/~mgrand/pattern_synopses2.htm

14. http://www.oodesign.com/oo_design_patterns/creational_patterns/factory_method.html

15. http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/BuilderPattern.asp

16. http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/jv/510s05/patterns.pdf

17. http://www-plan.cs.colorado.edu/danielvd/paper/gpce03.pdf