Programming - Template Behavioral Design Pattern


Define the skeleton of an algorithm in an operation, deferring some steps to subclasses. Template Method lets subclasses redefine certain steps of an algorithm without changing the algorithm's structure.


The classes and/or objects participating in this example are:


  • AbstractClass
    and
    • defines abstract primitive operations that concrete subclasses define to implement steps of an algorithm
    • implements a template method defining the skeleton of an algorithm. The template method calls primitive operations as well as operations defined in AbstractClass or those of other objects.
  • ConcreteClass
    • implements the primitive operations ot carry out subclass-specific steps of the algorithm
using
System;

namespace DoFactory.GangOfFour.Template.Structural
{

// MainApp test application

class MainApp
{
static void Main()
{
AbstractClass c;

c = new ConcreteClassA();
c.TemplateMethod();

c = new ConcreteClassB();
c.TemplateMethod();

// Wait for user
Console.Read();
}
}

// "AbstractClass"

abstract class AbstractClass
{
public abstract void PrimitiveOperation1();
public abstract void PrimitiveOperation2();

// The "Template method"
public void TemplateMethod()
{
PrimitiveOperation1();
PrimitiveOperation2();
Console.WriteLine("");
}
}

// "ConcreteClass"

class ConcreteClassA : AbstractClass
{
public override void PrimitiveOperation1()
{
Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation1()");
}
public override void PrimitiveOperation2()
{
Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation2()");
}
}

class ConcreteClassB : AbstractClass
{
public override void PrimitiveOperation1()
{
Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassB.PrimitiveOperation1()");
}
public override void PrimitiveOperation2()
{
Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassB.PrimitiveOperation2()");
}
}
}

Output expected:


ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation1()
ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation2()


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