Hi,
Can you please outline the differences between the Repository pattern and the Factory pattern?
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A:
The Factory pattern is for creating objects, while the Repository pattern describes a general method of encapsulating CRUD operations against a data source.
Jeff Sternal
2009-07-09 14:39:45
You can also say, ...is for creating several families of objects.
Saif Khan
2009-07-09 14:54:18
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A:
The repository pattern deals with creating a set of data access services, ie. CRUD methods. The factory pattern on the other hand deals with how an object is created. A factory class will have a method that returns a new instance of a class.
The two are independent of each other; however, you will often see the factory pattern used alongside with the repository pattern in order to create a new instance of a entity.
WorthiGe
2009-07-09 14:49:23