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Q: 

Patterns to get a subset based on certain criteria (In Design)

I'm looking for a pattern for this general case:

"I need to get a subset of data based on directly related criteria and indirectly related data."

A: 

Intercepting Filter perhaps?

slf  2009-03-17 17:33:01
Thanks guys, this was the sort of thing I was looking for. :)
 2009-03-20 07:54:12
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Martin Fowler and Eric Evans's Specification Pattern (pdf) (wikipedia) seems to fit your requirement.

jop  2009-03-18 06:04:10
Thanks guys, this was the sort of thing I was looking for. :)
 2009-03-20 07:54:57

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