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Published: Apr 21 2008 / 18:45

Intro to Design Patterns: Factory Method Pattern
Last week, in part 1, Andre Mare introduced us to the Builder pattern. Today he continues his series on the "Gang of Four" design patterns.
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ethzero replied ago:

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This looks more like Abstract Factory than Factory Method. My understanding is that, at least in the GoF sense, a Factory Method is a Template Method that creates an object, which means that createBankObject() should only be called from the base class, not directly from BankSystemClient. If that's not correct, could someone explain the essential difference between Factory Method and Abstract Factory?

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