Top "Builder-pattern" questions

Separate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations.

What is the difference between Builder Design pattern and Factory Design pattern?

What is the difference between the Builder design pattern and the Factory design pattern? Which one is more advantageous and …

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Builder Pattern in Effective Java

I have recently started to read Effective Java by Joshua Bloch. I found the idea of the Builder pattern [Item 2 …

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Builder pattern equivalent in Python

In Java, you can use the builder pattern to provide a more readable means to instantiating a class with many …

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Builder pattern code generation in IntelliJ

Is there any way to automate writing Builder patterns in IntelliJ? For example, given this simple class: class Film { private …

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Builder pattern vs. config object

The builder pattern is popular to create immutable objects, but there is some programming overhead to create a builder. So …

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Should i use builder pattern in DTO?

This might be a pretty subjetive question, but i would to know some more opinions. I've built a Rest API …

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How to improve the builder pattern?

Motivation Recently I searched for a way to initialize a complex object without passing a lot of parameter to the …

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How to use default value in the builder pattern if that value is not passed and also make thread safe?

I am trying to use Builder Pattern for my class.. Below is my Builder class which I have built by …

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