C# Design Patterns: Decorator
The decorator design pattern allows you to dynamically add behavior to your classes without modifying the original class. This allows you to layer in new functionality to a class while keeping different concerns cleanly separated.
The decorator design pattern allows you to dynamically add behavior to your classes without modifying the original class. This allows you to layer in new functionality to a class while keeping different concerns cleanly separated. The decorator pattern is especially useful for when you need to apply cross cutting concerns like logging, authorization, and caching, but can also be used to modify data passed to and from an object. Understanding how to apply the decorator pattern gives you a powerful tool when you need to add behavior to and extend the functionality of your classes.
Author Name: David Berry
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David Berry is a software engineer with over 15 years of application development experience. He started developing software in Java 1.0 using an Oracle 7 backend. Making the switch to Microsoft .NET when it was released, he has worked with every version of .NET since. He has also worked with every version of Oracle since Oracle 7 and ever version of SQL Server since SQL Server 7. His experience spans a broad range of industries including semiconductors, financial services, insurance an gove… more
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