Java Design Pattern Essentials - Second Edition (available as a paperback book or as a downloadable eBook) will help take your knowledge of the fundamentals of the Java programming language and put it into practice in the real world by learning about Design Patterns.

Now you too can use the techniques developed by experts over the last couple of decades to solve your programming challenges, through easy to implement solutions to the most common problems that programmers face. Understanding design patterns is essential in being able to write clear, concise and effective code, even for complex applications.

Java Design Pattern Essentials - Second Edition gives you a step-by-step guide to the world of object-oriented software development, using tried and trusted techniques. The examples and code extracts have been deliberately kept simple, enabling you to concentrate on understanding the concepts and application of each pattern rather than having to wade through irrelevant source code. And the pattern examples have been designed around a common theme, making it easier for you to see how they relate to each other and more importantly how you can adapt them to your applications.

While the book assumes a basic knowledge of Java you certainly don't need to be a guru. This book is perfect for the programmer who wishes to take their skills up to the next level, so you can feel confident about using Java in real-world applications.

Coverage includes:

  • All 23 of the design patterns described in the seminal work of Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides; Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley, 1995)
  • Additional patterns for use in real-world applications
  • Full, simple explanation of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern
  • Sample 3-tier application applying commonly used patterns
  • Easy to follow UML diagrams
  • Advice on how to use the patterns in practice

The author has over three decades of software development experience and is a Sun Certified Java Programmer.

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Table of contents

Preface

Preface to the Second Edition

Part I: Introduction

  • 1. What are Design Patterns?

Part II: Creational Patterns

  • 2. Abstract Factory
  • 3. Builder
  • 4. Factory Method
  • 5. Prototype
  • 6. Singleton

Part III: Structural Patterns

  • 7. Adapter
  • 8. Bridge
  • 9. Composite
  • 10. Decorator
  • 11. Facade
  • 12. Flyweight
  • 13. Proxy

Part IV: Behavioural Patterns

  • 14. Chain of Responsibility
  • 15. Command
  • 16. Interpreter
  • 17. Iterator
  • 18. Mediator
  • 19. Memento
  • 20. Observer
  • 21. State
  • 22. Strategy
  • 23. Template Method
  • 24. Visitor

Part V: Other Useful Patterns

  • 25. Null Object
  • 26. Simple Factory
  • 27. Model View Controller
  • 28. Layers

Part VI: Design Patterns in Practice

  • 29. Sample 3-Tier Application

Part VII: Appendixes

  • A: UML Diagrams
  • B: Quick Reference
  • C: Bibliography

Chapter 1

  • (eBook only): In the toString() method in AbstractVehicle there is a missing quotation mark just before the semi-colon;
  • (paperback page 25 and eBook): The last sentence in point 4 should read: An example pattern that uses this principle is Strategy.;

Chapter 2

  • (paperback page 30 and eBook): Given that class names should be named in the singular the interface Windows and implementing classes CarWindows and VanWindows would probably be better named as Glassware, CarGlassware and VanGlassware respectively;

Chapter 5

  • (eBook only): In the toString() method in AbstractVehicle there is a missing quotation mark just before the semi-colon.

Chapter 7

  • (paperback page 64 and eBook): The last line of output after using the adapter class should be SuperGreenEngineAdapter (1200) and not SuperGreenEngine (1200).

Chapter 8

  • (paperback page 71 and eBook): The line of code in the constructor of SportControls should be super(engine);.

Chapter 10

  • (paperback page 80 and eBook): In the constructor within class AbstractVehicleOption the first line should read super(vehicle.getEngine(), vehicle.getColour()); in order for both the engine and colour attributes to be set.

Chapter 16

  • (paperback page 119 and eBook): Inside the interpret() method of class MostEasterlyExpression the comparison should be: if (currentCity.getLongitude() > resultingCity.getLongitude())

Chapter 17

  • (paperback page 126 and eBook): Inside the constructor of the modified version of the VanRange class (toward the end of the chapter) the created Engine instances called onePointSix and twoLitreTurbo are unused and should be deleted.

Chapter 20

  • (paperback page 149 and eBook): In subsection An alternative approach using events & listeners the paragraph just before the modified version of SpeedMonitor should read - "The SpeedMonitor class is our listener and now needs to implement the SpeedometerListener interface instead of java.util.Observer."

Chapter 21

  • (paperback page 155 and eBook): In class MonthSetupState the first statement inside method selectValue() should read: System.out.println("Month set to " + (month + 1));
  • (paperback page 156 and eBook): In class HourSetupState the last statement inside the constructor should read: hour = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);

Chapter 22

  • (paperback page 163 and eBook): The second constructor in class AbstractCar should specify a second argument defined as Vehicle.Colour colour, and the first statement inside the constructor should be super(engine, colour);
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