Command Pattern
Chihung Liao Cynthia Jiang
Waiter
Order Execute()
Hamburger Execute()
Hot Dogs Execute() Cook Make Food()
Fries Execute()
Abstract command (superclass)
Order Execute()
Hamburger Execute()
Hot Dog Execute()
Concrete command (subclass)
Fries Execute()
Client
Invoker
Command Execute()
Receiver Action()
ConcreteCommand Execute() State
Flexibility and Extensibility
Encapsulate a request as an object Compare to C function pointer Decouple the client and receiver by the invoker who ONLY invoke an operation Any request can be cancelled or added in form of stack Request to be executed can be stored as a queue
Translate into JAVA 1
Interface Command: an interface for executing an operation (it could also be an abstract class, refer to the sample codes comment) Class Client: creates a ConcreteCommand object and set its receiver Class Receiver: who actually DOES things
Translate into JAVA 2
Class Invoker: ask Command to carry out an execution, an agent between ConcreteCommand and Client Class ConcreteCommand implements Command: MUST have the method in Interface Command
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