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Name: State Design Pattern
ID: m17047
Language: English (en)
Summary: The State Design Pattern models objects that changes state, i.e. change behavior as a result of what has happened to them. This is also called "dynamic reclassification".
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: design, dynamic reclassification, encapsulation, object oriented, OOD, OOP, pattern, programming, state
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Jun 26, 2008 2:54 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Jul 1, 2009 1:47 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m17047_1.3.cnxml

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Version: 1.3 Jul 1, 2009 1:47 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
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Version: 1.2 Jul 22, 2008 11:10 am GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
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Version: 1.1 Jun 26, 2008 2:57 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
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