factory method

[visual117]

hi ,

what's the difference between abstract factory and factory method?

regards,

cooky

[ryadav]

Asbtract factory Intent :
Isolating the Abstract interface from concrete implementions,

Factory Method Intent:
Defines Interface for creating objects and lets the subclass to decide about the
instantiation of those objects.

[Andreas Masur]

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[Andreas Masur]

Abstract Factory (http://home.earthlink.net/~huston2/dp/factory.html)
Factory method (http://home.earthlink.net/~huston2/dp/factoryMethod.html)

[ryadav]

Really it is tricy, we need to think on this, as Intent will not solve this question.

Abstract factory :
concrete implementation returns the abstract object .

Factory factory :
complex object returns the abstract implimenation object.

these two things remains common in between them, this common thing make us
to think about the difference between them.............??????

one difference i can see is in factory method we use virtual constructor concept.
there creator implementation is static to the class..........