Hi,

I am bit confused about the differences between plugin pattern and
factory pattern. Can someone explain the differences?

Many Thanks

Which "plugin pattern"? I assume by factory pattern, you're referring to the
one described in Design Patterns by Gamma, et. al. It's certainly a pretty
standard design pattern. In fact, I think most of the patterns from that
book are pretty much "industry standard." But there isn't, as far as I know,
any single Plugin Pattern, unless there's a specific one you're referring
to. Without knowing which pattern you're referring to, I don't know if
anyone can answer your question.


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I ~~think

Factory Pattern
Plugin Pattern
and
Provider Model
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/101905-1.aspx
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=Provider+Model

are about the same thing.

Now, there is a difference between the Simple Factory Pattern, and the
Abstract Factory Pattern.

But, yeah..you're gonna need to post a link or exact info about your "Plugin
Pattern".....because I'm not sure about that one.



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The difference between the plugin and factory is that the plug is cofiguration driven. But Factory is code driven. In a factory you normally have a condition statement that decide which instance to create.

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