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Oatley · 10-10-2012, 06:19 PM

Hello all, I'm currently reading about the factory design pattern, and I understand it, whereby you can instanciate a class within a class like so

PHP Code:


			
Class Factory {

  public function doSomething($value) {
    switch($value) {
      case 'A' : return new ClassA; break;
      case 'B' : return new ClassB; break;
    }
  }

}

$obj = new Factory();
$obj->doSomething('B');

However, I'm not too sure as and when to use it.

Say I was building something like a website or something involved in creating a website element, how could I use it here? Can anyone help me with an example to see if I can figure out how to use it in my projects?

Is it used often in projects?

Thank you

10-10-2012, 06:19 PM	PM User \| #1
Oatley New Coder Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 69 Thanks: 56 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Factory design pattern? Hello all, I'm currently reading about the factory design pattern, and I understand it, whereby you can instanciate a class within a class like so PHP Code: `Class Factory { public function doSomething($value) { switch($value) { case 'A' : return new ClassA; break; case 'B' : return new ClassB; break; } } } $obj = new Factory(); $obj->doSomething('B');` However, I'm not too sure as and when to use it. Say I was building something like a website or something involved in creating a website element, how could I use it here? Can anyone help me with an example to see if I can figure out how to use it in my projects? Is it used often in projects? Thank you Last edited by Oatley; 10-10-2012 at 06:21 PM..