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Structural Patterns: Introduction


Structural Design Patterns
Structural patterns are concerned with how classes and objects are composed to form larger structures.
 The patterns included in this category have the characteristics as follows:


 Decorator 
 Add new functionality dynamically to existing objects, or remove it
 Proxy     
Control access to an object.Create expensive objects on demand
 Bridge   
Enable development of the interface and implementation of a component to proceed  independently
 Composite
Treat single objects and composite objects in the same way
 Flyweight
Reduce the cost of working with large numbers of very small objects
 Adapter
Match otherwise incompatible interfaces
 Façade

 Reorganize a system with many subsystems into identifiable layers with single entry points
Simplify the interface to a complex subsystem 

This article is just to give you a glimpse of types of Structural patterns .
All these pattern details  and their implementations will soon  be covered.

Till next time....

Happy Coding

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