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Foil 14 Factory Pattern

From Design Patterns: What's in it for you? Tango Group Internal Technology Seminars -- Spring 99. by Konrad Olszewski
Provides an interface for creating objects without specifying their concrete classes
Hides the complexity of objects
Example: creation of different GUI elements in Swing (each element is represented by different class depending on the Look-and-Feel)

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