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								title: Data Access Object
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								permalink: /patterns/dao/
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								 - Data access
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								## Intent
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								Object provides an abstract interface to some type of database or
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								other persistence mechanism.
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								## Class diagram
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								## Applicability
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								Use the Data Access Object in any of the following situations
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								* when you want to consolidate how the data layer is accessed
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								* when you want to avoid writing multiple data retrieval/persistence layers
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								## Credits
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								* [J2EE Design Patterns](http://www.amazon.com/J2EE-Design-Patterns-William-Crawford/dp/0596004273/ref=sr_1_2)
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