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layout: pattern
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title: Balking
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folder: balking
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permalink: /patterns/balking/
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categories: Concurrency
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tags:
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- Java
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- Difficulty-Beginner
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---
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## Intent
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Balking Pattern is used to prevent an object from executing certain code if it is an
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incomplete or inappropriate state
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## Applicability
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Use the Balking pattern when
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2017-09-26 20:51:32 +02:00
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* you want to invoke an action on an object only when it is in a particular state
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* objects are generally only in a state that is prone to balking temporarily
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but for an unknown amount of time
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## Related patterns
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2017-08-31 01:50:33 +05:30
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* Guarded Suspension Pattern
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* Double Checked Locking Pattern
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