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---
layout: pattern
title: Memento
folder: memento
categories: pattern_cat
tags: pattern_tag
---
**Intent:** Without violating encapsulation, capture and externalize an
object's internal state so that the object can be restored to this state later.
![alt text](./etc/memento.png "Memento")
**Applicability:** Use the Memento pattern when
* a snapshot of an object's state must be saved so that it can be restored to that state later, and
* a direct interface to obtaining the state would expose implementation details and break the object's encapsulation
**Real world examples:**
* [java.util.Date](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Date.html)