package com.iluwatar.privateclassdata; /** * * The Private Class Data design pattern seeks to reduce exposure of attributes * by limiting their visibility. It reduces the number of class attributes by * encapsulating them in single data object. It allows the class designer to * remove write privilege of attributes that are intended to be set only during * construction, even from methods of the target class. * * In the example we have normal Stew class with some ingredients given in * constructor. Then we have methods to enumerate the ingredients and to taste * the stew. The method for tasting the stew alters the private members of the * stew class. * * The problem is solved with the Private Class Data pattern. We introduce * ImmutableStew class that contains StewData. The private data members of * Stew are now in StewData and cannot be altered by ImmutableStew methods. * */ public class App { public static void main( String[] args ) { // stew is mutable Stew stew = new Stew(1, 2, 3, 4); stew.mix(); stew.taste(); stew.mix(); // immutable stew protected with Private Class Data pattern ImmutableStew immutableStew = new ImmutableStew(2, 4, 3, 6); immutableStew.mix(); } }