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27 lines
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layout: pattern
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title: Delegation
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folder: delegation
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permalink: /patterns/delegation/
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categories: Behavioral
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tags:
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- Java
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- Difficulty-Beginner
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---
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**Also known as:** Proxy Chains
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**Intent:** It is a technique where an object expresses certain behavior to the outside but in
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reality delegates responsibility for implementing that behaviour to an associated object.
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**Applicability:** Use the Delegate pattern in order to achieve the following
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* Reduce the coupling of methods to their class
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* Components that behave identically, but realize that this situation can change in the future.
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**Credits**
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* [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software](http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612)
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