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Balking pattern

The balking pattern is a software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state. For example, if an object reads ZIP files and a calling method invokes a get method on the object when the ZIP file is not open, the object would "balk" at the request. In the Java programming language, for example, an…

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Balking pattern → Actually, Another, As, Below, Boolean, If, The
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Balking pattern → software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state

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Balking patternis asoftware design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state0.90text
Balking patternrelated to ImplementationBelow0.60section
Balking patternrelated to ImplementationAs0.60section
Balking patternrelated to ImplementationIf0.60section
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Balking patternrelated to ImplementationActually0.60section
Balking patternrelated to ImplementationBoolean0.60section

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