Builder: Implementation and Example

Learn the Builder design pattern by implementing an example program.

We'll cover the following

Creating a console application
Implementing the utility classes
Implementing the “Play” button
Implementing the “Stop” button
Implementing the Player Builder interface

In our example, we’ll once again build an audio player that can play audio on both Linux and Windows operating systems, as we did for Factory Method and Abstract Factory. This time, we’ll do so by using the Builder design pattern.

Creating a console application

We’ll start by creating a .NET console application. We’ll first add some static utility classes that’ll provide audio playback functionality on both Windows and Linux.

Implementing the utility classes

For the Linux implementation, we’ll add the LinuxPlayerUtility.cs file with the following content:

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Getting Started

SOLID Principles and Their Importance

Applications of Design Patterns

Classifying the Design Patterns

Creational Design Patterns

Structural Design Patterns

Behavioral Design Patterns

Conclusion

Appendix

Builder: Implementation and Example

Creating a console application

Implementing the utility classes