Design Patterns Guide | Creational, Structural & Behavioral Patterns

What is the Strategy pattern?

The State pattern enables an object to change its behavior when its internal state changes. This makes the object appear to switch classes dynamically, without modifying its core structure.

The State pattern allows an object to modify its behavior when its internal state changes, giving it the illusion of switching classes at runtime. This is achieved through a Context object and various Concrete State implementations.

The State pattern maintains an object’s state while allowing you to add or modify behavior without altering the core class. It defines an interface for managing the state and concrete classes that implement specific states.

The Strategy pattern avoids complex conditional statements by encapsulating different algorithms within separate, interchangeable components. This is particularly useful in scenarios like state machines or game character behavior systems.