Design Patterns In C#

Design patterns provide general solutions or a flexible way to solve common design problems. This article provides an introduction of design patterns and how design patterns are implemented in C# and .NET.

Before starting with design patterns in .NET, let's understand what is the meaning of design patterns and why they are useful in software architecture and programming.

C# Design Patterns are divided into three categories – creational, structural, and behavioral design patterns.

Creational Design Patterns:

• Singleton Pattern
• Factory Pattern
• Abstract Factory Pattern
• Builder Pattern
• Prototype Pattern

Structural Design Patterns:

• Adapter Pattern
• Composite Pattern
• Proxy Pattern
• Flyweight Pattern
• Facade Pattern
• Bridge Pattern
• Decorator Pattern

Behavioral Design Patterns:

• Template Method Pattern
• Mediator Pattern
• Chain of Responsibility Pattern
• Observer Pattern
• Strategy Pattern
• Command Pattern
• State Pattern
• Visitor Pattern
• Iterator Pattern
• Memento Pattern

Miscellaneous Design Patterns:

• MVC Pattern