Observer Pattern

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Software Design Pattern
gptkbp:advantage Potential Memory Leaks
Unexpected Updates
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Publish-Subscribe_Pattern
gptkbp:author gptkb:Erich_Gamma
gptkb:John_Vlissides
gptkb:Richard_Helm
gptkb:Ralph_Johnson
gptkbp:benefit gptkb:Loose_Coupling
Dynamic Relationships
gptkbp:category Behavioral Pattern
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Model-View-Controller_(MVC)
Event Handling Systems
GUI Toolkits
gptkbp:component Observer
Subject
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Design_Patterns:_Elements_of_Reusable_Object-Oriented_Software
gptkbp:example C# IObserver Interface
Java java.util.Observer
JavaScript Event Listeners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Observer Pattern
gptkbp:purpose Define a one-to-many dependency between objects
Notify dependents automatically of state changes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Publish-Subscribe_Pattern
Event Bus Pattern
Mediator Pattern
gptkbp:usedIn Object-Oriented Programming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Design_Pattern
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5