Hi I'm stuck with a problem.
I want to implement the builder pattern to make creating my objects easier. The problem I face has to do with nested object. The object I would like to create has a list of other objects in it, and I don't really have an idea on how to tackle it.
I want to be able to do the following (Simpler objects for example):
Receipt RestaurantReceipt = new ReceiptBuilder()
.withDate("value")
.withName("value")
.AddItem("value")
.WithIngredients("value")
.WithType("value")
.AddItem("value")
.WithIngredients("value")
.WithType("value")
.build();
Or something like:
Receipt RestaurantReceipt = new ReceiptBuilder()
.withDate("value")
.withName("value")
.AddItem("value", item => {
.WithIngredients("value")
.WithType("value")
})
.AddItem("value", item => {
.WithIngredients("value")
.WithType("value")
})
.build();
Example should be representative for my situation, although if got more than one type of nested object.
Given code like this
var rb = new ReceiptBuilder();
var receipt = rb.WithName("Name")
.WithDate(DateTime.Now)
.WithItem("Item1", i => i.WithIngredients("Ingredients1"))
.WithItem("Item2", i => i.WithIngredients("Ingredients1"))
.Build();
Console.WriteLine(receipt);
Your builder is pretty simple, making use of some simple predicates inside the AddItem
builder method to allow the consumer to configure each item in a similar "builder" pattern to the top level ReceiptBuilder
:
public class ReceiptBuilder
{
private Receipt r;
public ReceiptBuilder()
{
r = new Receipt();
}
public ReceiptBuilder WithName(string name)
{
r.Name = name;
return this;
}
public ReceiptBuilder WithDate(DateTime dt)
{
r.Date = dt;
return this;
}
public ReceiptBuilder WithItem(string text, Action<ReceiptItemBuilder> itemBuilder)
{
var rib = new ReceiptItemBuilder(text);
itemBuilder(rib);
r.AddItem(rib.Build());
return this;
}
public Receipt Build()
{
return r;
}
}
public class ReceiptItemBuilder
{
private ReceiptItem ri;
public ReceiptItemBuilder(string text)
{
ri = new ReceiptItem(text);
}
public ReceiptItemBuilder WithIngredients(string ings)
{
ri.Ingredients = ings;
return this;
}
// WithType omitted for brevity.
internal ReceiptItem Build()
{
return ri;
}
}
Working example: http://rextester.com/IRR50897