builder pattern

Builder pattern is an object creation design pattern and it is used to build complex objects.
The builder design pattern has four elements

1. Director : responsible for managing the creation of the object. It actually delegates the process to builder interface.
2. Builder : An interface that describe how the parts of the objects are created.
3. Product : The complex object to be created.
4. Concrete Builder : implements the builder. Can have several builders that each describe how different type of object is created. 

The following example is taken from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Builder_pattern).

/** "Product" */
 class Pizza {
    private String dough = "";
    private String sauce = "";
    private String topping = "";
 
 
    public void setDough(String dough)     { this.dough = dough; }
    public void setSauce(String sauce)     { this.sauce = sauce; }
    public void setTopping(String topping) { this.topping = topping; }
 }
 
 
 /** "Abstract Builder" */
 abstract class PizzaBuilder {
    protected Pizza pizza;
 
    public Pizza getPizza() { return pizza; }
    public void createNewPizzaProduct() { pizza = new Pizza(); }
 
    public abstract void buildDough();
    public abstract void buildSauce();
    public abstract void buildTopping();
 }
 
 /** "ConcreteBuilder" */
 class HawaiianPizzaBuilder extends PizzaBuilder {
    public void buildDough()   { pizza.setDough("cross"); }
    public void buildSauce()   { pizza.setSauce("mild"); }
    public void buildTopping() { pizza.setTopping("ham+pineapple"); }
 }
 
 /** "ConcreteBuilder" */
 class SpicyPizzaBuilder extends PizzaBuilder {
    public void buildDough()   { pizza.setDough("pan baked"); }
    public void buildSauce()   { pizza.setSauce("hot"); }
    public void buildTopping() { pizza.setTopping("pepperoni+salami"); }
 }
 
 
 /** "Director" */
 class Waiter {
    private PizzaBuilder pizzaBuilder;
 
    public void setPizzaBuilder(PizzaBuilder pb) { pizzaBuilder = pb; }
    public Pizza getPizza() { return pizzaBuilder.getPizza(); }
 
    public void constructPizza() {
       pizzaBuilder.createNewPizzaProduct();
       pizzaBuilder.buildDough();
       pizzaBuilder.buildSauce();
       pizzaBuilder.buildTopping();
    }
 }
 
 
 /** A customer ordering a pizza. */
 class BuilderExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Waiter waiter = new Waiter();
        PizzaBuilder hawaiianPizzaBuilder = new HawaiianPizzaBuilder();
        PizzaBuilder spicyPizzaBuilder = new SpicyPizzaBuilder();
 
        waiter.setPizzaBuilder( hawaiianPizzaBuilder );
        waiter.constructPizza();
 
        Pizza pizza = waiter.getPizza();
    }
 }