Null Object Pattern
In object-oriented computer programming, a Null Object is an object with defined neutral ("null") behavior. The Null Object design pattern describes the uses of such objects and their behavior (or lack thereof). It was first published in the Pattern Languages of Program Design book series.
Read more about Null Object Pattern: Motivation, Description, Example, Relation To Other Patterns, Criticism, See Also, External Links
Famous quotes containing the words null, object and/or pattern:
“A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.”
—R.G. (Robin George)
“For what is wedlock forcèd, but a hell,
An age of discord and continual strife?
Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss,
And is a pattern of celestial peace.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)