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[gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy

From: "Freeman-Hargis, James" <jfreeman AT midwaygames.com>
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Subject: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:17:10 -0500
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I’m wondering if you can give me some additional details as to how these are different? Their applicability, purpose and structure seem nearly identical: make the behavior of the context class change dynamically as the state/strategy changes. Both patterns even mentions how they can be tied into the flyweight pattern. The only difference I can readily see is that the state pattern mentions transitions while the strategy does not. Am I missing something?

Thank you for your time,

-James

[gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Freeman-Hargis, James, 07/06/2005
- Re: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Robert Allan Schwartz, 07/06/2005
  - Re: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Clint Shank, 07/06/2005
- RE: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Jesús Alonso, 07/06/2005
- Re: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Peter Horan, 07/07/2005
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- RE: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, jdeena, 07/06/2005
  - RE: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Jesús Alonso, 07/06/2005
- RE: [gang-of-4-patterns] Pattern question: state vs. strategy, Ralph Johnson, 07/06/2005