Common Design Patterns

There are numerous books on software patterns, pattern languages, and antipatterns that address the very broad subject of patterns. Thus, this chapter provides guidelines and discussion related to a very limited set of patterns that are used frequently in the design of the .NET Framework APIs.

In This Section

Dependency Properties
Dispose Pattern

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Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc. from Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries, 2nd Edition by Krzysztof Cwalina and Brad Abrams, published Oct 22, 2008 by Addison-Wesley Professional as part of the Microsoft Windows Development Series.

See also

• Framework Design Guidelines