public class Quackologist implements Observer {
@Override
public void update(QuackObservable duck) {
System.out.println("Quackologist: " + duck + " just quacked.");
}
}
public class Quackologist implements Observer {
- This declares a public class named
Quackologist
.
- It implements the
Observer
interface, indicating that instances of this class can observe quackable entities.
@Override public void update(QuackObservable duck) { ... }
- This method is part of the
Observer
interface implementation.
- It is called when the observed
QuackObservable
(duck) notifies its observers about a change.
System.out.println("Quackologist: " + duck + " just quacked.");
- This line prints a message indicating that the
Quackologist
observed a quack from the provided duck.
- The
duck
object is concatenated to the message to provide information about which duck just quacked.
}
- Closes the
Quackologist
class.
- Overall Explanation:
- The
Quackologist
class is a concrete observer that prints a message when it observes a quack from a QuackObservable
(duck).
- The
update
method is invoked by the observed duck when it quacks, notifying the observer of the event.
- The message printed by the
Quackologist
includes information about the specific duck that quacked.
- This class is part of the Observer pattern, where an object (observer) maintains a dependents list (observers) and is notified of changes by the subject (observable). In this case,
Quackologist
is an observer of quackable entities.