# What is Prototype Design Pattern 
The prototype pattern is a creational design pattern.  It is used when the type of objects to create is determined by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.

## Diagram
![Diagram](https://github.com/premaseem/DesignPatternsJava9/blob/prototype/diagrams/sequence%20diagram.png "Diagram")

### When to use Prototype Design Pattern 
Prototype design pattern is used in scenarios where application needs to create a number of instances of a class, which has almost same state and when there is need to avoid creating objects using new keyword.

### Learn Design Patterns with Java by Aseem Jain
This repository contains working project code used in video Course by Packt Publication with title "Learn Design Patterns with Java " authored by "Aseem Jain".

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### Note: 
* This code base will work on Java 9 and above versions. 
* `diagrams` folders carry UML diagrams.
* `pattern` folder has code of primary example. 
* `patternBonus` folder has code of secondary or bonus example.