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java builder pattern example

public class BankAccount {
    public static class Builder {
        private long accountNumber; //This is important, so we'll pass it to the constructor.
        private String owner;
        private String branch;
        private double balance;
        private double interestRate;
        public Builder(long accountNumber) {
            this.accountNumber = accountNumber;
        }
        public Builder withOwner(String owner){
            this.owner = owner;
            return this;  //By returning the builder each time, we can create a fluent interface.
        }
        public Builder atBranch(String branch){
            this.branch = branch;
            return this;
        }
        public Builder openingBalance(double balance){
            this.balance = balance;
            return this;
        }
        public Builder atRate(double interestRate){
            this.interestRate = interestRate;
            return this;
        }
        public BankAccount build(){
            //Here we create the actual bank account object, which is always in a fully initialised state when it's returned.
            BankAccount account = new BankAccount();  //Since the builder is in the BankAccount class, we can invoke its private constructor.
            account.accountNumber = this.accountNumber;
            account.owner = this.owner;
            account.branch = this.branch;
            account.balance = this.balance;
            account.interestRate = this.interestRate;
            return account;
        }
    }
    //Fields omitted for brevity.
    private BankAccount() {
        //Constructor is now private.
    }
    //Getters and setters omitted for brevity.
}

BankAccount account = new BankAccount.Builder(1234L)
            .withOwner("Marge")
            .atBranch("Springfield")
            .openingBalance(100)
            .atRate(2.5)
            .build();
BankAccount anotherAccount = new BankAccount.Builder(4567L)
            .withOwner("Homer")
            .atBranch("Springfield")
            .openingBalance(100)
            .atRate(2.5)
            .build();

builder design pattern java

public class User 
{
    //All final attributes
    private final String firstName; // required
    private final String lastName; // required
    private final int age; // optional
    private final String phone; // optional
    private final String address; // optional
 
    private User(UserBuilder builder) {
        this.firstName = builder.firstName;
        this.lastName = builder.lastName;
        this.age = builder.age;
        this.phone = builder.phone;
        this.address = builder.address;
    }
 
    //All getter, and NO setter to provde immutability
    public String getFirstName() {
        return firstName;
    }
    public String getLastName() {
        return lastName;
    }
    public int getAge() {
        return age;
    }
    public String getPhone() {
        return phone;
    }
    public String getAddress() {
        return address;
    }
 
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "User: "+this.firstName+", "+this.lastName+", "+this.age+", "+this.phone+", "+this.address;
    }
 
    public static class UserBuilder 
    {
        private final String firstName;
        private final String lastName;
        private int age;
        private String phone;
        private String address;
 
        public UserBuilder(String firstName, String lastName) {
            this.firstName = firstName;
            this.lastName = lastName;
        }
        public UserBuilder age(int age) {
            this.age = age;
            return this;
        }
        public UserBuilder phone(String phone) {
            this.phone = phone;
            return this;
        }
        public UserBuilder address(String address) {
            this.address = address;
            return this;
        }
        //Return the finally consrcuted User object
        public User build() {
            User user =  new User(this);
            validateUserObject(user);
            return user;
        }
        private void validateUserObject(User user) {
            //Do some basic validations to check 
            //if user object does not break any assumption of system
        }
    }
}