Null Object Refactoring
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Published: 14 May 2007
Abstract
This article will give an overview of the Introduce Null Object refactoring. The Null Object makes it easier to specify a null value in a business system, and this article will show you how.
by Brian Mains
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Introduction

Martin Fowler wrote a book called "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code," and in the book he discusses the "Introduce Null Object" refactoring. Instead of assigning a null value to a reference-type property, a nullable object can be used to represent a null value, instead of directly assigning a null value itself. This makes it easier to reference and you do not have to worry about getting a null exception when using the property. Here is how it works.


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Title: good write-up   
Name: HoyaSaxa93
Date: 2007-05-15 3:26:44 PM
Comment:
good examples of factoring / backing into null objects






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