Computer Science Design Patterns/Template method

Example using Java

/**
 * An abstract class that is 
 * common to several games in
 * which players play against 
 * the others, but only one is
 * playing at a given time.
 */
 
abstract class Game {
 
    protected int playersCount;
    abstract void initializeGame();
    abstract void makePlay(int player);
    abstract boolean endOfGame();
    abstract void printWinner();
 
    /* A template method : */
    final void playOneGame(int playersCount) {
        this.playersCount = playersCount;
        initializeGame();
        int j = 0;
        while (!endOfGame()) {
            makePlay(j);
            j = (j + 1) % playersCount;
        }
        printWinner();
    }
}
 
//Now we can extend this class in order 
//to implement actual games:
 
class Monopoly extends Game {
 
    /* Implementation of necessary concrete methods */
    void initializeGame() {
        // Initialize money
    }
    void makePlay(int player) {
        // Process one turn of player
    }
    boolean endOfGame() {
        // Return true if game is over 
        // according to Monopoly rules
    }
    void printWinner() {
        // Display who won
    }
    /* Specific declarations for the Monopoly game. */
 
    // ...
}
 
class Chess extends Game {
 
    /* Implementation of necessary concrete methods */
    void initializeGame() {
        // Put the pieces on the board
    }
    void makePlay(int player) {
        // Process a turn for the player
    }
    boolean endOfGame() {
        // Return true if in Checkmate or 
        // Stalemate has been reached
    }
    void printWinner() {
        // Display the winning player
    }
    /* Specific declarations for the chess game. */
 
    // ...
}

Example using C#

using System;
 
  class MainApp
  {
    static void Main()
    {
      AbstractClass c;
 
      c = new ConcreteClassA();
      c.TemplateMethod();
 
      c = new ConcreteClassB();
      c.TemplateMethod();
 
      // Wait for user 
      Console.Read();
    }
  }
 
  // "AbstractClass"
  abstract class AbstractClass
  {
    public abstract void PrimitiveOperation1();
    public abstract void PrimitiveOperation2();
    // The "Template method" 
    public void TemplateMethod()
    {
      PrimitiveOperation1();
      PrimitiveOperation2();
      Console.WriteLine("");
    }
  }
 
  // "ConcreteClass" 
  class ConcreteClassA : AbstractClass
  {
    public override void PrimitiveOperation1()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation1()");
    }
    public override void PrimitiveOperation2()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassA.PrimitiveOperation2()");
    }
  }
 
  class ConcreteClassB : AbstractClass
  {
    public override void PrimitiveOperation1()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassB.PrimitiveOperation1()");
    }
    public override void PrimitiveOperation2()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("ConcreteClassB.PrimitiveOperation2()");
    }
  }