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Asked: 2026-06-10T18:55:41+00:00

Can we Say facade and Adapter are more or less in design patterns ?

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Can we Say facade and Adapter are more or less in design patterns ?

Wikipedia explains this as :- 

 Adapter Converts one interface to another so that it matches what the client is 
 expecting while Facade Provides a simplified interface.

Looking at the UML representation in wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facade_pattern and adapter pattern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapter_pattern I am not able to distinguish much between them . Can someone explain me the major point of difference in two ?

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    The Adapter design pattern “converts” a class interface into another that the client expect/can use. I.e. it facilitates the “cooperation” with incompatible interfaces.
    I.e. adapts the existing interface of a class into one that the client can use.

    The Facade design pattern offers a uniform interface for a set of interfaces of a system. It makes easier for the calling code to manipulate the system over a facade (The word facade comes from the French language, literally meaning “frontage” or “face”;A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. An outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality).

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