Question

I am wondering about correct definition for such construction:

class A {  public static A create() {     return new A();  }   private A() {  } } 

In Effective Java (Item 1) and on wikipedia article I found that this is called Static Factory Method (some kind of Factory Method).

But during reading of Refactoring to Patterns (Chapter 6) I met the same construction called Creation Method. Also, there is a note that it should not be messed up with a Factory Method pattern.

Where truth is?

Answer 1

Have a read of this discussion of Factory Method.

FactoryMethodPattern is different from FactoryMethod or CreationMethod.