| layout | pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| title | Object Pool | |||
| folder | object-pool | |||
| permalink | /patterns/object-pool/ | |||
| pumlid | JSV94SCm2030Lk829Fxf1cF6bWU1XYDkFtdcjxiD9Qc3o-LrPQvu0pW-_HnvrLx1JgR9cfrimf1wCD7XnW-sWsESsXPcicl0nFW1RB-PiYqp0KxwVo-VVTMKBm00 | |||
| categories | Creational | |||
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When objects are expensive to create and they are needed only for short periods of time it is advantageous to utilize the Object Pool pattern. The Object Pool provides a cache for instantiated objects tracking which ones are in use and which are available.
Use the Object Pool pattern when
- the objects are expensive to create (allocation cost)
- you need a large number of short-lived objects (memory fragmentation)
