yes it does - thanks Brian On Nov 6, 2007 12:18 PM, Brian Kotek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A facade is meant to simplify the interface to an underlying object (or > set > of objects), or to reduce dependencies between the underlying objects and > the client of the facade. So in that sense, a Service Layer object may > often > act as a facade. However, Service Layer is also a pattern in its own right > and usually has logic or transaction handling that would go beyond the > usual > definition of a facade. So I would say that while the two are similar in > some ways, a Service Layer is specifically meant to encapsulate the domain > model and provide functionality that spans multiple domain objects > (usually > things like transactions, concurrency, caching, and directing calls to > multiple different domain objects). Facades, on the other hand, can exist > anywhere that needs a simplified interface to something. Hopefully that > helps make the distinction. > > On Nov 5, 2007 6:32 PM, AJ Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So in Doug,s Wife, Man, remote controls, TV & DVD story > > He states the man is the Service Layer Object. > > Are the remotes a facade? > > > > > > Service Layers know how to manipulate objects > > Facades hide complex processes > > > > Is this getting close?? > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292718 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
