| | Balking pattern -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The Balking pattern is a (Click link for more info and facts about software design pattern) software design pattern that only executes an action on an (A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) object when the object is in a particular state. |
 | | For example, if an object reads (A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab) ZIP files and a calling method invokes a get method on the object when the ZIP file is not open, the object would "balk" at the request. |
 | | In (An island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions) Java, an "IllegalStateException" could be thrown. |
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