Type Casting and the Factory pattern

Question

I\'m having a hard time figuring out how to implement a factory pattern in a DTO mapper I\'m trying to create. I\'m pretty sure I need to rethink my design. Here is a very s

Answer 1

The factory pattern is best used when the objects differ in implementation, not interface. In your case the factory pattern is not too beneficial, and you are probably better off creating your objects directly (or some other pattern maybe better).