# Decorator Patterns

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/decorator-patterns

The decorator pattern is a structural software design pattern that allows behavior to be added to individual objects dynamically, without affecting other instances of the same class, by wrapping them in decorator objects that share the same interface. It's commonly used in object-oriented programming languages like Java, Python, and C# to extend functionality (such as adding logging, caching, or formatting) without subclassing. Software engineers use it to keep code flexible, reusable, and adherent to the open/closed principle.

Related skills: [Design Patterns](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-patterns), [Software Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/software-architecture), [SOLID Principles](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/solid-principles)

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