This lesson shows how to add new functionality to the pattern through
modifying the pattern code.
Before you begin, you must complete Lesson 3: Add parameters to the
pattern template.
If you would like to view this lesson before you perform
the steps, click:
To add new functionality to the pattern:
- Double-click the Package Explorer tab, for a better view of the
code.
- Modify the results of the pattern application. Modify the code
in the hot-spots to add new functionality to the pattern.
The Patterns Framework provides for much of the processing that is
common across patterns. The pattern authoring tools also generate the Java
source code that makes calls into, and is called by, the framework.