// Project: Patterns1
// Module: employeefactory
// Source code file: empfactory/EmployeeFactory.java
// Illustrate the Factory software pattern.
// The getInstance method can create objects from
// three different classes.

package empfactory;
public class EmployeeFactory {
    public static Person getInstance(String className) {
        Person r =  null;
        switch(className) {
            case "person": r = new Person( ); break;
            case "employee": r = new Employee( ); break;
            case "executive": r = new Executive( ); break;
        }
        return r;
    }
}