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pattern |
Data Access Object |
dao |
/patterns/dao/ |
Architectural |
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Object provides an abstract interface to some type of database or other persistence mechanism.
Use the Data Access Object in any of the following situations
- when you want to consolidate how the data layer is accessed
- when you want to avoid writing multiple data retrieval/persistence layers