layout	title	folder	permalink	pumlid	categories	tags
pattern	Object Pool	object-pool	/patterns/object-pool/	JSV94SCm2030Lk829Fxf1cF6bWU1XYDkFtdcjxiD9Qc3o-LrPQvu0pW-_HnvrLx1JgR9cfrimf1wCD7XnW-sWsESsXPcicl0nFW1RB-PiYqp0KxwVo-VVTMKBm00	Creational	Java Difficulty-Beginner Performance

Intent

When objects are expensive to create and they are needed only for short periods of time it is advantageous to utilize the Object Pool pattern. The Object Pool provides a cache for instantiated objects tracking which ones are in use and which are available.

Applicability

Use the Object Pool pattern when

• the objects are expensive to create (allocation cost)
• you need a large number of short-lived objects (memory fragmentation)