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Anybody have any thoughts on the use of a <a
href="http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FluentInterface.html">Fluent
Interface</a> (Fowler)
style (also known as <a
href="http://www.factorypattern.com/method-chaining">Method Chaining</a>)
in the design of an API. Essentially, by returning the object instance
from the setter methods, you can chain calls, like:<br>
<pre name="code" class="java">Rectangle().setX(10).setY(10).setWidth(13).setHeight(15).setColor("red");</pre>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Grant Harris
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