Editing Factory method pattern (section)

====[[PHP]]====
This [[PHP]] example shows interface implementations instead of subclassing (however, the same can be achieved through subclassing). The factory method can also be defined as <code>public</code>and called directly by the client code (in contrast to the previous Java example).

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/* Factory and car interfaces */

interface CarFactory
{
    public function makeCar(): Car;
}

interface Car
{
    public function getType(): string;
}

/* Concrete implementations of the factory and car */

class SedanFactory implements CarFactory
{
    public function makeCar(): Car
    {
        return new Sedan();
    }
}

class Sedan implements Car
{
    public function getType(): string
    {
        return 'Sedan';
    }
}

/* Client */

$factory = new SedanFactory();
$car = $factory->makeCar();
print $car->getType();
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