Behavioral Design Patterns in C++ - Template Method - III

The video tutorial explains the template method design pattern, emphasizing the importance of clients only calling the template method and not its internal operations. It discusses the need to protect certain functions and prevent subclasses from overriding the template method. The tutorial highlights issues with method hiding in subclasses and suggests using virtual and final keywords to prevent this. It concludes with best practices for implementing template methods.

What is the significance of the template method in the template method design pattern?

Why should clients only call the template method and not the operations it internally calls?

What happens if subclasses override the template method?

How can you prevent template methods from being overridden or hidden by subclasses?

What is the consequence of declaring a function as final in the context of the template method design pattern?