Abstract Factory is template for creating different type of interfaces. Suppose you have project that requires you to parse different types of csv files containing quantity, price and item specific information like some contain data about fruits other about chocolates and then after parsing you need to update this information in their corresponding database so now you can have one abstract factory returning you parser and modifier factory and then this parser factory can return you Chocolate parser object,Fruit Parser Object etc. and similarly Modifier Factory can return Chocolate modifier object , Fruit Modifier object etc.

Abstract Factory is template for creating different type of interfaces. Suppose you have project that requires you to parse different types of csv files containing quantity, price and item specific information like some contain data about fruits other about chocolates and then after parsing you need to update this information in their corresponding database so now you can have one abstract factory returning you parser and modifier factory and then this parser factory can return you Chocolate parser object,Fruit Parser Object etc. and similarly Modifier Factory can return Chocolate modifier object , Fruit Modifier object etc.

抽象工厂模式

Provide an interface for creating families of related or dependent objects without specifying their concrete classes. The Abstract Factory pattern is very similar to the Factory Method pattern. One difference between the two is that with the Abstract Factory pattern, a class delegates the responsibility of object instantiation to another object via composition whereas the Factory Method pattern uses inheritance and relies on a subclass to handle the desired object instantiation. Actually, the delegated object frequently uses factory methods to perform the instantiation!

工厂模式

工厂模式就是这样的例子 创建型模式 创建模式抽象了 对象实例化过程。他们 隐藏对象是如何创建和帮助的 使整个系统相互独立 它的对象是如何创建的 组成。 类创建模式的重点 使用继承来决定 对象进行实例化 工厂方法 对象创建模式所关注的 实例化的委托 到另一个对象 抽象工厂

参考: 工厂vs抽象工厂

延伸John Feminella的回答:

Apple, Banana, Cherry实现了FruitFactory，它有一个叫做Create的方法，它只负责创建Apple, Banana或Cherry。Factory方法就完成了。

现在，你想用你的水果创建一个特殊的沙拉，这就是你的抽象工厂。抽象工厂知道如何用苹果、香蕉和樱桃制作你的特殊沙拉。

public class Apple implements Fruit, FruitFactory {
    public Fruit Create() {
        // Apple creation logic goes here
    }
}

public class Banana implements Fruit, FruitFactory {
    public Fruit Create() {
        // Banana creation logic goes here
    }
}

public class Cherry implements Fruit, FruitFactory {
    public Fruit Create() {
        // Cherry creation logic goes here
    }
}

public class SpecialSalad implements Salad, SaladFactory {
    public static Salad Create(FruitFactory[] fruits) {
        // loop through the factory and create the fruits.
        // then you're ready to cut and slice your fruits 
        // to create your special salad.
    }
}

工厂模式: 工厂生产iproduct实现

工厂模式: 一个工厂-工厂生产IFactories, IFactories反过来生产IProducts:)

[根据评论更新] 我之前写的至少在维基百科上是不正确的。抽象工厂就是一个简单的工厂接口。有了它，您可以在运行时切换工厂，以允许在不同的上下文中使用不同的工厂。例如针对不同操作系统的不同工厂、SQL提供者、中间件驱动程序等等。

点击这里查看:http://www.allapplabs.com/java_design_patterns/abstract_factory_pattern.htm 似乎Factory方法使用一个特定的类(不是抽象类)作为基类，而抽象工厂则使用一个抽象类。此外，如果使用接口而不是抽象类，结果将是抽象工厂模式的不同实现。

:D