How to implement and extend Joshua's builder pattern in .net?

Question

• How can we implement the Builder pattern of Joshua\'s Effective Java in C#?

Below is the code I have tried, is there a better way to do this?

Answer 1

This blog entry might be of interest

A neat variation on the pattern in C# is the use of an implicit cast operator to make the final call to Build() unnecessary:

public class CustomerBuilder
{

   ......     

   public static implicit operator Customer( CustomerBuilder builder ) 
   {  
      return builder.Build();
   } 
}