The Inversion of Control (IoC) architecture pattern involves the inversion of flow of control in an application. In traditional programming, the application controls the flow of execution by invoking methods in classes. In IoC, the control is inverted, with the framework or container taking control and invoking methods in application classes.
This architecture pattern is also known as the Dependency Injection pattern. It promotes loosely-coupled systems by allowing classes to depend on interfaces rather than implementation details. This makes the code more modular, extensible, and easier to maintain.
The most common implementation of IoC is through the use of a dependency injection framework, which automates the injection of dependencies into classes. Examples of popular frameworks include Spring, Guice, and Dagger.
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