# Data Clumps

> Groups of variables that always appear together should be extracted into objects.

- **Category**: Code Smells
- **Subcategory**: bloaters
- **Canonical URL**: https://designpattern.fyi/code_smells/data-clumps/

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## Description
'**Intent**: Identify variables that always appear together in method signatures and function calls.

**Context**: You see the same group of parameters being passed around together (e.g., x, y, z coordinates or start date, end date).

**Solution**: Extract these clumps into their own class or object.'



## Use Cases
Use when the same group of variables appears together in multiple places.









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**Reference**: [Original Source](https://refactoring.guru/smells/data-clumps)