composite pattern

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Design Pattern
gptkbp:advantage can make it harder to restrict components
can make the design overly general
gptkbp:author gptkb:Erich_Gamma
gptkb:John_Vlissides
gptkb:Richard_Helm
gptkb:Ralph_Johnson
gptkbp:benefit makes it easier to add new kinds of components
simplifies client code
gptkbp:category structural pattern
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Design_Patterns:_Elements_of_Reusable_Object-Oriented_Software
gptkbp:example file system directories and files
graphics drawing editors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label composite pattern
gptkbp:participants Composite
Leaf
Component
gptkbp:purpose treat individual objects and compositions uniformly
compose objects into tree structures to represent part-whole hierarchies
gptkbp:relatedTo decorator pattern
iterator pattern
visitor pattern
gptkbp:usedIn object-oriented programming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:xUnit_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6