Composite Pattern - Structure

Structure

Component
  • is the abstraction for all components, including composite ones
  • declares the interface for objects in the composition
  • (optional) defines an interface for accessing a component's parent in the recursive structure, and implements it if that's appropriate
Leaf
  • represents leaf objects in the composition .
  • implements all Component methods
Composite
  • represents a composite Component (component having children)
  • implements methods to manipulate children
  • implements all Component methods, generally by delegating them to its children


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