Composite: Consequences (continued)

The Composite pattern allows any AbstractComponent to be a child of an AbstractComposite. If you need a more restrictive relationship then you will have to add type aware code to AbstractComposite or its subclasses. That reduces the value of the Composite pattern.

The Composite pattern allows any AbstractComponent to be a child of an AbstractComposite. If you need a more restrictive relationship then you will have to add type aware code to AbstractComposite or its subclasses. That reduces the value of the Composite pattern.