# Complex Factory Hierarchies

> Building elaborate parallel factory class hierarchies where cloning an existing configured instance would suffice.

Record: `lex:complex-factory-hierarchies`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-complex-factory-hierarchies

## category

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/creational-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Prototype Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/prototype-pattern.md)