# Large Conditional Logic

> Selecting behavior with a large branching conditional instead of pluggable strategy objects.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Flat State Explosion](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/flat-state-explosion.md) and before [Mesh Dependencies](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/mesh-dependencies.md).

## Category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## Negated by

- [Strategy Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/strategy-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-behavioral-patterns.md)