# Polymorphic Construction

> The ability to create objects through a common interface without naming their concrete classes.

Record: `lexicon:polymorphic-construction`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-polymorphic-construction

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Family-Level Replacement](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/family-level-replacement.md) and before [Shared Resource Access](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/shared-resource-access.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

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

## Linked from

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