Lexicon

Stable Element Hierarchy

Kind: constraint

Layer: Design Patterns Core

Record: lexicon:stable-element-hierarchy

Canonical: Lexicon

The requirement that the set of element types stay fixed so new operations can be added over them.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Stable Algorithm Skeleton and before Subject/Subscriber Contract.

Category

  • Behavioral Patterns

Required by

  • Visitor Pattern

Linked from

  • Behavioral Patterns