# Subclass-Controlled Creation

> The requirement that subclasses determine which concrete product a creator instantiates.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Single-Instance Need](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/single-instance-need.md) and before [Complex Construction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/complex-construction.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

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

## Linked from

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