Visitor

Objective: keep the code structure, extend the function by adding visitor.  it is follow the principle of Software entities should be open for extension,but closed for modification.

 

famous implementation: swing, button, button.addActionListener(ActionListener a)  and ActionListener, actionlistener.actionPerformed(Actionevent e)

Element:

 

Visitor Interface

Acceptor Interface

 

visitorImp1, visitor Imp2 .....

acceptorImp1, acceptorImp2....

 

Sample:

 

Interface visitor{

public void visit(Beijing b);

public void visit(Shanghai s);

}

 

Interface City{

public void travel(visitor v);

}

 

public class Chinese implemented visitor{

public void visit(Beijing b){

System.out.println("I am chinese in Beijing");

}

public void visit(Shanghai s){

System.out.println("I am chinese in Shanghai");

}

}

public class Japanese implemented visitor{

   

public void visit(Beijing b){

System.out.println("I am Japanese in Beijing");

}

public void visit(Shanghai s){

System.out.println("I am Japanese in Shanghai");

}

}

public class English implemented vistor{

  

public void visit(Beijing b){

System.out.println("I am English in Beijing");

}

public void visit(Shanghai s){

System.out.println("I am English in Shanghai");

}

}

 

public class Beijing implemented City{

public void travel(visitor v){v.visit(this);}

}

public class ShangHai implemented City{

public void travel(visitor v){v.visit(this);}

}