11 docs tagged with "behavioral"

Explains the Chain of Responsibility pattern for passing requests through a handler pipeline until one handles them.

Explains the Command pattern for encapsulating requests as objects to support queuing, logging, and undo operations.

Explains the Interpreter pattern used to evaluate sentences in a specific language by defining a grammar representation and an interpreter.

Explains the Iterator pattern used to traverse collections without exposing their underlying representation.

Explains the Mediator pattern used to reduce chaotic dependencies between objects by centralizing their communication.

Explains the Memento pattern used to capture and restore an object's internal state without violating encapsulation.

Explains the Observer pattern for propagating state changes to dependent objects through event-style notifications.

Explains the State pattern which allows an object to alter its behavior when its internal state changes.

Explains the Strategy pattern for swapping algorithms at runtime through a shared interface and composition.

Explains the Template Method pattern for defining an algorithm skeleton while allowing subclasses to customize specific steps.

Explains the Visitor pattern used to separate algorithms from the objects on which they operate.