private final List<LetterComposite> children = new ArrayList<>();
public void add(LetterComposite letter) {
children.add(letter);
}
public int count() {
return children.size();
}
protected void printThisBefore() {
}
protected void printThisAfter() {
}
public void print() {
printThisBefore();
children.forEach(LetterComposite::print);
printThisAfter();
}
}
public class Letter extends LetterComposite {
private final char character;
public Letter(char c) {
this.character = c;
}
@Override
protected void printThisBefore() {
System.out.print(character);
}
}
public class Word extends LetterComposite {
public Word(List<Letter> letters) {
letters.forEach(this::add);
}
public Word(char... letters) {
for (char letter : letters) {
this.add(new Letter(letter));
}
}
@Override
protected void printThisBefore() {
System.out.print(" ");
}
}
public class Sentence extends LetterComposite {
public Sentence(List<Word> words) {
words.forEach(this::add);
}
@Override
protected void printThisAfter() {
System.out.print(".");
}
}
```
然后我们有一个消息携带者来携带消息。
```java
public class Messenger {
LetterComposite messageFromOrcs() {
var words = List.of(
new Word('W', 'h', 'e', 'r', 'e'),
new Word('t', 'h', 'e', 'r', 'e'),
new Word('i', 's'),
new Word('a'),
new Word('w', 'h', 'i', 'p'),
new Word('t', 'h', 'e', 'r', 'e'),
new Word('i', 's'),
new Word('a'),
new Word('w', 'a', 'y')
);
return new Sentence(words);
}
LetterComposite messageFromElves() {
var words = List.of(
new Word('M', 'u', 'c', 'h'),
new Word('w', 'i', 'n', 'd'),
new Word('p', 'o', 'u', 'r', 's'),
new Word('f', 'r', 'o', 'm'),
new Word('y', 'o', 'u', 'r'),
new Word('m', 'o', 'u', 't', 'h')
);
return new Sentence(words);
}
}
```
然后它可以这样使用:
```java
var orcMessage = new Messenger().messageFromOrcs();
orcMessage.print(); // Where there is a whip there is a way.
var elfMessage = new Messenger().messageFromElves();
elfMessage.print(); // Much wind pours from your mouth.
```
## 类图

## 适用性
使用组合模式当
* 你想要表示对象的整体层次结构
* 你希望客户能够忽略组合对象和单个对象之间的差异。 客户将统一对待组合结构中的所有对象。
## 真实世界例子
* [java.awt.Container](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Container.html) and [java.awt.Component](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Component.html)
* [Apache Wicket](https://github.com/apache/wicket) component tree, see [Component](https://github.com/apache/wicket/blob/91e154702ab1ff3481ef6cbb04c6044814b7e130/wicket-core/src/main/java/org/apache/wicket/Component.java) and [MarkupContainer](https://github.com/apache/wicket/blob/b60ec64d0b50a611a9549809c9ab216f0ffa3ae3/wicket-core/src/main/java/org/apache/wicket/MarkupContainer.java)
## 鸣谢
* [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0201633612/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0201633612&linkCode=as2&tag=javadesignpat-20&linkId=675d49790ce11db99d90bde47f1aeb59)
* [Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596007124/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0596007124&linkCode=as2&tag=javadesignpat-20&linkId=6b8b6eea86021af6c8e3cd3fc382cb5b)
* [Refactoring to Patterns](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321213351/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0321213351&linkCode=as2&tag=javadesignpat-20&linkId=2a76fcb387234bc71b1c61150b3cc3a7)