24 lines
616 B
Markdown
Raw Normal View History

2015-11-14 17:38:35 +08:00
---
layout: pattern
title: Twin
folder: twin
permalink: /patterns/twin/
categories: Creational
tags: Java
---
**Intent:** Twin pattern is a design pattern which provides a standard solution to simulate multiple
inheritance in java
![alt text](./etc/twin.png "Twin")
**Applicability:** Use the Twin idiom when
* to simulate multiple inheritance in a language that does not support this feature.
* to avoid certain problems of multiple inheritance such as name clashes.
**Credits:**
* [Twin A Design Pattern for Modeling Multiple Inheritance](http://www.ssw.uni-linz.ac.at/Research/Papers/Moe99/Paper.pdf)