Mid From PDF GoF Patterns Gang of Four Patterns

Operation Addition Without Modification:?

Short answer: By adding new visitors (e.g., another visitor for tax calculation or shipping fees), you can introduce new operations on the same set of elements without modifying their classes. This is the key benefit of the Visitor Pattern. Benefits of the Visitor Pattern:

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