Visitor

In Visitor pattern, we use a visitor class which changes the executing algorithm of an element class. By this way, execution algorithm of element can vary as and when visitor varies. This pattern comes under behavior pattern category. As per the pattern, element object has to accept the visitor object so that visitor object handles the operation on the element object.



Visitor in Java recognizable by two different abstract/interface types which has methods defined which takes each the other abstract/interface type; the one actually calls the method of the other and the other executes the desired strategy on it

• javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationValue and AnnotationValueVisitor
• javax.lang.model.element.Element and ElementVisitor
• javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror and TypeVisitor
• java.nio.file.FileVisitor and SimpleFileVisitor
• javax.faces.component.visit.VisitContext and VisitCallback

public interface ComputerPart {
   public void accept(ComputerPartVisitor computerPartVisitor);
}

public class Keyboard implements ComputerPart {

   @Override
   public void accept(ComputerPartVisitor computerPartVisitor) {
      computerPartVisitor.visit(this);
   }
}

public class Monitor implements ComputerPart {

   @Override
   public void accept(ComputerPartVisitor computerPartVisitor) {
      computerPartVisitor.visit(this);
   }
}

public class Mouse implements ComputerPart {

   @Override
   public void accept(ComputerPartVisitor computerPartVisitor) {
      computerPartVisitor.visit(this);
   }
}

public class Computer implements ComputerPart {
	
   ComputerPart[] parts;

   public Computer(){
      parts = new ComputerPart[] {new Mouse(), new Keyboard(), new Monitor()};		
   } 


   @Override
   public void accept(ComputerPartVisitor computerPartVisitor) {
      for (int i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
         parts[i].accept(computerPartVisitor);
      }
      computerPartVisitor.visit(this);
   }
}

public interface ComputerPartVisitor {
	public void visit(Computer computer);
	public void visit(Mouse mouse);
	public void visit(Keyboard keyboard);
	public void visit(Monitor monitor);
}

public class ComputerPartDisplayVisitor implements ComputerPartVisitor {

   @Override
   public void visit(Computer computer) {
      System.out.println("Displaying Computer.");
   }

   @Override
   public void visit(Mouse mouse) {
      System.out.println("Displaying Mouse.");
   }

   @Override
   public void visit(Keyboard keyboard) {
      System.out.println("Displaying Keyboard.");
   }

   @Override
   public void visit(Monitor monitor) {
      System.out.println("Displaying Monitor.");
   }
}

public class VisitorPatternDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      ComputerPart computer = new Computer();
      computer.accept(new ComputerPartDisplayVisitor());
   }
}