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<spanclass="font-bold">Reduces the need for subclassing:</span>You can create new objects by copying existing ones, avoiding the need for many subclasses.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Open/Closed Principle:</span>New operations can be added without modifying the existing object structure.
<spanclass="font-bold">Speeds up the instantiation of complex objects:</span>Cloning is often faster than constructing a new object from scratch, especially for resource-intensive objects.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Easier to add new behaviors:</span>New visitor classes can be created to add new behaviors without changing existing code.
<spanclass="font-bold">Allows adding and removing objects at runtime:</span>New prototypes can be registered and cloned as needed, providing flexibility.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Supports operations across class hierarchies:</span>Can perform operations on a set of objects with different concrete classes.
<spanclass="font-bold">Useful for objects that are expensive to create:</span>Especially when object creation involves a costly setup or configuration process.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Facilitates adding features:</span>Useful for adding features like traversals, reporting, or exporting without modifying the object structure.
<spanclass="font-bold">Cloning complex objects with circular references can be tricky:</span>Special care is needed to avoid infinite loops or errors during cloning.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Breaks encapsulation:</span>The visitor may need to access internal details of elements, breaking encapsulation.
<spanclass="font-bold">Requires implementing a cloning method for each prototype:</span>Every class that needs to be cloned must provide its own cloning logic.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Difficult to add new element types:</span>Adding new element classes requires updating all existing visitors.
<spanclass="font-bold">Deep copy vs. shallow copy issues can arise:</span>Care must be taken to ensure the correct type of copy is made, especially for objects with references to other objects.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Complex double-dispatch:</span>Requires double-dispatch, which can make the code harder to follow and maintain.
<spanclass="font-bold">Not always clear when to use:</span> Sometimes using constructors or factory methods is simpler and more appropriate than cloning.
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<spanclass="font-bold">Can be overkill for simple structures:</span> Adds unnecessary complexity if only a few operations are needed.
<spanclass="font-bold">Visitor pattern can break encapsulation:</span> The visitor may require access to the internal state of elements, which can break encapsulation.
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