Adapter
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Adapter is a structural design pattern that allows incompatible interfaces to work together by converting the interface of one class into an interface expected by clients.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adapter pattern | 5 |
| Adapter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1531318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adapter Context triple: [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, describesPattern, Adapter]
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Appar
Appar was a prominent 7th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet whose devotional hymns greatly shaped the Bhakti movement in South India.
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MHL
MHL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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MHL
MHL is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Hockey League, a professional ice hockey organization.
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AAPT
AAPT is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of physics at all educational levels.
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ADB
ADB is a regional multilateral development bank that promotes economic growth and cooperation in Asia and the Pacific through loans, grants, and technical assistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adapter Target entity description: Adapter is a structural design pattern that allows incompatible interfaces to work together by converting the interface of one class into an interface expected by clients.
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A.
Appar
Appar was a prominent 7th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet whose devotional hymns greatly shaped the Bhakti movement in South India.
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B.
MHL
MHL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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C.
MHL
MHL is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Hockey League, a professional ice hockey organization.
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D.
AAPT
AAPT is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of physics at all educational levels.
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E.
ADB
ADB is a regional multilateral development bank that promotes economic growth and cooperation in Asia and the Pacific through loans, grants, and technical assistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Design pattern
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Structural design pattern ⓘ |
| applicableWhen |
You need to integrate classes with incompatible interfaces
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You want to create a reusable class that cooperates with unrelated or unforeseen classes ⓘ You want to use an existing class but its interface does not match the one you need ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Gang of Four design patterns ⓘ |
| category | Structural pattern ⓘ |
| classAdapterUses | Multiple inheritance ⓘ |
| consequence |
Can hide or restrict some functionality of the adaptee
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Can increase complexity of class structure ⓘ Introduces an extra level of indirection ⓘ |
| definedIn | Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Decorator pattern adds responsibilities, Adapter changes interface
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Facade pattern simplifies a subsystem interface, Adapter converts one interface to another ⓘ |
| exampleUseCase |
Adapting a legacy logging library to a new logging interface
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Adapting a third-party payment gateway API to an internal payment interface ⓘ Adapting different database drivers to a common repository interface ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Adapter pattern
ⓘ
linked to:
Adapter
Wrapper ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Class adapter
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Object adapter ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Erich Gamma
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John Vlissides ⓘ Ralph Johnson ⓘ Richard Helm ⓘ |
| keyParticipants |
Adaptee
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Adapter ⓘ Client ⓘ Target ⓘ
linked to:
Target Corporation
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| objectAdapterUses | Object composition ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
Classes
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Interfaces ⓘ Objects ⓘ |
| primaryIntent |
Allow classes with incompatible interfaces to work together
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Convert the interface of a class into another interface clients expect ⓘ |
| promotes |
Open-closed principle
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linked to:
Open-Closed Principle
Reuse of existing functionality ⓘ Single responsibility principle ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Decorator pattern
ⓘ
linked to:
Decorator
Facade pattern ⓘ
linked to:
Facade
|
| typicalImplementationLanguage | Object-oriented languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bridging incompatible APIs
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Integrating legacy code ⓘ Migrating between different interfaces ⓘ Reusing existing classes without modifying them ⓘ Supporting third-party libraries ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Adapter
linked to: Adapter
linked to: Adapter