关于组合模式的疑惑

请问:1、组合模式到底有啥用呢
2、为什么要区分leaf和composite
比如:


namespace MyConApp
{
//1、抽象类Component
public abstract class Component
{
protected string name;

public Component(string name)
{
this.name = name;
}

public abstract void Add(Component c);
public abstract void Remove(Component c);
public abstract void Diaplay(int depth);
}

////2、叶子节点Leaf 继承于Component
//public class Leaf : Component
//{

// public Leaf(string name)
// : base(name)
// {
// }

// public override void Add(Component c)
// {
// Console.WriteLine("不能向叶子节点添加子节点");
// }

// public override void Remove(Component c)
// {
// Console.WriteLine("叶子节点没有子节点");
// }

// public override void Diaplay(int depth)
// {
// Console.WriteLine(new string('-', depth) + name);
// }
//}

//3、组合类Composite继承于Component,拥有枝节点行为
public class Composite : Component
{

List<Component> children;

public Composite(string name)
: base(name)
{
if (children == null)
{
children = new List<Component>();
}
}

public override void Add(Component c)
{
this.children.Add(c);
}

public override void Remove(Component c)
{
this.children.Remove(c);
}

public override void Diaplay(int depth)
{
Console.WriteLine(new String('-', depth) + name);
foreach (Component component in children)
{
component.Diaplay(depth + 2);
}
}
}
public class Test
{
public static void t()
{

Composite root = new Composite("根节点root");
root.Add(new Composite("根上生出的叶子A"));
root.Add(new Composite("根上生出的叶子B"));

Composite comp = new Composite("根上生出的分支CompositeX");
comp.Add(new Composite("分支CompositeX生出的叶子LeafXA"));
comp.Add(new Composite("分支CompositeX生出的叶子LeafXB"));

root.Add(comp);

Composite comp2 = new Composite("分支CompositeX生出的分支CompositeXY");
comp2.Add(new Composite("分支CompositeXY生出叶子LeafXYA"));
comp2.Add(new Composite("分支CompositeXY生出叶子LeafXYB"));

comp.Add(comp2);

root.Add(new Composite("根节点生成的叶子LeafC"));
Composite leafD = new Composite("leaf D");
root.Add(leafD);
root.Remove(leafD);
root.Diaplay(1);
Console.Read();
}
}
}

可以看出,不用Leaf完全可以啊

谁能举一个自己真正用过这个模式的例子?

组合模式关键是向客户端隐藏复杂的结构关系。