diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ASTNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ASTNode.java
index e1f966ad4..dbe9f162f 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ASTNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ASTNode.java
@@ -5056,4 +5056,15 @@ public void canonicalize() {
 		}
 	}
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/AbstractSBase.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/AbstractSBase.java
index 5f070d223..988b75b0f 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/AbstractSBase.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/AbstractSBase.java
@@ -3492,4 +3492,16 @@ public String toSBML() {
     }
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this SBase component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Annotation.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Annotation.java
index 821eb8b6b..c55e7e566 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Annotation.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Annotation.java
@@ -940,4 +940,15 @@ public void unsetNonRDFannotation() {
     }
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/CVTerm.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/CVTerm.java
index bbaa1ff8e..93a80db91 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/CVTerm.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/CVTerm.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import javax.swing.tree.TreeNode;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
 
+import org.sbml.jsbml.CVTerm.Qualifier;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.StringTools;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeAdapter;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeChangeEvent;
@@ -1405,4 +1406,15 @@ public void setUnknownQualifierName(String unknownQualifierName) {
     this.unknownQualifierName = unknownQualifierName;
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Creator.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Creator.java
index 6641fe760..675832313 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Creator.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/Creator.java
@@ -550,4 +550,15 @@ public void unsetOrganization() {
     firePropertyChange(TreeNodeChangeEvent.organization, oldValue, organisation);
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/History.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/History.java
index cf461eb7b..14ddcdc03 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/History.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/History.java
@@ -506,4 +506,16 @@ public String toString() {
 	}
     return result.toString();
   }
-}
+
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitor.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitor.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfdebd284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.sbml.jsbml;
+
+import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeWithChangeSupport;
+
+/**
+ * A generic visitor interface for traversing the JSBML tree structure.
+ * This allows external classes to operate on SBML components without
+ * modifying the core classes.
+ *
+ * @param <T> The return type of the visitor operations. Note that this generic 
+ * type may also be {@link Void} if nothing is to be returned.
+ * @author Deepak Yadav
+ */
+public interface TreeNodeVisitor<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Primary traversal method for core SBML components.
+     *
+     * @param sbase the core SBML element to visit
+     * @return a result of type T
+     */
+    T visit(SBase sbase);
+
+    /**
+     * Fallback traversal method for auxiliary nodes (e.g., annotations, notes)
+     * that do not inherit from SBase but do inherit from TreeNodeWithChangeSupport.
+     *
+     * @param node the tree node to visit
+     * @return a result of type T
+     */
+    T visit(TreeNodeWithChangeSupport node);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractASTNodePlugin.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractASTNodePlugin.java
index 62c88c6f2..b1db4c17b 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractASTNodePlugin.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractASTNodePlugin.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.AbstractTreeNode;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLDocument;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBase;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeChangeEvent;
 
 /**
@@ -355,4 +356,16 @@ public Map<String, String> writeXMLAttributes() {
     return new TreeMap<String, String>();
   }
 
+  /**
+     * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+     * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+     * @return the result of the visitor operation
+     */
+    @Override
+    public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+        return visitor.visit(this);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractSBasePlugin.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractSBasePlugin.java
index f519da627..fdd9aa165 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractSBasePlugin.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/AbstractSBasePlugin.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.AbstractTreeNode;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLDocument;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBase;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeChangeEvent;
 
 /**
@@ -327,4 +328,16 @@ public Map<String, String> writeXMLAttributes() {
     return new TreeMap<String, String>();
   }
 
+  /**
+     * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+     * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+     * @return the result of the visitor operation
+     */
+    @Override
+    public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+        return visitor.visit(this);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTBoolean.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTBoolean.java
index fa74e205e..f0596ee8b 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTBoolean.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTBoolean.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -197,4 +198,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolAvogadroNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolAvogadroNode.java
index 341f146cd..160266998 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolAvogadroNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolAvogadroNode.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.Maths;
@@ -316,4 +317,15 @@ public void setName(String name) {
     firePropertyChange(TreeNodeChangeEvent.name, old, this.name);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolDelayNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolDelayNode.java
index 8bb4d90d3..a8a1ad486 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolDelayNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolDelayNode.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -289,4 +290,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolTimeNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolTimeNode.java
index 20745646b..75f095f77 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolTimeNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCSymbolTimeNode.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -313,4 +314,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiFunctionNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiFunctionNode.java
index e3244463b..1d8291da5 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiFunctionNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiFunctionNode.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.Model;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -367,4 +368,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiNumberNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiNumberNode.java
index a31815aac..e6ce4384b 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiNumberNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCiNumberNode.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.QuantityWithUnit;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -383,4 +384,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCnNumberNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCnNumberNode.java
index 2c355842a..d5abddd3e 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCnNumberNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTCnNumberNode.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.Model;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.Unit;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.UnitDefinition;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
@@ -388,4 +389,15 @@ public void unsetUnits() {
     firePropertyChange(TreeNodeChangeEvent.units, oldValue, null);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTConstantNumber.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTConstantNumber.java
index b1e2b10f1..f017c2416 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTConstantNumber.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTConstantNumber.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.SBMLException;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.FormulaCompiler;
@@ -219,4 +220,15 @@ public String toMathML() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTFunction.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTFunction.java
index 748da5730..9b4e03619 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTFunction.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTFunction.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.sbml.jsbml.CallableSBase;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.MathContainer;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.PropertyUndefinedError;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeChangeEvent;
@@ -519,4 +520,15 @@ public void swapChildren(ASTFunction that) {
     listOfNodes = swap;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTUnknown.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTUnknown.java
index 6425b7bf2..9a205c809 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTUnknown.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/math/ASTUnknown.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ASTNode.Type;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.MathContainer;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Compiler;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.math.compiler.ASTNode2Value;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeChangeListener;
@@ -620,4 +621,15 @@ public boolean addAllChangeListeners(
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeAdapter.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeAdapter.java
index 9df0fd805..121647d88 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeAdapter.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 import org.sbml.jsbml.AbstractTreeNode;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.ListOf;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -296,4 +297,15 @@ public String toString() {
     return super.toString();
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeWithChangeSupport.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeWithChangeSupport.java
index 5bb6c6991..039d96baa 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeWithChangeSupport.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/util/TreeNodeWithChangeSupport.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import javax.swing.tree.TreeNode;
 
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.util.filters.Filter;
 
 /**
@@ -321,4 +322,13 @@ public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue,
   public boolean addAllChangeListeners(
     Collection<TreeNodeChangeListener> listeners, boolean recursive);
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this node.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor);
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/xml/XMLNode.java b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/xml/XMLNode.java
index dc29d3575..bcec7bf92 100644
--- a/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/xml/XMLNode.java
+++ b/core/src/org/sbml/jsbml/xml/XMLNode.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
 
 import org.sbml.jsbml.JSBML;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.xml.parsers.SBMLRDFAnnotationParser;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.xml.parsers.XMLNodeWriter;
 import org.sbml.jsbml.xml.stax.SBMLReader;
@@ -768,4 +769,15 @@ public List<XMLNode> getChildElements(String elementName, String elementURI)
     return foundNodes;
   }
 
-}
+  /**
+   * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+   *
+   * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+   * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+   * @return the result of the visitor operation
+   */
+  public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+    return visitor.visit(this);
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/test/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitorTest.java b/core/test/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81385ae74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/org/sbml/jsbml/TreeNodeVisitorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package org.sbml.jsbml;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.util.TreeNodeWithChangeSupport;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the {@link TreeNodeVisitor} scaffolding.
+ * Ensures the generic Visitor Pattern interfaces can be implemented and traversed.
+ *
+ * @author Deepak Yadav
+ */
+public class TreeNodeVisitorTest {
+
+    /**
+     * A simple dummy implementation to prove the generic interface works.
+     * We use Integer as our <T> to act as a visit counter.
+     */
+    class DummyVisitor implements TreeNodeVisitor<Integer> {
+        int nodesVisited = 0;
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer visit(SBase sbase) {
+            nodesVisited++;
+            return nodesVisited;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer visit(TreeNodeWithChangeSupport node) {
+            nodesVisited++;
+            return nodesVisited;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testVisitorAcceptance() {
+        // Instantiate our custom visitor
+        DummyVisitor visitor = new DummyVisitor();
+        
+        // ASTNode is one of the core components that received the accept() method in PR #312
+        ASTNode dummyNode = new ASTNode(ASTNode.Type.PLUS);
+        
+        // Execute the accept method. This proves that ASTNode can take a TreeNodeVisitor,
+        // route it to the correct visit() method, and return the generic <T> type.
+        Integer result = dummyNode.accept(visitor);
+        
+        // Verify the visitor successfully entered the node and updated its internal state
+        assertEquals("Visitor should have recorded exactly 1 visit", 1, visitor.nodesVisited);
+        
+        // Verify that the accept() method successfully returned the <T> (Integer) value
+        assertEquals("The accept method should return the value from the visitor", Integer.valueOf(1), result);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/render/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/render/RelAbsVector.java b/extensions/render/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/render/RelAbsVector.java
index 0740a34d5..e2ad2ef54 100644
--- a/extensions/render/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/render/RelAbsVector.java
+++ b/extensions/render/src/org/sbml/jsbml/ext/render/RelAbsVector.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import javax.swing.tree.TreeNode;
 
 import org.sbml.jsbml.AbstractTreeNode;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.TreeNodeVisitor;
+import org.sbml.jsbml.ext.layout.BoundingBox;
 
 /**
  * Implements the RelAbsVector-datatype defined in the render-specification:
@@ -327,4 +329,17 @@ public int getChildCount() {
   public boolean getAllowsChildren() {
     return false;
   }
+
+  /**
+     * Accepts a generic visitor to traverse this component.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the return type of the visitor
+     * @param visitor the visitor implementation
+     * @return the result of the visitor operation
+     */
+    @Override
+    public <T> T accept(TreeNodeVisitor<T> visitor) {
+        return visitor.visit(this);
+    }
+
 }