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SingletonPattern.javaAPI DocExample3323Mon Apr 06 18:10:22 BST 1998c16

SingletonPattern.java

//: SingletonPattern.java
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// The Singleton design pattern: you can
// never instantiate more than one.
package c16;

// Since this isn't inherited from a Cloneable
// base class and cloneability isn't added,
// making it final prevents cloneability from
// being added in any derived classes:
final class Singleton {
  private static Singleton s = new Singleton(47);
  private int i;
  private Singleton(int x) { i = x; }
  public static Singleton getHandle() { 
    return s; 
  }
  public int getValue() { return i; }
  public void setValue(int x) { i = x; }
}

public class SingletonPattern {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Singleton s = Singleton.getHandle();
    System.out.println(s.getValue());
    Singleton s2 = Singleton.getHandle();
    s2.setValue(9);
    System.out.println(s.getValue());
    try {
      // Can't do this: compile-time error.
      // Singleton s3 = (Singleton)s2.clone();
    } catch(Exception e) {}
  }
} ///:~