//: SingletonPattern.java
// 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) {}
}
} ///:~