Jan 28, 2010 · A singleton is a class which only allows one instance of itself to be created - and gives simple, easy access to said instance. The singleton premise is a pattern across software …

One example is if the constructor of the singleton allocates memory from the heap and you wish that allocation to be predictable, for instance in an embedded system or other tightly controlled …

Apr 9, 2009 · Duplicate On design patterns: When should I use the singleton? class Singleton { private static Singleton instance; private Singleton() {} public static Singleton Instance { ...

The singleton pattern is a fully paid up member of the GoF's patterns book, but it lately seems rather orphaned by the developer world. I still use quite a lot of singletons, especially for factory

Jun 10, 2020 · A singleton is special because its instance is created only once, and a metaclass is the way you customize the creation of a class, allowing it to behave differently than a normal …

Sep 16, 2008 · This is useful when your singleton needs to inherit from a superclass. You cannot use the enum singleton pattern in this case, since enums cannot have a superclass (they can …

The glorified global variable - becomes a gloried global class. Some say breaking object-oriented design. Give me scenarios, other than the good old logger where it makes sense to use the …

What is the simplest/cleanest way to implement the singleton pattern in JavaScript?

Sep 18, 2008 · So a singleton should be used if and only if, we need both the traits it offers: If we need global access (which is rare, because globals are generally discouraged) and we need to …

Sep 7, 2012 · The pattern you see here is called double-checked locking. Its purpose is to avoid the expensive lock operation which is only going to be needed once (when the singleton is first …