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/** An example of a Singleton implementation in Java.
 * The Singleton design pattern is described in GOF; the idea is to ensure
 * that only one instance of the class will exist in a given application.
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 * @version $Id: Singleton.java,v 1.7 2004/02/09 03:33:58 ian Exp $
 */
public class Singleton {

  private static Singleton singleton = new Singleton();

  /** A private Constructor prevents any other class from instantiating. */
  private Singleton() {
  }

  /** Static 'instance' method */
  public static Singleton getInstance() {
    return singleton;
  }

  // other methods protected by singleton-ness would be here...

  /** A simple demo method */
  public String demoMethod() {
    return "demo";
  }
}


           
       








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