CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2010/ch3 3f DF

The Singleton pattern in static and dynamic languages

Introduction

Text overview

UML Diagram

Static Language Implementation

class MySingleton
{
  public:
    static MySingleton* Instance()
    {
      if(s_pSingletonObject == NULL)
        s_pSingletonObject = new MySingleton;
				
      return s_pSingletonObject;
    }
		
    static void Destroy()
    {
      if(s_pSingletonObject != NULL)
      {
        delete s_pSingletonObject;
        s_pSingletonObject = NULL;
      }
    }
		
  private:
  //Direct access to the constructor/destructor is prohibited
  MySingleton() {}
  virtual ~MySingleton() {}
		
  static MySingleton* s_pSingletonObject;
};

Dynamic Language Implementation

Ruby Sample code here