In Java, I have created a singleton class as follows:
public class Singleton
{
private Singleton() { print("Singleton Constructor"); }
private static Singleton pointer = new Singleton();//static here so only one object
public static Singleton makeSingleton()
{
return pointer;
}
public static void main (String args[])
{
Singleton nuReference = Singleton.makeSingleton();
if(nuReference == pointer)
{
print("Both are references for same object.");
}
}
}
Here, only the reference to an already-created object of Singleton class is being returned. How can I create a class so that only, say, four objects of that class are allowed to be created? Can I use this Singleton class for that or do I have to make it from scratch?
Oh, and print() is my custom method here. Works the same as System.out.println()
, just with fewer keystrokes :)
That should work:
public class Singleton
{
private Singleton()
{
print("Constructor");
}
private static Singleton instances[] = new Singleton[4];
private static Boolean initiated = false;
public static Singleton getInstance(int index)
{
tryInitiate();
if(instances[index] == null)
{
instances[index] = new Singleton();
}
return instances[index];
}
private static Boolean tryInitiate()
{
if(initiated) return false;
for (int i = 0; i < instances.length; i++)
{
instances[i] == null;
}
initiated = true;
return true;
}
}
Instead of initiating the objects with "null" you could also instantiate the objects during the initiation. But this way only the needed objects are instantiated.