Although the Singleton design pattern—as evidenced below by the figure below—is one of the simplest design patterns, it presents a number of pitfalls for the unwary Java developer.

We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a ...

Dependencies are hidden One of the most important design considerations of the Singleton design pattern is that a Singleton class should be thread safe and static in nature. In using the Singleton ...