Creational Design Patterns
- Singleton Pattern
The singleton design pattern deals with one and only one instance of an object that encapsulates the control of the object from a common place. There are various ways of achieving this pattern.
Benefits:
Singleton pattern controls access to unique instances, reduce name space, permits a variable number of instances, allows refinement of operations and representations, and provides more flexibility than class operations.
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