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Thread: How to clone a singleton class?

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    Default How to clone a singleton class?

    I know to make a singleton class but if suppose I require to clone it how can that be done.
    If anybody can reply with sample code it would be better.

    Thanx in advance!


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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    How do you clone a non-singleton instance? What have you tried? Where exactly are you stuck?
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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    Not tried cloning an instance ever but I know that the class needs to implement the Cloneable interface and override the clone method of the object's class(Please correct if I am wrong anywhere). But I know of how making a class as singleton. But then suddenly this thing striked in my mind that what if I require to clone a singleton instance and if so how can I do that?

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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    I suggest you put together a small SSCCE that demonstrates a concrete example of what you're talking about. Whether or not an instance is a singleton or not really doesn't have anything to do with how you clone it. Why you'd want to clone a singleton really depends on your context though, so I'm not sure what you're asking. An SSCCE will help with that.
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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    I got your context of getting confused that if suppose I am making a class singleton whats the exact reason I would like to clone it. Its just for my understanding I need to know when I make a singleton class and then I require to clone that particular class then how can I do that. Actually is it possible to clone a singleton class and if so how? Below is the demonstration.
    public class A {
    private static A a;
    private A(){}
    public static synchronized A getAObject(){
    if (a == null)
    a = new A();
    return a;
    }
    }


    Now i need to clone the instance of this class. How can I do that?

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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    That's the whole objective of creating a decent singleton -- to make it so that it is difficult if not impossible to have more than one instance of the class. In this context I agree that your question doesn't make much sense.

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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pratyush View Post
    Now i need to clone the instance of this class. How can I do that?
    What did you try? Like I've said, you can clone it exactly how you clone any other instance.
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    Default Re: How to clone a singleton class?

    Thanks for the answer. I tried cloning a singleton. It was exactly the same as you have told. Like the non singleton instance.

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