How to make sure that there is just one instance of class in JVM?

Question

I am developing a design pattern, and I want to make sure that here is just one instance of a class in Java Virtual Machine, to funnel all requests for some resource through a s

Answer 1

class A{
    private A(){

    }
    public static A creator(A obj){
        A ob=new A();
        return ob;
    }
    void test(){
        System.out.println("The method is called");
    }
}

class Demo{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        A ob=null;
        ob=A.creator(ob);
        ob.test();
    }
}