How to instantiate a Singleton multiple times?

Question

I need a singleton in my code. I implemented it in Java and it works well. The reason I did it, is to ensure that in a mulitple environment, there is only one instance of th

Answer 1

You may keep a key on a map and populate instance with key

public class MultiSingleton {
/**** Non-static Global Variables ***/
String status = "";
private BaseSmartCard bsc;
/***********************************/
private static Object lockObject = new Object();
private String serialNo;

private static Map<String, MultiSingleton> mappedObjects = new TreeMap<String, MultiSingleton>();

protected MultiSingleton() {

}


public static MultiSingleton getInstance(String serialNo,long slotNo){
    if (mappedObjects.isEmpty() || !mappedObjects.containsKey(serialNo)) {
        MultiSingleton instance = new MultiSingleton();
        instance.setSerialNo(serialNo);
        mappedObjects.put(serialNo, instance);
        return instance;
    } else if (mappedObjects.containsKey(serialNo)) {
        return mappedObjects.get(serialNo);
    }else {
        return null;
    }
}

Answer 2

The point of a Singleton is that you can only instantiate it once.

Answer 3

Singleton ston=Singleton.getInstance(); will return singleton object. By making use of "ston" object, if we call the method createNewSingleTonInstance() which is written in Singleton class will give new instance.

public class Singleton {

private String userName;
private String Password;
private static Singleton firstInstance=null;
private Singleton(){}


public static synchronized Singleton getInstance(){
    if(firstInstance==null){
        firstInstance=new Singleton();
        firstInstance.setUserName("Prathap");
        firstInstance.setPassword("Mandya");
    }
    return firstInstance;
}


public void setUserName(String userName) {
    this.userName = userName;
}
public String getUserName() {
    return userName;
}
public void setPassword(String password) {
    Password = password;
}
public String getPassword() {
    return Password;
}

public Singleton createNewSingleTonInstance(){
    Singleton s=new Singleton();
    s.setUserName("ASDF");
    s.setPassword("QWER");
    return s;
}
}