Design patterns Singleton Singleton (PHP)
Example
Example from phptherightway.com
<?php
class Singleton
{
/**
* @var Singleton The reference to *Singleton* instance of this class
*/
private static $instance;
/**
* Returns the *Singleton* instance of this class.
*
* @return Singleton The *Singleton* instance.
*/
public static function getInstance()
{
if (null === static::$instance) {
static::$instance = new static();
}
return static::$instance;
}
/**
* Protected constructor to prevent creating a new instance of the
* *Singleton* via the `new` operator from outside of this class.
*/
protected function __construct()
{
}
/**
* Private clone method to prevent cloning of the instance of the
* *Singleton* instance.
*
* @return void
*/
private function __clone()
{
}
/**
* Private unserialize method to prevent unserializing of the *Singleton*
* instance.
*
* @return void
*/
private function __wakeup()
{
}
}
class SingletonChild extends Singleton
{
}
$obj = Singleton::getInstance();
var_dump($obj === Singleton::getInstance()); // bool(true)
$anotherObj = SingletonChild::getInstance();
var_dump($anotherObj === Singleton::getInstance()); // bool(false)
var_dump($anotherObj === SingletonChild::getInstance()); // bool(true)
