He can, but every other progammer (well, ok, mainly Java developers) are familiar with the getInstance convention. It clearly illustrates that the class is a Singleton.
I only use it when my boss says to; otherwise, static all the way baby. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Flashcoders mailing list'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:22 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Re: When singletons go bad Slightly off the subject but why does he have to use getInstance()? Isn't there a way to use a singleton without calling getInstance? Why can't he directly use the class like this: import MyManager; MyManager.doSomething(); The Math class, Delegate class and other classes let you use methods without calling getInstance() first. Judah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Doyle Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: When singletons go bad Just curious if this works better for you: private function MyManager() { // constructor return getInstance(); } public static function getInstance() : MyManager{ if(_myManager == undefined){ _myManager = new MyManager(); _myManager.init(); } return _myManager; } Sorry, I haven't had the time to follow the whole discussion, but I figured I'd throw this your way and see if it helps. Good luck. Jack _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
