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- 1Why not use a class with static methods? Inheritance for example...Random42– Random422013-01-04 11:07:40 +00:00Commented Jan 4, 2013 at 11:07
- 3@m3th0dman: Doesn't sound like a good place for inheritance.Billy ONeal– Billy ONeal2013-01-04 15:10:40 +00:00Commented Jan 4, 2013 at 15:10
- @BillyONeal You can say that something is good or bad for inheritance if you know the domain model, what is to be modeled in that way...Random42– Random422013-01-05 12:18:09 +00:00Commented Jan 5, 2013 at 12:18
- 2@m3th0dman: Erm, no. I can be pretty positive without knowing anything about the domain model. Inheritance is for polymorphic behavior. But as a singleton, you aren't going to have polymorphic behavior.Billy ONeal– Billy ONeal2013-01-06 01:49:58 +00:00Commented Jan 6, 2013 at 1:49
- 1@m3th0dman: Because to get the singleton object requires specifying the name of the singleton at the call site. Which means that you aren't using polymorphic behavior. Which means that composition is far more flexible than inheritance.Billy ONeal– Billy ONeal2013-01-06 19:29:01 +00:00Commented Jan 6, 2013 at 19:29
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