[Java]--Singleton vs Static

Singleton

Key Point:
1. Only one instance for the singleton type class.
2. All values stored in the singleton will be accessible from everywhere.—Shared

public class MySingleton {

    private int myNumber;
    private static MySingleton instance;

    public static MySingleton getInstance() {
        if (instance == null) {
             instance = new MySingleton();
        }
        return instance;
    }
    // 将构造方法设定为私有，从而保证智能内部调用，从而反馈到 getInstance(), 从而保证只能存在一个实例被实现。
    private MySingleton() {}

    public void setMyNumber(int myNumber) {
        this.myNumber = myNumber;
    }

    public int getMyNumber() {
       return myNumber;
    }
}

public class A {
    /*...*/
    MySingleton mySingleton = MySingleton.getInstance();
    mySingleton.setMyNumber(42);
    /*...*/
}

public class B {
    /*...*/
    MySingleton mySingleton = MySingleton.getInstance();
    int number = mySingleton.getMyNumber();//which will be 42
    /*...*/
}

Static

The key Point:
1. The advantage of A static class is to use it without having to create an object

Reference:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24214148/java-getinstance-vs-static