Since Java 5 it is said that the best way to create a singleton is by a single-element enum type.
Example:
public enum SuperSingleton implements Zooma{
INSTANCE;
/**
*/
public void fightTheBattle(){
System.out.println("I am fighting the battle!!!");
}
@Override
public void runningWild() {
//This is method implemented from the Zooma interface.
}
}
According to Joshua Bloch, the single-element enum type singleton is;
more concise
provides the serialization machinery for free
and provides an ironclad against multiple instantiation.
I can see how it is more concise and how it provides an ironclad against multiple instantiation,
but how does it provide the serialization machinery for free?
Is it something the singleton gets by being an enum?
解决方案
Yes, Enums are all extended off of the Enum class, which implements Serializable.