JavaScript/Notes/Singleton

Singleton with information hiding.

Factory Method

<source lang="javascript"> function getAnObject(a) {

 var anObject;

 return (getAnObject = function() {
   if(! anObject ) {
     anObject = {name: a};
   }
   return anObject;
 })();

} </source>

Eager Initialization

<source lang="javascript"> var anObject = new function(a) {

 var b = a + 2;
 this.name = b;

}; </source>