CLASSES

Preventing Instantiation of a Class

8.6.8

package just;

public class PackageOnly {

PackageOnly() { }

String[] justDesserts = { "cheesecake", "ice cream" };

}

the class

PackageOnly

 can be instantiated only within the package

just

, in

which it is declared.

Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes!

Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!

Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses!

Tantantara!  Tzing!  Boom!

 W. S. Gilbert,

Iolanthe

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