singleton template

gistfile1.txt

#include <stddef.h>  // defines NULL
template <class T>
class Singleton{
public:
  static T* Instance() {
      if(!m_pInstance) m_pInstance = new T;
      assert(m_pInstance != NULL);
      return m_pInstance;
  }
protected:
  Singleton();
  ~Singleton();
private:
  Singleton(Singleton const&);
  Singleton& operator=(Singleton const&);
  static T* m_pInstance;
};
template <class T> T* Singleton<T>::m_pInstance=NULL;

usage:

typedef Singleton < classname >  singletonName;
singletonName::Instance()->...

ie:

class blah{
  public:  
  void helloWorld();
};

typedef Singleton < blah > blahSingleton;

blahSingleton::Instance()->helloWorld();