Multiton (Multiton pattern implementation API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.axiom.testing.multiton.Multiton

```
public abstract class Multiton
extends Object
```
Base class for multitons. A multiton is a class that has a fixed set of instances. The base class also provides a simple mechanism that allows to extend the behavior of a multiton using adapters.
The set of instances of a multiton is determined by:
- The values of all public static final fields in the multiton class that have types that are assignment compatible with the multiton class.
- The array elements returned by methods in the multiton class annotated with Instances. These methods must be private static, have no parameters and return an array with an component type assignment compatible with the multiton class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Multiton()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> T`	`getAdapter(Class<T> type)`
`static <T extends Multiton> List<T>`	`getInstances(Class<T> multitonClass)`	Get all instances of the given multiton.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Multiton
```
public Multiton()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstances
```
public static <T extends Multiton> List<T> getInstances(Class<T> multitonClass)
```
    Get all instances of the given multiton. See the Javadoc of the Multiton class for information about how the instances are determined.
    
    Parameters:
    
    multitonClass - the multiton class
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of instances
    
    Throws:
    
    MultitonInstantiationException - if an error occurred
  - getAdapter
```
public final <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> type)
```