Create the class in a Singleton design
pattern. See the "OO, Patterns, UML and Refactoring" group for more details. Basically you will be using a method called instance() to retrieve the instance. if the instance already exists, you will return it, else you will create a new one. There will be a static varaible in the class that will hold the reference to this instance. Initially it is null. Something like the following code.
Hope this helps
-Dale
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What's this H2SO4 doing in my fridge?? ( thud )
[This message has been edited by Dale DeMott (edited June 14, 2001).]