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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.math.util;
019    
020    import java.io.Serializable;
021    
022    import org.apache.commons.math.Field;
023    
024    /**
025     * Representation of real numbers with arbitrary precision field.
026     * <p>
027     * This class is a singleton.
028     * </p>
029     * @see BigReal
030     * @version $Revision: 795912 $ $Date: 2009-07-20 12:51:09 -0400 (Mon, 20 Jul 2009) $
031     * @since 2.0
032     */
033    public class BigRealField implements Field<BigReal>, Serializable  {
034    
035        /** Serializable version identifier */
036        private static final long serialVersionUID = 4756431066541037559L;
037    
038        /** Private constructor for the singleton.
039         */
040        private BigRealField() {
041        }
042    
043        /** Get the unique instance.
044         * @return the unique instance
045         */
046        public static BigRealField getInstance() {
047            return LazyHolder.INSTANCE;
048        }
049    
050        /** {@inheritDoc} */
051        public BigReal getOne() {
052            return BigReal.ONE;
053        }
054    
055        /** {@inheritDoc} */
056        public BigReal getZero() {
057            return BigReal.ZERO;
058        }
059    
060        /** Holder for the instance.
061         * <p>We use here the Initialization On Demand Holder Idiom.</p>
062         */
063        private static class LazyHolder {
064            /** Cached field instance. */
065            private static final BigRealField INSTANCE = new BigRealField();
066        }
067    
068        /** Handle deserialization of the singleton.
069         * @return the singleton instance
070         */
071        private Object readResolve() {
072            // return the singleton instance
073            return LazyHolder.INSTANCE; 
074        }
075    
076    }