template <class T>
  class Singleton
  {
  public:
    static inline T* Instance();
    static inline void ReleaseInstance();

  private:
    Singleton(void){}
    ~Singleton(void){}
    Singleton(const Singleton&){}
    Singleton & operator= (const Singleton &){}

    static std::auto_ptr<T> m_instance;
    static ThreadSection m_critSection;
  };

  template <class T>
  std::auto_ptr<T> Singleton<T>::m_instance;

  template <class T> 
  ThreadSection Singleton<T>::m_critSection;

  template <class T>
  inline T* Singleton<T>::Instance()
  {
    AutoThreadSection aSection(&m_critSection);
    if( NULL == m_instance.get())
    {
      m_instance.reset ( new T);
    }

    return m_instance.get();
  }
  template<class T>
  inline void Singleton<T>::ReleaseInstance()
  {
    AutoThreadSection aSection(&m_critSection);
    m_instance.reset();
  }

#define DECLARE_SINGLETON_CLASS( type ) \
  friend class std::auto_ptr< type >;\
    friend class Singleton< type >;

public class Singleton {
  private Singleton() {    
  }
  
  private static Singleton single = null;
  
  public static Singleton getInstance() {
    if (single == null) {
      synchronized (Singleton.class) {
        if (single == null) {
          single = new Singleton();
        }        
      }
    }
    
    return single;
  }
}