In Java, java.lang.Runtime is implemented on Singleton design

pattern.

Runtime is the class that acts as an interface with the environment in

which Java process is running. Runtime contains methods that can

interact with the environment.

Like- totalmemory() method gives the total memory in JVM.

maxMemory() method gives the maximum memory that JVM can

use.

There is an exit() method to exit the Java process. We do not want

multiple objects in JVM to have exit() method.

Similarly there is gc() method that can run the Garbage Collector.

With only one copy of gc() method, we can ensure that no other

object can run the Garbage Collector when one instance of GC is

already running.

Due to all these reasons there is only one copy of Runtime in Java.

To ensure single copy of Runtime, it is implemented as a Singleton

in Java.

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