Re: Design Question

    /**
     * This is a static factory method.
     *
     */
    public StringUtils getInstance() {
     return new StringUtils();
    }
[...]
Is this what you have in mind?

If yes, how do I invoke StringUtils.getInstance()? I've tried this
(from another class) in order to get an instance that uses the default
Locale:

        StringUtils stringUtils = StringUtils.getInstance();

but it generates a compile error because it doesn't like the static
reference to getInstance(). And this gives the exact same error:

        StringUtils stringUtils = new StringUtils.getInstance();

Can you (or anyone else reading this thread) kindly clarify what I've
got wrong and how to correct it?