Editing Lazy initialization (section)

===PHP===
Here is an example of lazy initialization in [[PHP]] 7.4:
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class Fruit
{
    private string $type;
    private static array $types = array();

    private function __construct(string $type)
    {
        $this->type = $type;
    }

    public static function getFruit(string $type)
    {
        // Lazy initialization takes place here
        if (!isset(self::$types[$type])) {
            self::$types[$type] = new Fruit($type);
        }

        return self::$types[$type];
    }

    public static function printCurrentTypes(): void
    {
        echo 'Number of instances made: ' . count(self::$types) . "\n";
        foreach (array_keys(self::$types) as $key) {
            echo "$key\n";
        }
        echo "\n";
    }
}

Fruit::getFruit('Apple');
Fruit::printCurrentTypes();

Fruit::getFruit('Banana');
Fruit::printCurrentTypes();

Fruit::getFruit('Apple');
Fruit::printCurrentTypes();

/*
OUTPUT:

Number of instances made: 1
Apple

Number of instances made: 2
Apple
Banana

Number of instances made: 2
Apple
Banana
*/
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