@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ * other kind of scope. */ public class DummyScope implements Scope { // Caches the unique instance of this class; instances contain no data // so we can use the singleton pattern - private static DummyScope singleton = new DummyScope(); + private static final DummyScope singleton = new DummyScope(); // constructor is private to enforce use of factory method private DummyScope(){} /**