What is design patterns in java code example

Example: java design patterns

// double locking is used to reduce the overhead of the synchronized method
public static ThreadSafeSingleton getInstanceDoubleLocking() {
	if (instance == null) {
		synchronized (ThreadSafeSingleton.class) {
			if (instance == null) {
				instance = new ThreadSafeSingleton();
			}
		}
	}
	return instance;
}