broadwick.utils

Class CloneUtils

java.lang.Object

broadwick.utils.CloneUtils

public final class CloneUtils
extends Object

Utility for object cloning using serialization. This allows objects to be deep-copied without the need for each object to implement the Cloneable interface.

Note, object being cloned MUST be serializable.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	CloneUtils() Hide utility class constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	deepClone(T o) Deep clones an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CloneUtils

private CloneUtils()

Hide utility class constructor.

Method Detail

deepClone

public static <T> T deepClone(T o)

Deep clones an object. The object to be clone does not need to implement Cloneable or be serializable for this method to work.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of "o"

Parameters:

o - The object to be cloned.

Returns:

The cloned object.