edu.ie3.util.copy

Class DeepCopy

java.lang.Object

edu.ie3.util.copy.DeepCopy

public class DeepCopy
extends java.lang.Object

Utility for making deep copies (vs. clone()'s shallow copies) of objects. Objects are first serialized and then deserialized. Error checking is fairly minimal in this implementation. If an object is encountered that cannot be serialized (or that references an object that cannot be serialized) an error is printed to System.err and null is returned. Depending on your specific application, it might make more sense to have copy(...) re-throw the exception.

Since:

13.06.2018

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <C> C	copy(C orig) Returns a copy of the object, or null if the object cannot be serialized.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

copy

public static <C> C copy(C orig)

Returns a copy of the object, or null if the object cannot be serialized.

Parameters:

orig - Original Object to be copied

Returns:

The duplicate