org.helenus.lang

Class CloneUtils

java.lang.Object

org.helenus.lang.CloneUtils

public class CloneUtils
extends Object

The CloneUtils class provides cloning utility methods.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1 - Feb 12, 2016 - paouelle - Creation

Author:

The Helenus Driver Project Authors

Copyright:

2015-2016 The Helenus Driver Project Authors

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	clone(T obj) Clones the specified object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

clone

public static <T> T clone(T obj)

Clones the specified object.

Note: This implementation will convert a CloneNotSupportedException exception into a IllegalArgumentException.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to be cloned

Parameters:

obj - the object to be cloned

Returns:

a cloned version of the object or null if obj was null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if cloning is not supported

IllegalStateException - if cloning throws an unexpected exception

NoSuchMethodError - if the object doesn't provide a public implementation for the Object.clone() method

IllegalAccessError - if the object's clone() cannot be accessed