Package PamUtils

Class DeepCloner

java.lang.Object

PamUtils.DeepCloner

public class DeepCloner
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DeepCloner()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	deepClone(Serializable objectToClone)	Make a clone of the passed serializable object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DeepCloner

public DeepCloner()

Method Details

deepClone

public static Object deepClone(Serializable objectToClone)
                        throws CloneNotSupportedException

Make a clone of the passed serializable object. Note that instead of using the clone method, this will serial/deserialize the object to make a deep copy. See this page: http://javatechniques.com/blog/faster-deep-copies-of-java-objects/ for complete details.

Parameters:

objectToClone - the object to clone. Must implement Serializable

Returns:

the cloned object

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException