Class UnoptimizedDeepCopy


  • public class UnoptimizedDeepCopy
    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. A later version of this class includes some minor optimizations.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.Object copy​(java.lang.Object 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
    • Constructor Detail

      • UnoptimizedDeepCopy

        public UnoptimizedDeepCopy()
    • Method Detail

      • copy

        public static java.lang.Object copy​(java.lang.Object orig)
        Returns a copy of the object, or null if the object cannot be serialized.