org.jboss.marshalling.cloner

Interface ObjectCloner

public interface ObjectCloner

An object cloner. Creates a (possibly deep) clone of an object. Unlike Marshallers and Unmarshallers, ObjectCloners are thread-safe and can be used to clone object graphs concurrently.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ObjectCloner	IDENTITY The identity object cloner.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone(Object orig) Create a deep clone of the given object.
void	reset() Clear the cloner state and any caches.

Field Detail

IDENTITY

static final ObjectCloner IDENTITY

The identity object cloner. Always returns the same object it is given.

Method Detail

reset

void reset()

Clear the cloner state and any caches.

clone

Object clone(Object orig)
             throws IOException,
                    ClassNotFoundException

Create a deep clone of the given object.

Parameters:

orig - the original object

Returns:

the deep clone

Throws:

IOException - if a serialization error occurs

ClassNotFoundException - if a class cannot be loaded during the cloning process