net.didion.jwnl.util

Interface DeepCloneable

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

PointerTargetNode, PointerTargetNodeList, PointerTargetTreeNode, PointerTargetTreeNodeList, RelationshipList, TypeCheckingList

public interface DeepCloneable
extends java.lang.Cloneable

A DeepCloneable is a cloneable object that can be cloned shallowly (by creating a copy of the object that contains references to the same members as the original) or deeply (by creating a copy of the object and of all it's member objects).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	clone() Create a shallow clone of the object
java.lang.Object	deepClone() Create a deep clone of the object

Method Detail

clone

java.lang.Object clone()
                throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Create a shallow clone of the object

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

deepClone

java.lang.Object deepClone()
                    throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Create a deep clone of the object

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException