Package com.globalmentor.java

Interface CloneSupported

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Count

public interface CloneSupported
extends Cloneable

Indicates that a class implements cloning.

This interface is needed because of the deficiencies of the standard Java Object.clone() framework. This interface makes clone() public and guarantees that CloneNotSupportedException will not be thrown, method signature notwithstanding.

Author:

Garret Wilson

See Also:

• The clone Dilemma

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()	This version is guaranteed not to throw CloneNotSupportedException.

Method Details

clone

Object clone()
      throws CloneNotSupportedException

This version is guaranteed not to throw CloneNotSupportedException.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException