xdev.lang

Interface Copyable<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the clone

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ColumnMetaData, DataSource.Parameter, DBMetaData.TableInfo, DBMetaData.TableMetaData, DELETE, Duration, EntityRelationship, EntityRelationship.Entity, Index, INSERT, ItemList, ItemList.Entry, PessimisticLockTable, QueryInfo, SELECT, TableColumnLink, TextFormat, UPDATE, VirtualTable, VirtualTableColumn, WHERE, XdevDate, XdevGridBagLayoutConstraints, XdevHashtable, XdevList, XdevTreeModel, XdevTreeNode

public interface Copyable<T>
extends Cloneable

The Copyable interface defines a type safe clone method to create a field-for-field copy of instances of that class.

Hint: This interface extends the java.lang.Cloneable interface.

Since:

2.0

Author:

XDEV Software

See Also:

Comparable

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	clone() Returns a field-for-field copy of this instance.

Method Detail

clone

T clone()

Returns a field-for-field copy of this instance.

Returns:

a field-for-field copy of this instance.