com.rits.cloning

Annotation Type Immutable

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Immutable

marks the specific class as immutable and the cloner avoids cloning it

Author:

kostantinos.kougios 24 Mar 2011

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	subClass by default all subclasses of the @Immutable class are not immutable.

Element Detail

subClass

public abstract boolean subClass

by default all subclasses of the @Immutable class are not immutable. This can override it.

Returns:

true for subclasses of @Immutable class to be regarded as immutable from the cloner

Default:

false