repicea.serial.cloner

Interface SerialCloner<P>

Type Parameters:

P - the class of the object to be cloned

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicSerialCloner, XmlSerialCloner

public interface SerialCloner<P>

The SerialCloner interface ensures the instance can clone the object. The results must be a deep clone of the original object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
P	cloneThisObject(P obj) This method produces a deep clone of the object.

Method Detail

cloneThisObject

P cloneThisObject(P obj)

This method produces a deep clone of the object.

Parameters:

obj - the object of class P to be cloned

Returns:

a deep clone of the original object