org.jboss.marshalling.cloner
Interface CloneTable

public interface CloneTable

An interface which allows extending a cloner to types that it would not otherwise support.

Field Summary

static CloneTable

NULL A null clone table.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

clone(java.lang.Object original, ObjectCloner objectCloner, ClassCloner classCloner) Attempt to clone the given object.

Field Detail

NULL

static final CloneTable NULL

A null clone table.

Method Detail

clone

java.lang.Object clone(java.lang.Object original,
                       ObjectCloner objectCloner,
                       ClassCloner classCloner)
                       throws java.io.IOException,
                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Attempt to clone the given object. If no clone can be made or acquired from this table, return null.

Parameters:

original - the original

objectCloner - the object cloner

classCloner - the class cloner

Returns:

the clone or null if none can be acquired

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class is not found