ObjectCloner

All Known Implementing Classes:

CloneableCloner, SerializingCloner
```
public interface ObjectCloner
```
An object cloner. Creates a (possibly deep) clone of an object. Unlike Marshallers and Unmarshallers, ObjectCloners are thread-safe and can be used to clone object graphs concurrently.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static ObjectCloner IDENTITY
The identity object cloner.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`clone(java.lang.Object orig)`	Create a deep clone of the given object.
`void`	`reset()`	Clear the cloner state and any caches.

- Field Detail
  - IDENTITY
```
static final ObjectCloner IDENTITY
```
    The identity object cloner. Always returns the same object it is given.
- Method Detail
  - reset
```
void reset()
```
    Clear the cloner state and any caches.
  - clone
```
java.lang.Object clone(java.lang.Object orig)
                throws java.io.IOException,
                       java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
```
    Create a deep clone of the given object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    orig - the original object
    
    Returns:
    
    the deep clone
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if a serialization error occurs
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class cannot be loaded during the cloning process