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package java.lang;

/**

 * A class implements the <code>Cloneable</code> interface to

 * indicate to the {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} method that it

 * is legal for that method to make a

 * field-for-field copy of instances of that class.

 * <p>

 * Invoking Object's clone method on an instance that does not implement the

 * <code>Cloneable</code> interface results in the exception

 * <code>CloneNotSupportedException</code> being thrown.

 * <p>

 * By convention, classes that implement this interface should override

 * {@code Object.clone} (which is protected) with a public method.

 * See {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} for details on overriding this

 * method.

 * <p>

 * Note that this interface does <i>not</i> contain the {@code clone} method.

 * Therefore, it is not possible to clone an object merely by virtue of the

 * fact that it implements this interface.  Even if the clone method is invoked

 * reflectively, there is no guarantee that it will succeed.

 *

 * @author  unascribed

 * @see     java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

 * @see     java.lang.Object#clone()

 * @since   1.0

 */

public interface Cloneable {

}