src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Cloneable.java
changeset 47216 71c04702a3d5
parent 32033 bf24e33c7919
child 58288 48e480e56aad
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+/*
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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 {
+}