org.tentackle.util
Class ObjectHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.tentackle.util.ObjectHelper

public class ObjectHelper
extends Object

Generic helper methods applicable to all kinds of objects.

Author:

harald

Constructor Summary

ObjectHelper()

Method Summary

static Object

clone(Object obj) Clones an object. Useful to clone any object, without knowing whether it is cloneable or not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ObjectHelper

public ObjectHelper()

Method Detail

clone

public static Object clone(Object obj)
                    throws CloneNotSupportedException

Clones an object.
Useful to clone any object, without knowing whether it is cloneable or not. The method is implemented by using reflection.

Parameters:

obj - the object to clone

Returns:

the cloned object

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - if object is not cloneable