org.glassfish.pfl.dynamic.copyobject.impl
Interface ClassCopier

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassCopierBase, ClassCopierOrdinaryImpl

public interface ClassCopier

Provides deep copying of one specific class. An ObjectCopier (what Util.copyObject sees) uses some kind of factory to find the ClassCopier for the Class of the object in order to copy a particular object.

Method Summary

Object	copy(Map<Object,Object> oldToNew, Object source) Produce a deep copy of source, recursively copying all of its constituents.
boolean	isReflectiveClassCopier() We need to know whether this class copier operates via reflection or not, as the reflective class copier must be able to tell when a super class is copied by an incompatible copier.

Method Detail

copy

Object copy(Map<Object,Object> oldToNew,
            Object source)
            throws ReflectiveCopyException

Produce a deep copy of source, recursively copying all of its constituents. Aliasing is preserved through oldToNew, so that no component of source is copied more than once. Throws ReflectiveCopyException if it cannot copy source. This may occur in some implementations, depending on the mechanism used to copy the class.

Throws:

ReflectiveCopyException

isReflectiveClassCopier

boolean isReflectiveClassCopier()

We need to know whether this class copier operates via reflection or not, as the reflective class copier must be able to tell when a super class is copied by an incompatible copier.