uk.co.strangeskies.utility

Interface DeepCopyable<S extends DeepCopyable<S>>

Type Parameters:

S - Self bounding on the type of the object, so that copies can be correctly typed.

All Superinterfaces:

Copyable<S>, Self<S>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BoundSet, TypeParameter, TypeResolver, TypeToken

public interface DeepCopyable<S extends DeepCopyable<S>>
extends Copyable<S>

An object which can be copied.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default S	deepCopy()
S	deepCopy(Isomorphism context)

Methods inherited from interface uk.co.strangeskies.utility.Copyable

copy

Methods inherited from interface uk.co.strangeskies.utility.Self

getThis

Method Detail

deepCopy

default S deepCopy()

Returns:

A deep copy of the receiving instance.

deepCopy

S deepCopy(Isomorphism context)

Specified by:

deepCopy in interface Copyable<S extends DeepCopyable<S>>

Parameters:

context - an object graph Isomorphism

Returns:

a deep copy of the receiving instance, consistent with the given Isomorphism