bundles/org.simantics.databoard/examples/org/simantics/databoard/example/DeepClone.java

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  10  *     VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland - initial API and implementation
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  12 package org.simantics.databoard.example;
  13
  14 import org.simantics.databoard.Bindings;
  15 import org.simantics.databoard.adapter.AdaptException;
  16 import org.simantics.databoard.binding.Binding;
  17 import org.simantics.databoard.binding.error.BindingConstructionException;
  18 import org.simantics.databoard.binding.error.BindingException;
  19
  20 public class DeepClone {
  21
  22         public static void main(String[] args) throws BindingConstructionException, BindingException, AdaptException {
  23
  24                 // Binding can copy objects. All copies are deep.
  25                 // Mutable objects are duplicated, immutable are referenced.
  26
  27                 // For instance, in object array, the array is copied, but its
  28                 // immutable literal instances (e.g. 1) is referenced.
  29
  30                 Object[] original = new Object[] { new Object(), 1, "X", 123.456 };
  31                 Binding binding = Bindings.getBinding( original.getClass() );
  32                 Object[] copy = (Object[]) binding.cloneUnchecked( original );
  33
  34                 // Print the objects
  35                 System.out.println( "Original: "+binding.toString( original ) );
  36                 System.out.println( "Clone   : "+binding.toString( copy     ) );
  37
  38         }
  39
  40 }