Returns a copy of the object, or null if the object cannot be serialized.
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//package wekinator.util;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
/**
*
* http://javatechniques.com/blog/faster-deep-copies-of-java-objects/
*/
public class DeepCopy {
/**
* Returns a copy of the object, or null if the object cannot
* be serialized.
*/
// http://javatechniques.com/blog/faster-deep-copies-of-java-objects/
public static Object copy(Object orig) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
Object obj = null;
// Write the object out to a byte array
ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
out.writeObject(orig);
out.flush();
out.close();
// Make an input stream from the byte array and read
// a copy of the object back in.
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray()));
obj = in.readObject();
return obj;
}
}
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