Java Array Clone clone(final T[] array)

Description

Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling null .

The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special handling for multi-dimensional arrays.

This method returns null for a null input array.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
T	the component type of the array
array	the array to shallow clone, may be null

Return

the cloned array, null if null input

Declaration

public static <T> T[] clone(final T[] array)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special
     * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param <T> the component type of the array
     * @param array  the array to shallow clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static <T> T[] clone(final T[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static long[] clone(final long[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static int[] clone(final int[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static short[] clone(final short[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static char[] clone(final char[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static byte[] clone(final byte[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static double[] clone(final double[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static float[] clone(final float[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * {@code null}.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array  the array to clone, may be {@code null}
     * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input
     */
    public static boolean[] clone(final boolean[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return array.clone();
    }
}