Java Array Clone clone(Object[] 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
array	the array to shallow clone, may be <code>null</code>

Return

the cloned array, null if null input

Declaration

public static Object[] clone(Object[] array)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

public class Main {
    /**/*  ww w. j  a  v  a2  s . c  o m*/
     * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
     * <code>null</code>.</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</code> for a
     * <code>null</code> input array.</p>
     *
     * @param array the array to shallow clone, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
     */
    public static Object[] clone(Object[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return (Object[]) array.clone();
    }
}