Here you can find the source of copyOf(int[][] pixels)
public static int[][] copyOf(int[][] pixels)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww. ja v a 2 s . c om * Copyright 2009-2012 Michael Tamm * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static int[][] copyOf(int[][] pixels) { int[][] copy; if (pixels == null) { copy = null; } else { int w = pixels.length; if (w == 0) { copy = new int[0][]; } else { int h = pixels[0].length; copy = new int[w][h]; if (h > 0) { for (int x = 0; x < w; ++x) { System.arraycopy(pixels[x], 0, copy[x], 0, h); } } } } return copy; } }