org.jgap.impl

Class DefaultCloneHandler

java.lang.Object

org.jgap.impl.DefaultCloneHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, ICloneHandler, IHandler, ICloneable

public class DefaultCloneHandler
extends java.lang.Object
implements ICloneHandler, ICloneable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Default clone handler supporting IApplicationData as well as implementations of Cloneable (for the latter: in case the clone-method is accessible via reflection).

Since:

2.6

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultCloneHandler()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object a_other)
boolean	isHandlerFor(java.lang.Object a_obj, java.lang.Class a_clazz) Handles all implementations of IApplicationData as well as all of java.lang.Cloneable (for which the clone-method is accessible via reflection.
java.lang.Object	perform(java.lang.Object a_objToClone, java.lang.Class a_class, java.lang.Object a_params) Performs the clone operation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultCloneHandler

public DefaultCloneHandler()

Method Detail

isHandlerFor

public boolean isHandlerFor(java.lang.Object a_obj,
                            java.lang.Class a_clazz)

Handles all implementations of IApplicationData as well as all of java.lang.Cloneable (for which the clone-method is accessible via reflection. This is not the case for package protected classes, e.g.).

Specified by:

isHandlerFor in interface IHandler

Parameters:

a_obj - the object to check for (maybe null)

a_clazz - the class to check for whether it is handled (maybe null)

Returns:

true in case class is clonable via this handler

Since:

2.6

perform

public java.lang.Object perform(java.lang.Object a_objToClone,
                                java.lang.Class a_class,
                                java.lang.Object a_params)

Performs the clone operation.

Specified by:

perform in interface IHandler

Parameters:

a_objToClone - the object to clone

a_class - not considered here

a_params - not considered here

Returns:

Object

Since:

2.6

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Specified by:

clone in interface ICloneable

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

deep clone of this instance

Since:

3.2

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object a_other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

a_other - sic

Returns:

as always

Since:

3.2