cloneable.java

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/*$************************************************************************************************
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 ** $Id: Cloneable.java,v 1.3 2004/03/09 20:02:56 desruisseaux Exp $
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 ** $Source: /cvsroot/geoapi/src/org/opengis/util/Cloneable.java,v $
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 ** Copyright (C) 2003 Open GIS Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/Legal/
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package org.opengis.util;


/**
 * Indicates that it is legal to make a field-for-field copy of instances of implementing classes.
 * A cloneable class implements the J2SE's {@link java.lang.Cloneable} standard interface and
 * additionnaly overrides the {@link Object#clone()} method with public access.
 *
 * @author <A HREF="http://www.opengis.org">OpenGIS&reg; consortium</A>
 * @version 2.0
 *
 * @see java.lang.Cloneable
 * @see <A HREF="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4098033.html">&quot;<CITE>Cloneable
 *      doesn't define <code>clone()</code></CITE>&quot; on Sun's bug parade</A>
 */
public interface Cloneable extends java.lang.Cloneable {
    /**
     * Creates and returns a copy of this object.
     * The precise meaning of "copy" may depend on the class of the object.
     *
     * @return A clone of this instance.
     * @see Object#clone
     */
    public Object clone();
}