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Cloning in java

 
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We have a clone() defined in Object class. If we try to execute a class overriding clone(), it throws CloneNotSupportedException. But if we implement Cloneable interface(which is a marker interface), everything goes fine. Now the question is, why do not we have a clone() in Cloneable interface rather then in Object class.

Is it in the Object only because we require a default implementation of a clone() and since Object is the superclass, so we cannot somehow implement that interface in Object class. But then Why do we require a Cloneable Interface at all. We can override its implementation in our subclass also.

Kindly help me to clarify my doubts.

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Ritu
 
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The Cloneable interface should be implemented, so when asked if an object of this class is an instanceof Cloneable you get a true.

By the way, Bert Bates somewhere here on this forum wrote that clone() is not a part of the exam.



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Bu.
 
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clone() should not be used to copy objects, use copy constructors or factory methods instead.
 
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