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The clone() method (Object Cloning in Java)
The object cloning is a way to create exact copy of an object. For this purpose, clone() method of Object
class is used to clone an object.
The java.lang.Cloneable interface must be implemented by the class whose object clone we want to create.
If we don't implement Cloneable interface, clone() method gives CloneNotSupportedException. The clone()
method is defined in the Object class. Syntax of the clone() method is as follows:
1. protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
Why use clone() method ?
The clone() saves the extra processing task for creating the exact copy of an object. If we perform it by
using the new keyword, it will take a lot of processing to be performed that is why we use object cloning.
Example of clone() method (Object cloning)
1. class Student implements Cloneable{
2. int rollno;
3. String name;
4.
5. Student(int rollno,String name){
6. this.rollno=rollno;
7. this.name=name;
8. }
9.
10. public Object clone()throws CloneNotSupportedException{
11. return super.clone();
12. }
13.
14. public static void main(String args[]){
15. try{
16. Student s1=new Student(101,"amit");
17.
18. Student s2=(Student)s1.clone();
19.
20. System.out.println(s1.rollno+" "+s1.name);
21. System.out.println(s2.rollno+" "+s2.name);
22.
23. }catch(CloneNotSupportedException c){}
24.
25. }
26. }
Output:101 amit
101 amit
download the example of object cloning
As you can see in the above example, both reference variables have the same value. Thus, the clone()
copies the values of an object to another. So we don't need to write explicit code to copy the value of an
object to another. If we create another object by new keyword and assign the values of another object to
this one, it will require a lot of processing on this object. So to save the extra processing task we use
clone() method.

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