java.lang.Object
- adams.core.ObjectCopyHelper

```
public class ObjectCopyHelper
extends Object
```
Helper class for copying objects.

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType
How to copy an object.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected static Logger LOGGER
for logging.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ObjectCopyHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T> T`	`copyObject(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type, T source)`	Makes a copy of an object.
`static <T> T`	`copyObject(T source)`	Makes a copy of an object.
`static <T> T[]`	`copyObjects(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type, T[] source)`	Makes a copy of the objects.
`static <T> T[]`	`copyObjects(T[] source)`	Makes a copy of the objects.
`static ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType`	`copyType(Object source)`	Determines how to copy an object.
`protected static <T> T`	`createCopy(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type, T source)`	Makes a copy of the object.
`static Object`	`newInstance(Class cls)`	Creates a new instance of the given class.
`static Object`	`newInstance(String cls)`	Creates a new instance of the given class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - LOGGER
```
protected static Logger LOGGER
```
    for logging.
- Constructor Detail
  - ObjectCopyHelper
```
public ObjectCopyHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - copyType
```
public static ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType copyType(Object source)
```
    Determines how to copy an object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the object to inspect, cannot be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the copy type
  - copyObject
```
public static <T> T copyObject(T source)
```
    Makes a copy of an object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the object to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the source object
    
    See Also:
    
    copyObjects(CopyType, Object[])
  - copyObject
```
public static <T> T copyObject(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type,
                               T source)
```
    Makes a copy of an object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the copy type to use, null to automatically determine
    
    source - the object to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the source object
    
    See Also:
    
    copyObjects(CopyType, Object[])
  - copyObjects
```
public static <T> T[] copyObjects(T[] source)
```
    Makes a copy of the objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the objects to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the source objects
    
    See Also:
    
    copyObjects(CopyType, Object[])
  - copyObjects
```
public static <T> T[] copyObjects(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type,
                                  T[] source)
```
    Makes a copy of the objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the copy type to use, null to automatically determine
    
    source - the objects to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the source objects
    
    See Also:
    
    OptionUtils.shallowCopy(adams.core.option.OptionHandler, boolean), CloneHandler.getClone(), ClassManager.deepCopy(Object), ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType
  - createCopy
```
protected static <T> T createCopy(ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType type,
                                  T source)
```
    Makes a copy of the object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the copy type to use, null to automatically determine
    
    source - the object to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the source object
    
    See Also:
    
    OptionUtils.shallowCopy(adams.core.option.OptionHandler, boolean), CloneHandler.getClone(), ClassManager.deepCopy(Object), ObjectCopyHelper.CopyType
  - newInstance
```
public static Object newInstance(String cls)
                          throws Exception
```
    Creates a new instance of the given class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cls - the class to create an instance from
    
    Returns:
    
    the object, null if failed
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - if instantiation fails
  - newInstance
```
public static Object newInstance(Class cls)
```
    Creates a new instance of the given class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cls - the class to create an instance from
    
    Returns:
    
    the object, null if failed

Class ObjectCopyHelper

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

LOGGER

Constructor Detail

ObjectCopyHelper

Method Detail

copyType

copyObject

copyObject

copyObjects

copyObjects

createCopy

newInstance

newInstance