Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want.

Cloneable is implemented by the class (via the implements keyword) to prevent Object‘s clone() method from throwing an instance of the CloneNotSupportedException class (also found in java.lang).

I'm currently beating my head against the following problem, and I could use a point in the right direction.For my current task, I'm required to generate an implementation for clone(), equals ...

Java object serialization is a feature of the JDK that is far too often overlooked. When a developer puts together a prototype or cooks up a proof of concept, simply saving a serialized Java object to ...