How do I copy an object in Java?

Question

Consider the code below:

DummyBean dum = new DummyBean();
dum.setDummy(\"foo\");
System.out.println(dum.getDummy()); // prints \'foo\'

DummyBean dumtwo = du         


        

Answer 1

Use a deep cloning utility:

SomeObjectType copy = new Cloner().deepClone(someObject);

This will deep copy any java object, check it out at https://github.com/kostaskougios/cloning