clone() method in Java

Question

as I understood, the method clone() gives us the ability to copy object (no refernce) in Java. But I also read, that the copy is shallow. So what the point? Which a

Answer 1

A simple assignment will simply create an Alias for the object. With clone(), each attribute member will also be initialized in the clone Object. However, if the Attribute members are themselves have more objects contained within them, those will not not be copied.