//: CheckCloneable.java ////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Copyright (c) Bruce Eckel, 1998 // Source code file from the book "Thinking in Java" // All rights reserved EXCEPT as allowed by the // following statements: You can freely use this file // for your own work (personal or commercial), // including modifications and distribution in // executable form only. Permission is granted to use // this file in classroom situations, including its // use in presentation materials, as long as the book // "Thinking in Java" is cited as the source. // Except in classroom situations, you cannot copy // and distribute this code; instead, the sole // distribution point is http://www.BruceEckel.com // (and official mirror sites) where it is // freely available. You cannot remove this // copyright and notice. You cannot distribute // modified versions of the source code in this // package. You cannot use this file in printed // media without the express permission of the // author. Bruce Eckel makes no representation about // the suitability of this software for any purpose. // It is provided "as is" without express or implied // warranty of any kind, including any implied // warranty of merchantability, fitness for a // particular purpose or non-infringement. The entire // risk as to the quality and performance of the // software is with you. Bruce Eckel and the // publisher shall not be liable for any damages // suffered by you or any third party as a result of // using or distributing software. In no event will // Bruce Eckel or the publisher be liable for any // lost revenue, profit, or data, or for direct, // indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or // punitive damages, however caused and regardless of // the theory of liability, arising out of the use of // or inability to use software, even if Bruce Eckel // and the publisher have been advised of the // possibility of such damages. Should the software // prove defective, you assume the cost of all // necessary servicing, repair, or correction. If you // think you've found an error, please email all // modified files with clearly commented changes to: // Bruce@EckelObjects.com. (Please use the same // address for non-code errors found in the book.) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // Checking to see if a handle can be cloned // Can't clone this because it doesn't // override clone(): class Ordinary {} // Overrides clone, but doesn't implement // Cloneable: class WrongClone extends Ordinary { public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { return super.clone(); // Throws exception } } // Does all the right things for cloning: class IsCloneable extends Ordinary implements Cloneable { public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { return super.clone(); } } // Turn off cloning by throwing the exception: class NoMore extends IsCloneable { public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { throw new CloneNotSupportedException(); } } class TryMore extends NoMore { public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { // Calls NoMore.clone(), throws exception: return super.clone(); } } class BackOn extends NoMore { private BackOn duplicate(BackOn b) { // Somehow make a copy of b // and return that copy. This is a dummy // copy, just to make the point: return new BackOn(); } public Object clone() { // Doesn't call NoMore.clone(): return duplicate(this); } } // Can't inherit from this, so can't override // the clone method like in BackOn: final class ReallyNoMore extends NoMore {} public class CheckCloneable { static Ordinary tryToClone(Ordinary ord) { String id = ord.getClass().getName(); Ordinary x = null; if(ord instanceof Cloneable) { try { System.out.println("Attempting " + id); x = (Ordinary)((IsCloneable)ord).clone(); System.out.println("Cloned " + id); } catch(CloneNotSupportedException e) { System.out.println( "Could not clone " + id); } } return x; } public static void main(String[] args) { // Upcasting: Ordinary[] ord = { new IsCloneable(), new WrongClone(), new NoMore(), new TryMore(), new BackOn(), new ReallyNoMore(), }; Ordinary x = new Ordinary(); // This won't compile, since clone() is // protected in Object: //! x = (Ordinary)x.clone(); // tryToClone() checks first to see if // a class implements Cloneable: for(int i = 0; i < ord.length; i++) tryToClone(ord[i]); } } ///:~