//: LocalCopy.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.) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // Creating local copies with clone() import java.util.*; class MyObject implements Cloneable { int i; MyObject(int ii) { i = ii; } public Object clone() { Object o = null; try { o = super.clone(); } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) { System.out.println("MyObject can't clone"); } return o; } public String toString() { return Integer.toString(i); } } public class LocalCopy { static MyObject g(MyObject v) { // Passing a handle, modifies outside object: v.i++; return v; } static MyObject f(MyObject v) { v = (MyObject)v.clone(); // Local copy v.i++; return v; } public static void main(String[] args) { MyObject a = new MyObject(11); MyObject b = g(a); // Testing handle equivalence, // not object equivalence: if(a == b) System.out.println("a == b"); else System.out.println("a != b"); System.out.println("a = " + a); System.out.println("b = " + b); MyObject c = new MyObject(47); MyObject d = f(c); if(c == d) System.out.println("c == d"); else System.out.println("c != d"); System.out.println("c = " + c); System.out.println("d = " + d); } } ///:~