Package org.jboss.jca.common.api.metadata

Interface CopyableMetaData

All Superinterfaces:
Cloneable
All Known Subinterfaces:
Activationspec, AdminObject, AuthenticationMechanism, ConfigProperty, ConnectionDefinition, Connector, Icon, InboundResourceAdapter, LicenseType, Messageadapter, MessageListener, OutboundResourceAdapter, RequiredConfigProperty, ResourceAdapter, SecurityPermission
All Known Implementing Classes:
LocalizedXsdString, XsdString
public interface CopyableMetaData extends Cloneable
A CopyableMetaData. This interface force implementors to override copy() method. On the presence of this method are based some assumption to use generics during clone deep into the metadatas members.
Author:
Stefano Maestri

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    CopyableMetaData
    copy()
    Creates and returns a copy of this object.

  • Method Details

    • copy

      CopyableMetaData copy()
      Creates and returns a copy of this object. Ther copy is done in deep of all elements. It isn't formally a clone of the instance since it does not respect the assumption for which returned clone of cloneMethod are instance of Object
      Returns:
      a copy of this instance.