How do I get the seed from a Random in Java?

Question

I am creating a deep clone for some object. The object contains a Random.

Is it good practice to retrieve the seed from the Random? If so,

Answer 1

Interesting paradox... I would not call the cloned Random object random - as a workaround you could try this: when you're cloning your object you can set seed by yourself in both Random instances with the same value.