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

The reason I'm here is that I need to remember the seed in case I need to recreate what happened in a particular program run. The code I used is:

long seed = random.nextLong();
random.setSeed(seed);

Although this isn't quite what is asked for, I think it is probably what is required.