Copy an object in Java

Question

I have an object that I need to copy in Java. I need to create a copy and run some tests on it without changing the original object itself.

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Answer 1

Joshua Bloch has some interesting things to say about cloneable. Depending on the size/construction of the object, I'd add a copy constructor to the object, or serialise/deserialise using one of the solutions mentioned above.