org.apache.derby.iapi.types
Interface CloneableObject
- All Known Subinterfaces:
- RowLocation
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- DataType, HeapRowLocation
- public interface CloneableObject
This is a simple interface that is used by the
sorter for cloning input rows. It defines
a method that can be used to clone a column.
Method Summary |
java.lang.Object |
cloneObject()
Get a shallow copy of the object and return
it. |
cloneObject
public java.lang.Object cloneObject()
- Get a shallow copy of the object and return
it. This is used by the sorter to clone
columns. It should be cloning the column
holder but not its value. The only difference
between this method and getClone is this one does
not objectify a stream.
- Returns:
- new cloned column as an object
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