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17  package org.apache.jetspeed.util;
18  
19  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
20  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
21  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
22  import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
23  
24  /***
25   * Utility for object cloning
26   * 
27   * @author <a href="mailto:weaver@apache.org">Scott T. Weaver</a>
28   */
29  public class CloneUtil
30  {
31      /***
32       * Provides a deep clone serializing/de-serializng <code>objToClone</code>     
33       * 
34       * @param objToClone The object to be cloned
35       * @return The cloned object
36       */
37      public static final Object deepClone(Object objToClone)
38      {
39          try
40          {
41              ByteArrayOutputStream bytearrayoutputstream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(100);
42              ObjectOutputStream objectoutputstream = new ObjectOutputStream(bytearrayoutputstream);
43              objectoutputstream.writeObject(objToClone);
44              byte abyte0[] = bytearrayoutputstream.toByteArray();
45              objectoutputstream.close();
46              ByteArrayInputStream bytearrayinputstream = new ByteArrayInputStream(abyte0);
47              ObjectInputStream objectinputstream = new ObjectInputStream(bytearrayinputstream);
48              Object clone = objectinputstream.readObject();
49              objectinputstream.close();
50              return clone;
51          }
52          catch (Exception exception)
53          {
54              // nothing
55          }
56          return null;
57      }
58  
59  }