Comment on Tutorial - clone() and the Cloneable Interface in Java By Henry

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Comment Added at : 2011-01-20 11:40:23

Comment on Tutorial : clone() and the Cloneable Interface in Java By Henry

Question: if clone is a protected method then why the sub class has to implement Cloneable interface type to use its super class method?

Answer: clone is a dangerous method. So by implementing Cloneable interface you are telling JVM that "There is a good reason to clone my class, so please allow me"

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