Object clone()

[Brett Anthoine]

Hello,
I'm trying to get an exact copy of an object's instance. example

TestClass t1,t2;
t1 = new TestClass();
t2 = t1.clone();

The problem is the compiler says clone() is protected. I'm confused.

[Vijay Kashyap]

Hi Brett,
You have to supply cloning method for your TestClass.
As the clone method is protected in Object class which is your super class( if you are not extending any other class in TestClass) hence you cannot use clone method without providing definition for it.
Regards,
Vijay
[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: vijay kashyap ]

[Brett Anthoine]

Thanks you vijay.