How to access a protected method.

Hi All,
I have an object which i want to clone.But when i call the clone method on that object it gives me a compile time error " clone() has protected access in java.lang.Object".
Can u please tell me where i am wrong.
I am attaching the code lines.
DPJTable clone_pendingTransactionsDPJTable = (DPJTable)pendingTransactionsDPJTable.clone();
Kindly suggest a way out.
Sumeet Chopra.

Override the clone() method with your own clone method and call super.clone() from your method. This will solve the problem.

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Hi Manivannan,
I wrote a custom clone() method over riding the clone method in object class.
The method is as :
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
{
return super.clone();
}
The class which has this method implements Cloneable interface.But still when i write this code it gives me the same error.
DPJTable clone_pendingTransactionsDPJTable = (DPJTable)pendingTransactionsDPJTable.clone();
Please suggest a way out.

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Can you post a simple example that replicates your problem?

Hi Dirk,
I have changed my name as demanded by you.
Now moving on the problem part.
I have a DPJTable class defined in a separate package.It overrides the clone() method defined in Object class.The method is:
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
{
return super.clone();
}
Now i call this method from a class in another package .This file is PendingTransactions.java.
DPJTable clone_pendingTransactionsDPJTable = (DPJTable)pendingTransactionsDPJTable.clone();
But it gives me an exception saying :- clone() has protected access in java.lang.Object.
Now i am unable to find out why this happening so.
Could u please shed some light on this.....
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I think I may have the solution to your problem. In your function clone() that you override in you DPJTable class, you shouldn't write "return super.clone()" but return
"new DPJTable()" and initialize the new DPJTable'd data members and propriety to the DPJTable you want to copy.
It should look like something like this:
public Object clone() throws
CloneNotSupportedException
{
DPJTable temp = new DPJTable();
//Initialize the data of temp to the
//to the value of the DPJTable you want
//to clone
....
temp.x = this.x;
....
return temp;
}
By calling super.clone(), it just return an Object and not a DPJTable.
I hope this may help you. Let me known.
Yves