org.mule.api.util

Interface Copiable<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of class implementing this interface

public interface Copiable<T>

A component that knows how to create copies of itself.

Since:

3.8

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	copy() Creates a new copy of this instance.

Method Detail

copy

T copy()

Creates a new copy of this instance.

Each invocation to this method is expected to return a different instance. However, no guarantee is offered about the copy being deep or shallow. That's up to each implementation.

Implementations are expected to be thread-safe

Returns:

A new copy of this instance