org.expasy.mzjava.utils

Interface Copyable<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Histogram, PeakAnnotation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotatedPeak, GlycanFragAnnotation, HistogramImpl, LibPeakAnnotation, Peak, PepFragAnnotation, PepLibPeakAnnotation, RetentionTimeList, ScanNumberList

public interface Copyable<T>

Version:

1.0

Author:

Oliver Horlacher

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	copy() Creates and returns a copy of this object.

Method Detail

copy

T copy()

Creates and returns a copy of this object. The precise meaning of "copy" may depend on the class of the object. The general intent is that, for any object x, the expression:

 x.copy() != x

will be true, and that the expression:

 x.copy().getClass() == x.getClass()

will be true, but these are not absolute requirements. While it is typically the case that:

 x.copy().equals(x)

will be true, this is not an absolute requirement.

Returns:

a copy of this instance.