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package java.lang;
/**
* A class implements the Cloneable interface to
* indicate to the {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} method that it
* is legal for that method to make a
* field-for-field copy of instances of that class.
*
* Invoking Object's clone method on an instance that does not implement the
* Cloneable interface results in the exception
* CloneNotSupportedException being thrown.
*
* By convention, classes that implement this interface should override
* Object.clone (which is protected) with a public method.
* See {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} for details on overriding this
* method.
*
* Note that this interface does not contain the clone method.
* Therefore, it is not possible to clone an object merely by virtue of the
* fact that it implements this interface. Even if the clone method is invoked
* reflectively, there is no guarantee that it will succeed.
*
* @author unascribed
* @see java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
* @see java.lang.Object#clone()
* @since JDK1.0
*/
public interface Cloneable {
}