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package org.jboss.marshalling.cloner;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* An interface which allows extending a cloner to types that it would not otherwise support.
*/
public interface CloneTable {
/**
* Attempt to clone the given object. If no clone can be made or acquired from this table, return {@code null}.
*
* @param original the original
* @param objectCloner the object cloner
* @param classCloner the class cloner
* @return the clone or {@code null} if none can be acquired
* @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if a class is not found
*/
Object clone(Object original, ObjectCloner objectCloner, ClassCloner classCloner) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
/**
* A null clone table.
*/
CloneTable NULL = new CloneTable() {
public Object clone(final Object original, final ObjectCloner objectCloner, final ClassCloner classCloner) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
return null;
}
};
}