I have some jaxb objects (instantiated from code generated from xsd by jaxb) that I need to clone. The Jaxb class does not appear to provide an interface for doing this easily. I can not hand edit the class and can not extend it - so I need to create a helper/utility method to do this. What is the best approach?
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Given the purpose of JAXB, I think the easiest way would be to marshall your object to XML and unmarshall it back.
Lots more discussions on Google.
There's also some discussion (as well as a link to download) of a Cloneable plugin under jaxb2-commons, although I can't find any reference on the project page.
ykaganovich
2009-05-30 23:35:46
Yes - marshall-to-unmarshall worked perfectly. I am awarding you the answer. Of course - there is a time hit to this over serialization - but since it can't be serialized there are not lot of other choices besides reflection.
Shane C. Mason
2009-05-31 04:19:08
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btw duffymo, Shane is correct when he uses the word "effect". "affect" is the word used when talking about how something impacts something mentally. This is where the term Affective disorder comes from.
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2010-01-21 13:47:33