001/* =========================================================== 002 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform 003 * =========================================================== 004 * 005 * (C) Copyright 2000-present, by David Gilbert and Contributors. 006 * 007 * Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html 008 * 009 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 010 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by 011 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or 012 * (at your option) any later version. 013 * 014 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 015 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 016 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public 017 * License for more details. 018 * 019 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 020 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software 021 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, 022 * USA. 023 * 024 * [Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. 025 * Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.] 026 * 027 * -------------------- 028 * PublicCloneable.java 029 * -------------------- 030 * (C) Copyright 2000-present, by David Gilbert and Contributors. 031 * 032 * Original Author: David Gilbert; 033 * Contributors: -; 034 */ 035 036package org.jfree.chart.util; 037 038/** 039 * An interface that exposes the clone() method. In order to support the 040 * cloning of {@link org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart} instances, it is advisable to implement this 041 * interface for custom plots, renderers and other chart components. If 042 * this interface is not implemented, cloning will still be attempted via 043 * reflection. 044 */ 045public interface PublicCloneable extends Cloneable { 046 047 /** 048 * Returns a clone of the object. 049 * 050 * @return A clone. 051 * 052 * @throws CloneNotSupportedException if cloning is not supported for some reason. 053 */ 054 Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException; 055 056} 057