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Clone an array

    


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/**
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 * @author Nikolay Metchev
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 * @author Tim O'Brien
 * @author Pete Gieser
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @author <a href="mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com">Ashwin S</a>
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {

  // Clone
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special
   * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
   * 
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to shallow clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static Object[] clone(Object[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (Object[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static long[] clone(long[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (long[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static int[] clone(int[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (int[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static short[] clone(short[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (short[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static char[] clone(char[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (char[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static byte[] clone(byte[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (byte[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static double[] clone(double[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (double[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static float[] clone(float[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (float[]) array.clone();
  }

  /**
   * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static boolean[] clone(boolean[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (boolean[]) array.clone();
  }

}

   
    
    
    
  








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