Android Array Clone clone(char[] array)

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Description

Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling null.

This method returns null for a null input array.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter Description
array the array to clone, may be <code>null</code>

Return

the cloned array, null if null input

Declaration

public static char[] clone(char[] array) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * <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 <T> T[] clone(T[] array) {
        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 array.clone();
    }
}

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