Copyable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public interface Copyable
 implements Serializable
                    
```
Copyable interface allows to perform deep-copy of objects via the copy() method. Classes implementing this interface must also implement Serializable. Copyright (c) 2012-2025, Imperial College London All rights reserved.

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T extends Copyable> T`	`copy()`	Creates a deep copy of this object using serialization.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
- Method Detail
  - copy
```
 <T extends Copyable> T copy()
```
    Creates a deep copy of this object using serialization.
    
    Returns:
    
    A deep copy of this object