LanguageObject.java

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package org.jboss.bqt.jdbc.sql.lang;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This is the primary interface for all language objects.  
 */
public interface LanguageObject extends Cloneable {

		
	/**
	 * Implement clone to make objects cloneable.
	 * @return Deep clone of this object
	 */
    Object clone();
    
    public static class Util {

		public static <S extends LanguageObject, T extends S> ArrayList<S> deepClone(List<T> collection, Class<S> type) {
			ArrayList<S> result = new ArrayList<S>(collection.size());
			for (LanguageObject obj : collection) {
				result.add(type.cast(obj.clone()));
			}
			return result;
		}
    	
    }
    	 
}