NewInstanceCopier.java

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 * Copyright 2017 OmniFaces
 *
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 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.omnifaces.util.copier;

/**
 * Copier that doesn't actually copy an object fully, but just returns a new instance of the same type.
 * <p>
 * The object that is to be copied has to implement a public default constructor.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 * @author Arjan Tijms
 *
 */
public class NewInstanceCopier implements Copier {

	@Override
	public Object copy(Object object) {
		try {
			return object.getClass().newInstance();
		} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
		}
	}
	
}