ClassCopier.java

package org.openpixi.pixi.physics.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

/**
 * Creates shallow field copy of source in destination class.
 */
public class ClassCopier {

	public static <T> T copy(T source) {
		T destination = null;
		try {
			Constructor[] constructors = source.getClass().getConstructors();
			for (Constructor c: constructors) {
				if (c.getParameterTypes().length == 0) {
					c.setAccessible(true);
					destination = (T)c.newInstance();
				}
			}
			if (destination == null) {

				throw new RuntimeException("Class " + source.getClass().getName() +
						" has no parameterless constructor! " +
						"Please create private parameterless constructor.");
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}

		copy(source, destination);
		return destination;
	}


	public static <T> void copy(T source, T destination) {
		for (Field sourceField: source.getClass().getDeclaredFields()) {
			if (sourceField.getName().equals("serialVersionUID")
				|| sourceField.getName().equals("$VRc"))
			{
				// The fields '$VRc' and 'serialVersionUID'
				// are added by the EMMA instrumentation framework
				// and are therefore ignored.
				break;
			};
			try {
				Field destinationField = destination.getClass().getDeclaredField(sourceField.getName());

				// Allow access to private fields
				sourceField.setAccessible(true);
				destinationField.setAccessible(true);

				destinationField.set(destination, sourceField.get(source));
			} catch (Exception e) {
				System.out.println("Exception for field: " + sourceField.getName());
				e.printStackTrace();
				throw new RuntimeException(e);
			}
		}
	}
}