Cloneable.h

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// $Header: /cvsroot/acdk/acdk/acdk_core/src/acdk/lang/Cloneable.h,v 1.13 2005/02/05 10:44:55 kommer Exp $
#ifndef acdk_lang_Cloneable_h
#define acdk_lang_Cloneable_h

#ifndef acdk_h
#include <acdk.h>
#endif
/FONT>

namespace acdk {
namespace lang {

ACDK_DECL_INTERFACE(Cloneable);

/**
  If an acdk::lang::Object is clonable (implements Clonable) 
  it must either
  overwrite virtual acdk::lang::Object clone();
  to simplify the implementation also Object::serialized_clone()
  can be used.

  API: Java<br>
  @author Roger Rene Kommer
  @version $Revision: 1.13 $
  @date $Date: 2005/02/05 10:44:55 $
*/

class ACDK_CORE_PUBLIC Cloneable
      ACDK_INTERFACEBASE
{
  ACDK_WITH_METAINFO(Cloneable)
public:
  virtual acdk::lang::Object clone() = 0;
  foreign virtual acdk::lang::Object clone(sys::Allocator* alloc) 
  { 
    ObjectBase::_throwNotImplementedYet("Cloneable::clone(sys::Allocator* alloc)");
    return Nil; 
  }
};




} // lang
} // acdk
#endif //acdk_lang_Cloneable_h