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package java.lang;
/**
* A class implements the {@code Cloneable} interface to
* indicate to the {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} method that it
* is legal for that method to make a
* field-for-field copy of instances of that class.
* <p>
* Invoking Object's clone method on an instance that does not implement the
* {@code Cloneable} interface results in the exception
* {@code CloneNotSupportedException} being thrown.
* By convention, classes that implement this interface should override
* {@code Object.clone} (which is protected) with a public method.
* See {@link java.lang.Object#clone()} for details on overriding this
* method.
* Note that this interface does <i>not</i> contain the {@code clone} method.
* Therefore, it is not possible to clone an object merely by virtue of the
* fact that it implements this interface. Even if the clone method is invoked
* reflectively, there is no guarantee that it will succeed.
* @see java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
* @see java.lang.Object#clone()
* @since 1.0
public interface Cloneable {
}