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<h2 title="Class CopyHelper" class="title">Class CopyHelper</h2>
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<pre>public final class <span class="typeNameLabel">CopyHelper</span>
extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></pre>
<div class="block">A static helper for optimally creating copies. Creating copies of cache values provides improved
concurrency as well as isolation. For transactions, creating a copy is the guaranteed way to
enforce "Read Committed" isolation on changes to cache <code>Entries</code>.
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Here is a simple example of how to use <code>CopyHelper.copy</code>
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Object o = r.get("stringBuf");
StringBuilder s = (StringBuilder) CopyHelper.copy(o);
s.append("... and they lived happily ever after. The End.");
r.put("stringBuf", s);
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<a href="../../../org/apache/geode/cache/GemFireCache.html#setCopyOnRead-boolean-"><code>GemFireCache.setCopyOnRead(boolean)</code></a>,
<a href="../../../org/apache/geode/cache/CacheTransactionManager.html" title="interface in org.apache.geode.cache"><code>CacheTransactionManager</code></a></dd>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static &lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#copy-T-">copy</a></span>(T&nbsp;o)</code>
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Makes a copy of the specified object.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static &lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#deepCopy-T-">deepCopy</a></span>(T&nbsp;o)</code>
<div class="block">Makes a deep copy of the specified object o using serialization, so the object has to be
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#isWellKnownImmutableInstance-java.lang.Object-">isWellKnownImmutableInstance</a></span>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;o)</code>
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<div class="block">Return true if the given object is an instance of a well known immutable class. The well known
classes are:
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<li>String
<li>Byte
<li>Character
<li>Short
<li>Integer
<li>Long
<li>Float
<li>Double
<li>BigInteger
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<li>UUID
<li>PdxInstance but not WritablePdxInstance
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>GemFire 6.6.2</dd>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T&nbsp;copy(T&nbsp;o)</pre>
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Makes a copy of the specified object. The object returned is not guaranteed to be a deep copy
of the original object, as explained below.
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Copies can only be made if the original is a <tt>Cloneable</tt> or serializable by GemFire. If
o is a <a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#isWellKnownImmutableInstance-java.lang.Object-"><code>well known immutable instance</code></a> then it will
be returned without copying it.
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If the argument o is an instance of <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Cloneable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Cloneable</code></a>, a copy is made by invoking
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(e.g. <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/HashMap.html?is-external=true#clone--" title="class or interface in java.util"><code>HashMap.clone</code></a>). Otherwise, if the argument is not an
instance of <tt>Cloneable</tt>, a copy is made using serialization: if GemFire serialization is
implemented, it is used; otherwise, java serialization is used.
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The difference between this method and <a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#deepCopy-T-"><code>deepCopy</code></a>, is that this method
uses <tt>clone</tt> if available, whereas <tt>deepCopy</tt> does not. As a result, for
<tt>Cloneable</tt> objects copied using this method, how deep a copy the returned object is
depends on its implementation of <tt>clone</tt>.</div>
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<dd><code>T</code> - the type of the object to be copied</dd>
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<dd><code>o</code> - the original object that a copy is needed of</dd>
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<dd>the new instance that is a copy of of the original</dd>
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<dd><code><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyException.html" title="class in org.apache.geode">CopyException</a></code> - if copying fails because a class could not be found or could not be
serialized.</dd>
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<dd>GemFire 4.0</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#deepCopy-T-"><code>deepCopy(Object)</code></a></dd>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T&nbsp;deepCopy(T&nbsp;o)</pre>
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serializable by GemFire.
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If o is a <a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#isWellKnownImmutableInstance-java.lang.Object-"><code>well known immutable instance</code></a> then it
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The passed in object is serialized in memory, and then deserialized into a new instance, which
is returned. If GemFire serialization is implemented for the object, it is used; otherwise,
java serialization is used.</div>
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<dd><code>T</code> - the type of the object to be copied</dd>
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<dd><code><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyException.html" title="class in org.apache.geode">CopyException</a></code> - if copying fails because a class could not be found or could not be
serialized</dd>
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<dd><a href="../../../org/apache/geode/CopyHelper.html#copy-T-"><code>copy(Object)</code></a></dd>
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