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Created February 10, 2011 21:45
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deep copy an object using jaxb
public static <T> T deepCopyJAXB(T object, Class<T> clazz) {
try {
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(clazz);
JAXBElement<T> contentObject = new JAXBElement<T>(new QName(clazz.getSimpleName()), clazz, object);
JAXBSource source = new JAXBSource(jaxbContext, contentObject);
return jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller().unmarshal(source, clazz).getValue();
} catch (JAXBException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
public static <T> T deepCopyJAXB(T object) {
if(object==null) throw new RuntimeException("Can't guess at class");
return deepCopyJAXB(object, (Class<T>) object.getClass());
}
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Thanks a lot! It really helps

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