A Java deep clone (deep copy) using serialization

CloneUtils.java

package utils;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

public class CloneUtils {
	/**
	 * This method makes a "deep clone" of any serializable object
	 */
	public static <T extends Serializable> T deepClone(T object)
			throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
		oos.writeObject(object);
		ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
		ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
		return (T) ois.readObject();
	}
}