The clone() method of CopyOnWriteArrayList returns a shallow copy of the list. The shallow copy contains exactly the same elements at the same index.
Syntax:
Java
Java
public Object clone()Parameters: The function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: The function returns a clone of the list. Below programs illustrate the above function: Program 1:
// Java Program to illustrate the
// CopyOnWriteArrayList clone() method in Java
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// create object of CopyOnWriteArrayList
CopyOnWriteArrayList<Integer> ArrLis
= new CopyOnWriteArrayList<Integer>();
// Add elements
ArrLis.add(32);
ArrLis.add(67);
ArrLis.add(98);
ArrLis.add(100);
// print CopyOnWriteArrayList
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
// clone of the arraylist
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis.clone());
}
}
Output:
Program 2:
CopyOnWriteArrayList: [32, 67, 98, 100] CopyOnWriteArrayList: [32, 67, 98, 100]
// Java Program to illustrate the
// CopyOnWriteArrayList clone() method in Java
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// create object of CopyOnWriteArrayList
CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> ArrLis
= new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
// Add elements
ArrLis.add("gopal");
ArrLis.add("gfg");
ArrLis.add("jgec");
ArrLis.add("sudo");
// print CopyOnWriteArrayList
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
// clone of the arraylist
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis.clone());
}
}
Output:
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/CopyOnWriteArrayList.html#clone--CopyOnWriteArrayList: [gopal, gfg, jgec, sudo] CopyOnWriteArrayList: [gopal, gfg, jgec, sudo]