Use BeanUtils.cloneBean()
. This method creates a new instance of a bean with the
default constructor, and it copies every property to the new bean
instance. The following instance creates a cloned instance of a Book object:
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
Book book1 = new Book( );
book1.setName( "Count of Monte Cristo" );
Book book2 = (Book) BeanUtils.cloneBean( book1 );
cloneBean( ) instantiates a new
instance of the bean to be cloned and calls BeanUtils.copyProperties( ) to transfer all
readable bean properties to the newly instantiated bean. The following
code demonstrates the steps that cloneBean(
) is taking to clone an instance of a bean:
Book book1 = new Book( );
book1.setName( "Practical C Programming" );
Book book2 = book1.getClass( ).newInstance( );
PropertyUtils.copyProperties( book2, book1 );
