下面让我们复习一下本章早些时候提出的Vector例子。这一次Int2类是可以克隆的,所以能对Vector进行深层复制:
//: AddingClone.java
// You must go through a few gyrations to
// add cloning to your own class.
import java.util.*;
class Int2 implements Cloneable {
private int i;
public Int2(int ii) { i = ii; }
public void increment() { i++; }
public String toString() {
return Integer.toString(i);
}
public Object clone() {
Object o = null;
try {
o = super.clone();
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
System.out.println("Int2 can't clone");
}
return o;
}
}
// Once it's cloneable, inheritance
// doesn't remove cloneability:
class Int3 extends Int2 {
private int j; // Automatically duplicated
public Int3(int i) { super(i); }
}
public class AddingClone {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Int2 x = new Int2(10);
Int2 x2 = (Int2)x.clone();
x2.increment();
System.out.println(
"x = " + x + ", x2 = " + x2);
// Anything inherited is also cloneable:
Int3 x3 = new Int3(7);
x3 = (Int3)x3.clone();
Vector v = new Vector();
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
v.addElement(new Int2(i));
System.out.println("v: " + v);
Vector v2 = (Vector)v.clone();
// Now clone each element:
for(int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++)
v2.setElementAt(
((Int2)v2.elementAt(i)).clone(), i);
// Increment all v2's elements:
for(Enumeration e = v2.elements();
e.hasMoreElements(); )
((Int2)e.nextElement()).increment();
// See if it changed v's elements:
System.out.println("v: " + v);
System.out.println("v2: " + v2);
}
} ///:~
Int3自Int2继承而来,并添加了一个新的基本类型成员int j。大家也许认为自己需要再次覆盖clone(),以确保j得到复制,但实情并非如此。将Int2的clone()当作Int3的clone()调用时,它会调用Object.clone(),判断出当前操作的是Int3,并复制Int3内的所有二进制位。只要没有新增需要克隆的句柄,对Object.clone()的一个调用就能完成所有必要的复制——无论clone()是在层次结构多深的一级定义的。
至此,大家可以总结出对Vector进行深层复制的先决条件:在克隆了Vector后,必须在其中遍历,并克隆由Vector指向的每个对象。为了对Hashtable(散列表)进行深层复制,也必须采取类似的处理。
这个例子剩余的部分显示出克隆已实际进行——证据就是在克隆了对象以后,可以自由改变它,而原来那个对象不受任何影响。
若研究一下第10章介绍的那个Java 1.1对象序列化示例,可能发现若在一个对象序列化以后再撤消对它的序列化,或者说进行装配,那么实际经历的正是一个“克隆”的过程。
那么为什么不用序列化进行深层复制呢?下面这个例子通过计算执行时间对比了这两种方法:
//: Compete.java
import java.io.*;
class Thing1 implements Serializable {}
class Thing2 implements Serializable {
Thing1 o1 = new Thing1();
}
class Thing3 implements Cloneable {
public Object clone() {
Object o = null;
try {
o = super.clone();
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
System.out.println("Thing3 can't clone");
}
return o;
}
}
class Thing4 implements Cloneable {
Thing3 o3 = new Thing3();
public Object clone() {
Thing4 o = null;
try {
o = (Thing4)super.clone();
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
System.out.println("Thing4 can't clone");
}
// Clone the field, too:
o.o3 = (Thing3)o3.clone();
return o;
}
}
public class Compete {
static final int SIZE = 5000;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Thing2[] a = new Thing2[SIZE];
for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
a[i] = new Thing2();
Thing4[] b = new Thing4[SIZE];
for(int i = 0; i < b.length; i++)
b[i] = new Thing4();
try {
long t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
ByteArrayOutputStream buf =
new ByteArrayOutputStream();
ObjectOutputStream o =
new ObjectOutputStream(buf);
for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
o.writeObject(a[i]);
// Now get copies:
ObjectInputStream in =
new ObjectInputStream(
new ByteArrayInputStream(
buf.toByteArray()));
Thing2[] c = new Thing2[SIZE];
for(int i = 0; i < c.length; i++)
c[i] = (Thing2)in.readObject();
long t2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(
"Duplication via serialization: " +
(t2 - t1) + " Milliseconds");
// Now try cloning:
t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
Thing4[] d = new Thing4[SIZE];
for(int i = 0; i < d.length; i++)
d[i] = (Thing4)b[i].clone();
t2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(
"Duplication via cloning: " +
(t2 - t1) + " Milliseconds");
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
} ///:~
其中,Thing2和Thing4包含了成员对象,所以需要进行一些深层复制。一个有趣的地方是尽管Serializable类很容易设置,但在复制它们时却要做多得多的工作。克隆涉及到大量的类设置工作,但实际的对象复制是相当简单的。结果很好地说明了一切。下面是几次运行分别得到的结果:
的确
Duplication via serialization: 3400 Milliseconds Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds Duplication via serialization: 3410 Milliseconds Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds Duplication via serialization: 3520 Milliseconds Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds
除了序列化和克隆之间巨大的时间差异以外,我们也注意到序列化技术的运行结果并不稳定,而克隆每一次花费的时间都是相同的。