Depp Copy of ArrayList
Hi,
I am trying to implement a clone method and one of the things in my
class that I need to clone is an ArrayList. Below is the clone method:
public Object clone()
{
House o = null;
try
{
o = (House)super.clone();
}
catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)
{
System.out.println("Cannot clone");
}
o.rooms = (ArrayList<Room>)this.rooms.clone();
for(int i=0;i<this.rooms.size();i++)
{
o.rooms.set(i, (Room)this.rooms.get(i).clone());
}
return o;
}
the line
o.rooms = (ArrayList<Room>)this.rooms.clone();
causes a warning:
House.java:25: warning: [unchecked] unchecked cast
found : java.lang.Object
required: java.util.ArrayList<Room>
o.rooms = (ArrayList<Room>)this.rooms.clone();
Now I realise that this is because when I clone my list the compiler
isn't sure that I have an arraylist containing the right sort of
elements, due to the use of generics. But how can I reassure the
compiler that my list DOES contain only things of type Room and get rid
of the warning?
Thanks
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