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28  * PublicCloneable.java
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32  * Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
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35  * $Id: PublicCloneable.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:24:19 mungady Exp $
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42
43 package org.jfree.util;
44
45 /**
46  * An interface that exposes the clone() method.
47  * @author David Gilbert
48  */

49 public interface PublicCloneable extends Cloneable JavaDoc {
50     
51     /**
52      * Returns a clone of the object.
53      *
54      * @return A clone.
55      *
56      * @throws CloneNotSupportedException if cloning is not supported for some reason.
57      */

58     public Object JavaDoc clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException JavaDoc;
59
60 }
61
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