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Java Locale clone() Method With Example

Locale Class clone() method: Here, we are going to learn about the clone() method of Locale Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on March 08, 2020

Locale Class clone() method

• clone() method is available in java.util package.
• clone() method is used to return clone copy or shallow copy of this Locale.
• clone() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• clone() method does not throw an exception at the time of cloning an object.

Syntax:

    public Object clone();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is Object, it returns cloned object of this Locale.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of Object clone() method of Locale 

import java.util.*;

public class CloneOfLocale {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Instantiates Locale objects
        Locale lo = new Locale("FRANCE", "JAPAN", "GERMANY");
        Locale clone_lo = new Locale("US");

        // Display Locale lo, clone_lo
        System.out.println("lo: " + lo);
        System.out.println("clone_lo: " + clone_lo);

        System.out.println();

        // By using clone() method is
        // to clone this object lo
        clone_lo = (Locale) lo.clone();

        // Display Locale lo, clone_lo
        System.out.println("lo: " + lo);
        System.out.println("lo.clone(): " + clone_lo);
    }
}

Output

lo: france_JAPAN_GERMANY
clone_lo: us

lo: france_JAPAN_GERMANY
lo.clone(): france_JAPAN_GERMANY