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017    package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;
018    
019    import java.io.Serializable;
020    
021    import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
022    
023    /**
024     * Transformer implementation that returns a clone of the input object.
025     * <p>
026     * Clone is performed using <code>PrototypeFactory.getInstance(input).create()</code>.
027     * 
028     * @since Commons Collections 3.0
029     * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
030     *
031     * @author Stephen Colebourne
032     */
033    public class CloneTransformer implements Transformer, Serializable {
034    
035        /** Serial version UID */
036        private static final long serialVersionUID = -8188742709499652567L;
037    
038        /** Singleton predicate instance */
039        public static final Transformer INSTANCE = new CloneTransformer();
040    
041        /**
042         * Factory returning the singleton instance.
043         * 
044         * @return the singleton instance
045         * @since Commons Collections 3.1
046         */
047        public static Transformer getInstance() {
048            return INSTANCE;
049        }
050    
051        /**
052         * Constructor
053         */
054        private CloneTransformer() {
055            super();
056        }
057    
058        /**
059         * Transforms the input to result by cloning it.
060         * 
061         * @param input  the input object to transform
062         * @return the transformed result
063         */
064        public Object transform(Object input) {
065            if (input == null) {
066                return null;
067            }
068            return PrototypeFactory.getInstance(input).create();
069        }
070    
071    }