LinkedHashSet clone() Method in Java with Examples

The clone() method of LinkedHashSet class is used to return a shallow copy of the mentioned hash set. It just creates a copy of the set.

--> java.util Package
     --> LinkedHashSet Class
         --> clone() Method   

Syntax:

linked_hash_set.clone()

Parameters: The method does not take any parameters.

Return Type: The method just returns a copy of the LinkedHashSet.

Example:

Java

// Java Program to illustrate clone() Method
// of LinkedHashSet Class

// Importing required classes
import java.io.*;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;

// Main class
public class GFG {

    // Main driver method
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        // Creating an empty LinkedHashSet
        LinkedHashSet<String> set
            = new LinkedHashSet<String>();

        // Adding elements into the Set
        // using add() method
        set.add("Welcome");
        set.add("To");
        set.add("Geeks");
        set.add("4");
        set.add("Geeks");

        // Displaying the LinkedHashSet
        System.out.println("LinkedHashSet: " + set);

        // Creating a new cloned Set
        LinkedHashSet cloned_set = new LinkedHashSet();

        // Cloning the above Set
        // using clone() method
        cloned_set = (LinkedHashSet)set.clone();

        // Displaying the new Set after Cloning
        System.out.println("The new set: " + cloned_set);
    }
}

Output:

LinkedHashSet: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4]
The new set: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4]