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LinkedList clone() Method in Java

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The Java.util.LinkedList.clone() method is used to create a shallow copy of the mentioned linked list. It just creates a copy of the list.

Syntax:

LinkedList.clone()

Parameters: This method does not take any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns a copy of the instance of Linked list.

Below program illustrate the Java.util.LinkedList.clone() method:




// Java code to illustrate clone() method
import java.io.*;
import java.util.LinkedList;
  
public class LinkedListDemo {
      
    public static void main(String args[]) {
      
        // Creating an empty LinkedList
        LinkedList<String> list = new LinkedList<String>();
      
        // Use add() method to add elements in the list
        list.add("Geeks");
        list.add("for");
        list.add("Geeks");
        list.add("10");
        list.add("20");
      
        // Displaying the list
        System.out.println("First LinkedList:" + list);
      
        // Creating another linked list and copying
        LinkedList sec_list = new LinkedList();
        sec_list = (LinkedList) list.clone();
          
        // Displaying the other linked list
        System.out.println("Second LinkedList is:" + sec_list);
    }
}


Output:

First LinkedList:[Geeks, for, Geeks, 10, 20]
Second LinkedList is:[Geeks, for, Geeks, 10, 20]

Last Updated : 10 Dec, 2018
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