通過序列化進行深層復制(java)

若研究一下第10章介紹的那個Java 1.1對象序列化示例，可能發現若在一個對象序列化以後再撤消對它的序列化，或者說進行裝配，那麼實際經歷的正是一個“克隆”的過程。
那麼為什麼不用序列化進行深層復制呢？下面這個例子通過計算執行時間對比了這兩種方法：
 

//: Compete.java
import java.io.*;

class Thing1 implements Serializable {}
class Thing2 implements Serializable {
  Thing1 o1 = new Thing1();
}

class Thing3 implements Cloneable {
  public Object clone() {
    Object o = null;
    try {
      o = super.clone();
    } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
      System.out.println("Thing3 can't clone");
    }
    return o;
  }
}

class Thing4 implements Cloneable {
  Thing3 o3 = new Thing3();
  public Object clone() {
    Thing4 o = null;
    try {
      o = (Thing4)super.clone();
    } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
      System.out.println("Thing4 can't clone");
    }
    // Clone the field, too:
    o.o3 = (Thing3)o3.clone();
    return o;
  }
}

public class Compete {
  static final int SIZE = 5000;
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Thing2[] a = new Thing2[SIZE];
    for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
      a[i] = new Thing2();
    Thing4[] b = new Thing4[SIZE];
    for(int i = 0; i < b.length; i++)
      b[i] = new Thing4();
    try {
      long t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
      ByteArrayOutputStream buf = 
        new ByteArrayOutputStream();
      ObjectOutputStream o =
        new ObjectOutputStream(buf);
      for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
        o.writeObject(a[i]);
      // Now get copies:
      ObjectInputStream in =
        new ObjectInputStream(
          new ByteArrayInputStream(
            buf.toByteArray()));
      Thing2[] c = new Thing2[SIZE];
      for(int i = 0; i < c.length; i++)
        c[i] = (Thing2)in.readObject();
      long t2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
      System.out.println(
        "Duplication via serialization: " +
        (t2 - t1) + " Milliseconds");
      // Now try cloning:
      t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
      Thing4[] d = new Thing4[SIZE];
      for(int i = 0; i < d.length; i++)
        d[i] = (Thing4)b[i].clone();
      t2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
      System.out.println(
        "Duplication via cloning: " +
        (t2 - t1) + " Milliseconds");
    } catch(Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
} ///:~

其中，Thing2和Thing4包含了成員對象，所以需要進行一些深層復制。一個有趣的地方是盡管Serializable類很容易設置，但在復制它們時卻要做多得多的工作。克隆涉及到大量的類設置工作，但實際的對象復制是相當簡單的。結果很好地說明了一切。下面是幾次運行分別得到的結果：
的確
 

Duplication via serialization: 3400 Milliseconds
Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds

Duplication via serialization: 3410 Milliseconds
Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds

Duplication via serialization: 3520 Milliseconds
Duplication via cloning: 110 Milliseconds

除了序列化和克隆之間巨大的時間差異以外，我們也注意到序列化技術的運行結果並不穩定，而克隆每一次花費的時間都是相同的。