How to Clone a Collection in Java? Deep copy of ArrayList and HashSet Example

Programmers often mistook copy constructors provided by various collection classes, as a means to clone Collection like List, Set, ArrayList, HashSet, or any other implementation. What is worth remembering is that the copy constructor of Collection in Java only provides a shallow copy and not a deep copy, which means objects stored in both original Lists and cloned List will be the same and point to the same memory location in the Java heap. One thing, which adds to this misconception is a shallow copy of Collections with Immutable Objects. Since Immutable objects can't be changed, It's Ok even if two collections are pointing to the same object. This is exactly the case of String contained in the pool, update on one will not affect the other.

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