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package org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.copying;

import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.*;
import org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.*;
import org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.*;

/**
 * <p><b>Purpose</b>: This is the default copy policy.
 * 
 * It creates a copy by creating a new instance of the object and then using the 
 * mappings specified for the object to populate the object.
 */
public class InstantiationCopyPolicy extends AbstractCopyPolicy {
    public InstantiationCopyPolicy() {
        super();
    }

    public Object buildClone(Object domainObject, Session session) throws DescriptorException {
        return getDescriptor().getObjectBuilder().buildNewInstance();
    }

    public boolean buildsNewInstance() {
        return true;
    }

    public String toString() {
        return Helper.getShortClassName(this) + "()";
    }
}