Shallow Copy vs Deep Copy in Java

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The Question

What is the difference between shallow copy and deep copy in Java?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• shallow copy = new object shares nested object references
• deep copy = new object with independent copies of nested objects
• default clone() is shallow
• deep copy requires manual implementation
• changes to nested affect both in shallow

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