Question

I know this probably sounds quite basic but I am very new to Java.

I wish to set an objects field value to the same field in a new similar object. How do I do this please.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Based on your comment, since you are duplicating an instance, you should probably create a copy constructor. That is a constructor that takes an instance of the class, and bases the fields of the new instance off the fields of the original. Here is a simple example.

However, if this instance is an object that is being saved, usually fields like createDate reflect the date of the copy, not the date of the original, but it doesn’t have to be that way.