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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy 
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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* 
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference;
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import javax.persistence.Entity;
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import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
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/**
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 * This class represents a database used as an information source. A database is
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 * a structured collection of records or data.
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 * <P>
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 * This class corresponds, according to the TDWG ontology, partially to the
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 * publication type term (from PublicationTypeTerm): "ComputerProgram".
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 * 
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 * @author m.doering
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 * @version 1.0
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 * @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:19
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 */
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@Entity
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public class Database extends PublicationBase implements Cloneable {
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	private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Database.class);
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	/** 
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	 * Creates a new empty database instance.
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	 */
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	public static Database NewInstance(){
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		return new Database();
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	}
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//*********** CLONE **********************************/	
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	/** 
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	 * Clones <i>this</i> database instance. This is a shortcut that enables to
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	 * create a new instance that differs only slightly from <i>this</i>
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	 * database instance by modifying only some of the attributes.<BR>
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	 * This method overrides the {@link PublicationBase#clone() method} from PublicationBase.
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	 * 
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	 * @see PublicationBase#clone()
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	 * @see media.IdentifyableMediaEntity#clone()
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	 * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
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	 */
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	@Override
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	public Database clone(){
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		Database result = (Database)super.clone();
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		return result;
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	}
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}
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