How to clone a JAXB object ?

[simon]

how can I clone a JAXB object? There aren't any function in the utility classes or object factories.
any ideas?
Do I need to add something to the xsd or xjb file to tell it to add cloning support for the jaxb objects?

[christina]

For cloning classes that are based on auto-generated source code that you cannot edit, cloning based on reflection might be the best approach. It does not require the classes to be declared Serializable or Cloneable and the performance it generally better than cloning via serialization (sometimes much better). It does, however, require sufficient security privileges in order to manipulate non-public class fields.