class Complex {
    int[] nums = {1,2,3,4,5};
    public Complex clone() {
        return new Complex();//this line create a new object, so is it violate the objective             of prototype ?//
    }
}

class Test2 {
   Complex c1 = new Complex();
   Complex makeCopy() {
      return (Complex)c1.clone();// Is it actually create a new object ? based on the clone method in Complex class? //
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {
       Test2 tp = new Test2();
       Complex c2 = tp.makeCopy();
   }
}

public Complex clone(){
    Complex clone = (Complex)super.clone();
    clone.nums = this.nums;
    return clone;
}

import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class also acts as a factory for creating prototypical objects.
 */
public class PageBanner implements Serializable, Cloneable  {
   private String slogan;
   private String image;
   private String font;
   private Dimension dimension;

   // have prototype banner from which to derive all other banners
   private static final PageBanner PROTOTYPE = new PageBanner("",
       "blank.png", "Verdana", new Dimension(600, 45));

   PageBanner(String slogan, String image, String font,
         Dimension dim)   {
      this.slogan = slogan;
      this.image = image;
      //... other assignments
   }

   // getters and setters..

   public String toString()   {
      return new StringBuilder("PageBanner[")
            .append("Slogan=").append(slogan)
            .append("Image=").append(image)
            .append("Font=").append(font)
            .append("Dimensions=").append(dimension)
            .toString();

   }

   protected Object clone()  {
      Object cln = null;
      try   {
         cln = super.clone();
      }catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)   {
         // ignore, will never happen
      }
      return cln;
   }

   /**
    * This is the creational method that uses the prototype banner
    * to create banners and changes it slightly (setting slogan and image)
    */
   public static PageBanner createSloganBanner(String slogan, String image)   {
      PageBanner banner = (PageBanner) PROTOTYPE.clone();
      banner.slogan = slogan;
      banner.image = image;
      return banner;
   }

   /**
    * Another creational method that uses the prototype banner
    * to create banners and changes it slightly (setting image)
    */
   public static PageBanner createImageBanner(String image)   {
      PageBanner banner = (PageBanner) PROTOTYPE.clone();
      banner.image = image;
      return banner;
   }

   // similarly you can have a number of creational methods with
   // different parameters for different types of banners that
   // vary slightly in their properties.

   // main... (for illustration)
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // both these banners are created from same prototypical instance
      PageBanner slogan = PageBanner.createSloganBanner(
            "Stackoverflow Rocks", "stack.png");
      PageBanner img = PageBanner.createImageBanner("stackBanner.png");
   }
}