/** * Returns a shallow copy of this {@code HashSet} instance: the elements themselves are not * cloned. * * @return a shallow copy of this set */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public Object clone() { try { HashSet<E> newSet = (HashSet<E>) super.clone(); newSet.map = (HashMap<E, Object>) map.clone(); return newSet; } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) { throw new InternalError(e); } }