How to use

realClone

method

in

org.pentaho.di.job.JobMeta

/**
 * Clones the job meta-data object.
 *
 * @return a clone of the job meta-data object
 * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
 */
public Object clone() {
 return realClone( true );
}

public boolean save( EngineMetaInterface meta, String fname, boolean export ) {
 Spoon spoon = Spoon.getInstance();
 EngineMetaInterface lmeta;
 if ( export ) {
  lmeta = (JobMeta) ( (JobMeta) meta ).realClone( false );
 } else {
  lmeta = meta;
 }
 try {
  ExtensionPointHandler.callExtensionPoint( spoon.getLog(), KettleExtensionPoint.JobBeforeSave.id, lmeta );
 } catch ( KettleException e ) {
  // fails gracefully
 }
 boolean saveStatus = spoon.saveMeta( lmeta, fname );
 if ( saveStatus ) {
  try {
   ExtensionPointHandler.callExtensionPoint( spoon.getLog(), KettleExtensionPoint.JobAfterSave.id, lmeta );
  } catch ( KettleException e ) {
   // fails gracefully
  }
 }
 return saveStatus;
}

JobMeta jobMeta = (JobMeta) this.realClone( false );