The javadoc for javax.swing.text.EditorKit.clone() method states:
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If the kit cannot be cloned, null is returned.
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This contradicts with Object.clone() contract:
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Returns:
 a clone of this instance.
Throws:
 CloneNotSupportedException - if the object's class does not support the Cloneable interface. Subclasses that override the clone method can also throw this exception to indicate that an instance cannot be cloned.
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and CloneNotSupportedException class general contract:
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Applications that override the clone() method can also throw this exception to indicate that an object could not or should not be cloned.
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"
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The spec must claim that clone() either:
1. returns non-null value or
2. throws CloneNotSupportedException.
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