protected void freshAttributeInfo(){
  ArrayList<Attribute> newList=new ArrayList<Attribute>(m_Attributes.size());
  for (  Attribute att : m_Attributes) {
    newList.add((Attribute)att.copy());
  }
  m_Attributes=newList;
}

protected void freshAttributeInfo ( ) { ArrayList < Attribute > newList = new ArrayList < Attribute > ( m_Attributes . size ( ) ) ; for ( Attribute att : m_Attributes ) { newList . add ( ( Attribute ) att . copy ( ) ) ; } m_Attributes = newList ; }
replaces the attribute information by a clone of itself .
