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final public class Point implements Cloneable {
  private int x;
  private int y;

  Point(int x, int y){
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
  }
  void set_xy(int x, int y){
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
  }
  void print_xy(){
    System.out.println("the value x is: "+ this.x);
    System.out.println("the value y is: "+ this.y);
  }
  public Point clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException{
    Point cloned = (Point) super.clone();
    cloned.x = this.x;
    cloned.y = this.y;// No need to clone x and y as they are primitives
    return cloned;
  }
}

public class PointCaller {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws CloneNotSupportedException {
    final Point point = new Point(1, 2);
    point.print_xy();
    
    // Get the copy of original object
    Point pointCopy = point.clone();

    // Change the value of x,y of the copy.
    pointCopy.set_xy(5, 6);

    // Original value remains unchanged
    point.print_xy();
  }
}