--- a/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/state/DefaultFacet.java	Mon Aug 22 10:05:39 2011 +0000
+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/state/DefaultFacet.java	Tue Aug 23 10:54:38 2011 +0000
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     /** The description of this facet.*/
     protected String description;
 
+    public DefaultFacet() {
+    }
 
     /**
      * The default constructor to create new Facet objects.
@@ -52,6 +54,18 @@
         this.description = description;
     }
 
+    public void set(Facet other) {
+        index       = other.getIndex();
+        name        = other.getName();
+        description = other.getDescription();
+    }
+
+    public Facet deepCopy() {
+        DefaultFacet copy = new DefaultFacet();
+        copy.set(this);
+        return copy;
+    }
+
 
     public int getIndex() {
         return index;