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    17
    18  package org.apache.log4j.helpers;
    19
    20  import java.util.Hashtable;
    21
    22  /***
    23     <code>ThreadLocalMap</code> extends {@link InheritableThreadLocal}
    24     to bequeath a copy of the hashtable of the MDC of the parent
    25     thread.
    26
    27     @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
    28     @since 1.2
    29  */
    30  final public class ThreadLocalMap extends InheritableThreadLocal {
    31
    32    public
    33    final
    34    Object childValue(Object parentValue) {
    35      Hashtable ht = (Hashtable) parentValue;
    36      if(ht != null) {
    37        return ht.clone();
    38      } else {
    39        return null;
    40      }
    41    }
    42  }