minor change

Author: clausnagel

src/main/java/org/xmlobjects/util/copy/CopyBuilder.java

@@ -130,14 +130,6 @@ private <T> T copy(T src, T dest, Class<T> template, boolean shallowCopy) {
             isCloning = true;
         }
 
-        // avoid copying parents not belonging to the hierarchy of the initial source object
-        if (src instanceof Child child) {
-            Child parent = child.getParent();
-            if (parent != null) {
-                clones.putIfAbsent(parent, parent);
-            }
-        }
-
         T clone = (T) clones.get(src);
         try {
             if (clone == null) {
@@ -151,6 +143,14 @@ private <T> T copy(T src, T dest, Class<T> template, boolean shallowCopy) {
                         template = (Class<T>) src.getClass();
                     }
 
+                    // avoid copying parents not belonging to the hierarchy of the initial source object
+                    if (src instanceof Child child) {
+                        Child parent = child.getParent();
+                        if (parent != null) {
+                            clones.putIfAbsent(parent, parent);
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     AbstractCloner<T> cloner = (AbstractCloner<T>) findCloner(template);
                     if (cloner != IDENTITY_CLONER && cloner != NULL_CLONER) {
                         if (dest == null) {