How does one clone objects with an arraylist of the same object?

[jakx12]

Ok so i need to be able to clone objects with two arraylists of the same object. Thus when i try and clone recursion occurs. I need to clone the objects because I have to be able to have a list divided up into tabs and have it ordered into elements depending on the tabs. Here is my class without a clone method. Please help!

import java.util.*;
im

public class Element 
{
	private String text;
	private Element parent;
	private ArrayList<Element> children;
	private ArrayList<Element> syblings;
	
	public Element(String text, Element parent, ArrayList<Element> children, ArrayList<Element> syblings)
	{
		this.text = text;
		this.parent = parent;
		this.children = children;
		this.syblings = syblings;
	}
	
	public String getText()
	{
		return this.text;
	}
	
	public void setText(String text)
	{
		this.text = text;
	}
	
	public Element getParent()
	{
		return this.parent;
	}
	
	public void addChild(Element child)
	{
		this.children.add(child);
		System.out.println("ello");
	}
	
	public ArrayList<Element> getChildren()
	{
		return this.children;
	}
	
	public Element getChild(int i)
	{
		return this.children.get(i);
	}
	
	public ArrayList<Element> getSyblings()
	{
		return this.syblings;
	}
	
	public Element getSybling(int i)
	{
		return this.syblings.get(i);
	}
	
	public void addSybling(Element sybling)
	{
		if (sybling == this) return;
		
		boolean exists = false;
		
		for (int i = 0; i < this.syblings.size(); i++)
		{
			if (this.syblings.get(i) == sybling)
			{
				exists = true;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		if (!exists) this.syblings.add(sybling);
	}
	
	public void setParent(Element parent)
	{
		this.parent = parent;
		this.parent.addChild(this);
	}
	

}