System.ICloneable Interface

Summary

Supports cloning, which creates a new instance of a class with the same value as an existing instance.

C# Syntax:

public interface ICloneable

The ICloneable interface contains one member, ICloneable.Clone, which is intended to support cloning beyond that supplied by Object.MemberwiseClone.

System Namespace

System.ICloneable Member List:

Public Methods

Clone

Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.

System.ICloneable Member Details

Summary

Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.

C# Syntax:

object Clone();

Return Value:

A new object that is a copy of this instance.

ICloneable.Clone can be implemented either as a deep copy or a shallow copy. In a deep copy, all objects are duplicated; whereas, in a shallow copy, only the top-level objects are duplicated and the lower levels contain references.

The resulting clone must be of the same type as or a compatible type to the original instance.

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