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DateTimeFormatInfo::Clone Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates a shallow copy of the DateTimeFormatInfo.

Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
virtual Object^ Clone() sealed

Return Value

Type: System::Object
A new DateTimeFormatInfo object copied from the original DateTimeFormatInfo.

Implements

ICloneable::Clone()

Remarks

The clone is writable even if the original DateTimeFormatInfo object is read-only. Therefore, the properties of the clone can be modified with user-defined patterns.

A shallow copy of an object is a copy of the object only. If the object contains references to other objects, the shallow copy does not create copies of the referred objects. It refers to the original objects instead. In contrast, a deep copy of an object creates a copy of the object and a copy of everything directly or indirectly referenced by that object.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DateTimeFormatInfo Class

System.Globalization Namespace

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