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ICloneable.Clone Method

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

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Object Clone()

Return Value

Type: System.Object
A new object that is a copy of this instance.

Clone can be implemented either as a deep copy or a shallow copy. In a deep copy, all objects are duplicated; 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 compatible with, the original instance.

See Object.MemberwiseClone for more information on cloning, deep versus shallow copies, and examples.

.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

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.

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