ICloneable.Clone Method (System)

Clone Method

.NET Framework Class Library

ICloneable..::.Clone Method

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

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Function Clone As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ICloneable
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.Clone()

Object Clone()

Visual C++

Object^ Clone()

JScript

function Clone() : Object

Return Value

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

Remarks

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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

ICloneable Interface

ICloneable Members

System Namespace