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OperatingSystem::Clone Method
Visual Studio 2010
Creates an OperatingSystem object that is identical to this instance.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The following code example illustrates the use of the Clone method to make a copy of an OperatingSystem object. The clone is compared with the original object to show that they are not the same object.
// Example for the OperatingSystem::Clone method. using namespace System; // Copy, clone, and duplicate an OperatingSystem object. void CopyOperatingSystemObjects() { // The Version object does not need to correspond to an // actual OS version. Version^ verMMBVer = gcnew Version( 5,6,7,8 ); OperatingSystem^ opCreate1 = gcnew OperatingSystem( PlatformID::Win32NT,verMMBVer ); // Create another OperatingSystem object with the same // parameters as opCreate1. OperatingSystem^ opCreate2 = gcnew OperatingSystem( PlatformID::Win32NT,verMMBVer ); // Clone opCreate1 and copy the opCreate1 reference. OperatingSystem^ opClone = safe_cast<OperatingSystem^>(opCreate1->Clone()); OperatingSystem^ opCopy = opCreate1; // Compare the various objects for equality. Console::WriteLine( "{0,-50}{1}", "Is the second object the same as the original?", opCreate1->Equals( opCreate2 ) ); Console::WriteLine( "{0,-50}{1}", "Is the object clone the same as the original?", opCreate1->Equals( opClone ) ); Console::WriteLine( "{0,-50}{1}", "Is the copied object the same as the original?", opCreate1->Equals( opCopy ) ); } int main() { Console::WriteLine( "This example of OperatingSystem::Clone( ) " "generates the following output.\n" ); Console::WriteLine( "Create an OperatingSystem object, and then " "create another object with the \n" "same parameters. Clone and copy the original " "object, and then compare \n" "each object with the original " "using the Equals( ) method. Equals( ) \n" "returns true only when both " "references refer to the same object.\n" ); CopyOperatingSystemObjects(); } /* This example of OperatingSystem::Clone( ) generates the following output. Create an OperatingSystem object, and then create another object with the same parameters. Clone and copy the original object, and then compare each object with the original using the Equals( ) method. Equals( ) returns true only when both references refer to the same object. Is the second object the same as the original? False Is the object clone the same as the original? False Is the copied object the same as the original? True */
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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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