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Encoding.Clone Method ()

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When overridden in a derived class, creates a shallow copy of the current Encoding object.

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

Syntax

C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public virtual object Clone()

Return Value

Type: System.Object

A copy of the current Encoding object.

Implements

ICloneable.Clone()

Remarks

The clone is writable even if the original Encoding object is read-only. Therefore, the properties of the clone can be modified.

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

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0