Clone<T>()
Makes a copy from the object.
Source
/// <summary>
/// Makes a copy from the object.
/// Doesn't copy the reference memory, only data.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the return object.</typeparam>
/// <param name="item">Object to be copied.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the copied object.</returns>
public static T Clone<T>(this object item)
{
if (item != null)
{
BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
formatter.Serialize(stream, item);
stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
T result = (T)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
stream.Close();
return result;
}
else
return default(T);
}
Example
Customer customerCopy = customer.Clone<Customer>();
Author: Carlos Alessandro Ribeiro
Submitted on: 21 jul. 2009
Language: C#
Type: System.Object
Views: 15144