/// <summary>
/// Perform a deep clone operation by serializing then deserializing an object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to clone.</typeparam>
/// <param name="instance">The instance to clone.</param>
/// <param name="settings">The settings to use with the <see cref="ObjectWriter"/></param>
/// <returns>A deep clone of the <paramref name="instance"/>.</returns>
public static T Clone <T>(T instance, SerializationSettings settings = null)
{
var ms = new List <object>(256);
var pw = new TokenPrimitiveWriter(ms);
var ow = new ObjectWriter(pw)
{
Settings = settings,
};
ow.Write(instance);
var pr = new TokenPrimitiveReader(ms);
var or = new ObjectReader(pr);
var result = or.Read();
return((T)result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Perform a deep clone operation by serializing then deserializing an object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to clone.</typeparam>
/// <param name="instance">The instance to clone.</param>
/// <param name="settings">The settings to use with the <see cref="ObjectWriter"/></param>
/// <returns>A deep clone of the <paramref name="instance"/>.</returns>
public static T Clone <T>(T instance, SerializationSettings settings = null)
{
var ms = new List <object>(256);
var pw = new TokenPrimitiveWriter(ms);
var ow = new Writer(pw)
{
Settings = new SerializationSettings
{
IgnoreISerializable = settings?.IgnoreISerializable ?? true,
IgnoreTypeConverter = settings?.IgnoreTypeConverter ?? true,
},
};
ow.Write(instance);
var pr = new TokenPrimitiveReader(ms);
var or = new Reader(pr);
var result = or.Read();
return((T)result);
}
