/// <summary>
/// Clones an object for the following fields:
/// - public fields only
///
/// Does not include the following:
/// - static fields
/// - collection fields (array, list, ...etc)
/// - properties
/// - private or protected fields
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
static public Object Clone(object input)
{
if (input == null)
{
return(null);
}
var inputType = input.GetType();
//Console.WriteLine($"DeepClone.Clone() = input={input}, Type={inputType}");
// if primitve value type, return
if (inputType.IsValueType && inputType.IsPrimitive)
{
return(CloneValueType(input, inputType));
}
var deepcloner = new DeepClone();
return(deepcloner.CloneReferenceType_Iterative(input, inputType));
// *** do not use ***
//the recursive implementation throws stackoverflow exception when the list item counts are > 54000 or so
//return deepcloner.CloneReferenceType(input, inputType);
}
static void CloneListTest(LinkedListItem input)
{
var result = (LinkedListItem)DeepClone.Clone(input);
Console.WriteLine($"result = {result}");
Console.WriteLine($"is clone NOT referenceEqual() to input? = {!object.ReferenceEquals(input, result)}");
Console.WriteLine();
}
