// Return a copy of the current object
public object Clone()
{
// First get a shallow copy
DeepCloneablePoint newPoint = (DeepCloneablePoint)this.MemberwiseClone();
// Fill in the gaps
PointDescription currentDesc = new PointDescription();
currentDesc.PetName = this.desc.PetName;
newPoint.desc = currentDesc;
return(newPoint);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deep Object Copy
/// </summary>
private void DeepObjectCopy()
{
Console.WriteLine("=> Deep Object Copy: ");
DeepCloneablePoint p3 = new DeepCloneablePoint(100, 100, "Jane");
DeepCloneablePoint p4 = (DeepCloneablePoint)p3.Clone();
Console.WriteLine("Before modification:");
Console.WriteLine("p3: {0}", p3);
Console.WriteLine("p4: {0}", p4);
p4.desc.PetName = "My new Point";
p4.X = 9;
Console.WriteLine("\nChanged p4.desc.petName and p4.X");
Console.WriteLine("After modification:");
Console.WriteLine("p3: {0}", p3);
Console.WriteLine("p4: {0}", p4);
Console.WriteLine();
}