/// <summary>
/// Copies a Virtual Resource and all of its 'configuration data' - but does NOT
/// copy the Metadata items.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The Copy of the Virtual Resource</returns>
public VirtualResource ShallowCopy()
{
// Create a new resource of the same type as this one using reflection
VirtualResource newResource = (VirtualResource)Activator.CreateInstance(this.GetType());
newResource.CopyResourceProperties(this);
return(newResource);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a copy of this <see cref="VirtualResource"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public VirtualResource Copy()
{
// Create a new resource of the same type as this one using reflection
VirtualResource newResource = (VirtualResource)Activator.CreateInstance(this.GetType());
newResource.CopyResourceProperties(this);
// Copy over all metadata items
foreach (VirtualResourceMetadata metadata in this.VirtualResourceMetadataSet)
{
VirtualResourceMetadata copiedMetadata = metadata.Copy(true);
copiedMetadata.VirtualResourceId = newResource.VirtualResourceId;
newResource.VirtualResourceMetadataSet.Add(copiedMetadata);
}
return(newResource);
}