/// <summary>
/// Returns a clone of either a graph or a match or a container
/// </summary>
/// <param name="toBeCloned">The graph or match or container to be cloned</param>
/// <returns>The cloned graph or match or container</returns>
public static object Clone(object toBeCloned)
{
if (toBeCloned is IGraph)
{
return(GraphHelper.Copy((IGraph)toBeCloned));
}
else if (toBeCloned is IMatch)
{
return(((IMatch)toBeCloned).Clone());
}
else
{
return(ContainerHelper.Clone(toBeCloned));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a deep copy of either a graph or a match or a class object or a transient class object or a container
/// </summary>
/// <param name="toBeCopied">The graph or match or (transient) class object or container to be copied</param>
/// <returns>The copy</returns>
public static object Copy(object toBeCopied, IGraph graph)
{
if (toBeCopied is IGraph)
{
return(GraphHelper.Copy((IGraph)toBeCopied));
}
else if (toBeCopied is IMatch)
{
return(((IMatch)toBeCopied).Clone());
}
else if (toBeCopied is IObject)
{
return(((IObject)toBeCopied).Copy(graph, new Dictionary <IBaseObject, IBaseObject>()));
}
else if (toBeCopied is ITransientObject)
{
return(((ITransientObject)toBeCopied).Copy(graph, new Dictionary <IBaseObject, IBaseObject>()));
}
else
{
return(ContainerHelper.Copy(toBeCopied, graph, new Dictionary <IBaseObject, IBaseObject>()));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a shallow clone of either a graph or a match or a class object or a transient class object or a container
/// </summary>
/// <param name="toBeCloned">The graph or match or (transient) class object or container to be cloned</param>
/// <returns>The clone</returns>
public static object Clone(object toBeCloned, IGraph graph)
{
if (toBeCloned is IGraph)
{
return(GraphHelper.Copy((IGraph)toBeCloned));
}
else if (toBeCloned is IMatch)
{
return(((IMatch)toBeCloned).Clone());
}
else if (toBeCloned is IObject)
{
return(((IObject)toBeCloned).Clone(graph));
}
else if (toBeCloned is ITransientObject)
{
return(((ITransientObject)toBeCloned).Clone());
}
else
{
return(ContainerHelper.Clone(toBeCloned));
}
}