/// <summary>
/// A class that inherits from Clonable can implement this
/// member to override the default cloning mechanism.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A new object that is a copy of this instance.</returns>
protected virtual object OnClone()
{
object returnValue = null;
lock (this)
{
IObjectCloneFactory factory = ClonableFactory.GetFactory();
returnValue = factory.CloneInstance(this);
}
return(returnValue);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the current factory for cloning objects. This value can be set directly
/// or by referencing a NuGet package that implements the IObjectCloneFactory interface.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="factory"></param>
public static void SetFactory(IObjectCloneFactory factory)
{
ClonableFactory.Factory = factory;
}
