/// <summary>
/// It creates a new element copying all attributes from eleToClone; the new
/// element is inserted under the parent element provided.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent">Parent element. If null the element is added under the root.</param>
/// <param name="eleToClone">Element to be cloned</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public SvgElement CloneElement(SvgElement parent, SvgElement eleToClone)
{
// calculate unique id
string sOldId = eleToClone.GetAttributeStringValue(SvgAttribute._SvgAttribute.attrCore_Id);
string sNewId = sOldId;
if (sOldId != "")
{
int i = 1;
// check if it is unique
while (GetSvgElement(sNewId) != null)
{
sNewId = sOldId + "_" + i.ToString();
i++;
}
}
// clone operation
SvgElement eleNew = AddElement(parent, eleToClone.getElementName());
eleNew.CloneAttributeList(eleToClone);
if (sNewId != "")
{
eleNew.SetAttributeValue(SvgAttribute._SvgAttribute.attrCore_Id, sNewId);
}
if (eleToClone.getChild() != null)
{
eleNew.setChild(CloneElement(eleNew, eleToClone.getChild()));
if (eleToClone.getChild().getNext() != null)
{
eleNew.getChild().setNext(CloneElement(eleNew, eleToClone.getChild().getNext()));
}
}
return(eleNew);
}