/// <summary>
/// Copies the current object to a new instance
/// </summary>
/// <param name="deep">Copy members that refer to objects external to this class (not dependent)</param>
/// <param name="copiedObjects">Objects that should be reused</param>
/// <param name="asNew">Copy the current object as a new one, ready to be persisted, along all its members.</param>
/// <param name="reuseNestedObjects">If asNew is true, this flag if set, forces the reuse of all external objects.</param>
/// <param name="copy">Optional - An existing [STEPA] instance to use as the destination.</param>
/// <returns>A copy of the object</returns>
public virtual STEPA Copy(bool deep = false, Hashtable copiedObjects = null, bool asNew = false, bool reuseNestedObjects = false, STEPA copy = null)
{
if (copiedObjects == null)
{
copiedObjects = new Hashtable();
}
if (copy == null && copiedObjects.Contains(this))
{
return((STEPA)copiedObjects[this]);
}
copy = copy ?? new STEPA();
if (!asNew)
{
copy.TransientId = this.TransientId;
copy.Id = this.Id;
}
if (!copiedObjects.Contains(this))
{
copiedObjects.Add(this, copy);
}
return(copy);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if self and the provided entity have the same Id values
/// and the Ids are not of the default Id value
/// </summary>
protected bool HasSameNonDefaultIdAs(STEPA compareTo)
{
return(!this.IsTransient() && !compareTo.IsTransient() && this.Id.Equals(compareTo.Id));
}