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Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects [message #31028 is a reply to message #31027]

Wed, 05 June 2002 14:40

Mark Hadfield
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"M. Katz" <MKatz843@onebox.com> wrote in message
news:4a097d6a.0206050708.7dc1b091@posting.google.com...

> After 4 months away from IDL, I can't remember how to duplicate an
> object variable.

That's OK. After 10 years with it, I can't remember it either.

> I know that the simple command, b = a, only makes b and a have the
> same reference--they point to the same object.

Indeed.

> What's the command to make b an entirely new object but identical to
> a.

There isn't one, at least not built-in. The simplest & most robust
(though not foolproof) method of doing this is to SAVE the object to
disk then RESTORE it.

Try searching Google groups for "clone object group:comp.lang.idl-pvwave"

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Mark Hadfield "Ka puwaha et tai nei, Hoea tatou"
m.hadfield@niwa.co.nz
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

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		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 06 June 2002 14:38
		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Thu, 06 June 2002 06:44
		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: Randall Skelton on Thu, 06 June 2002 02:56
		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: btupper on Wed, 05 June 2002 18:08
		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: Mark Hadfield on Wed, 05 June 2002 14:40
		Re: Copying (Duplicating) Objects By: MKatz843 on Sat, 08 June 2002 11:49

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