public static class ObjectCopier
{
/// <summary>
/// /// Perform a deep Copy of the object.
/// /// </summary>
/// /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being copied.</typeparam>
/// /// <param name="source">The object instance to copy.</param>
/// /// <returns>The copied object.</returns>
public static T Clone<T>(T source)
{
if (!typeof(T).IsSerializable)
{ throw new Exception("The type must be serializable."); }
// Don't serialize a null object, simply return the default for that object
if (Object.ReferenceEquals(source, null)) { return default(T); }
IFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter(); Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
using (stream)
{
formatter.Serialize(stream, source);
stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); return (T)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
}
}
}
{
/// <summary>
/// /// Perform a deep Copy of the object.
/// /// </summary>
/// /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being copied.</typeparam>
/// /// <param name="source">The object instance to copy.</param>
/// /// <returns>The copied object.</returns>
public static T Clone<T>(T source)
{
if (!typeof(T).IsSerializable)
{ throw new Exception("The type must be serializable."); }
// Don't serialize a null object, simply return the default for that object
if (Object.ReferenceEquals(source, null)) { return default(T); }
IFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter(); Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
using (stream)
{
formatter.Serialize(stream, source);
stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); return (T)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
}
}
}