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This method returns a ScreenField object that is a deep copy of the method object. Since a ScreenField cannot exist without its underlying Screen, however, a ScreenField is deep copyable only, and no Copy method exists for a ScreenField. For more information about copyability, see | {{Template:ScreenField:DeepCopy subtitle}} | ||
This method returns a ScreenField object that is a deep copy of the method object. Since a ScreenField cannot exist without its underlying Screen, however, a ScreenField is deep copyable only, and no Copy method exists for a ScreenField. For more information about copyability, see “[[Copying Objects]]”. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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===Syntax terms=== | ===Syntax terms=== | ||
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==Usage | ==Usage notes== | ||
The method object (%screen) may be null. The output of a copy of a null object is a null object. | The method object (%screen) may be null. The output of a copy of a null object is a null object. | ||
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Revision as of 20:16, 18 March 2011
Return a deep copy of a screenfield object (ScreenField class)
This method returns a ScreenField object that is a deep copy of the method object. Since a ScreenField cannot exist without its underlying Screen, however, a ScreenField is deep copyable only, and no Copy method exists for a ScreenField. For more information about copyability, see “Copying Objects”.
Syntax
%outSfield = sfield:DeepCopy
Syntax terms
- %outsfield
- A declared ScreenField object.
- %sfield
- A reference to an instance of a ScreenField object.
Usage notes
The method object (%screen) may be null. The output of a copy of a null object is a null object.