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<var>Copy</var> makes a "shallow" copy of the <var>Arraylist</var> method object <var class="term">al</var>. If <var class="term">al</var> contains objects, they are <b><i>not</i></b> copied.  If <var class="term">al</var> is <var>Null</var>, a <var>Null</var> is returned.
<var>Copy</var> is a member of the [[Arraylist class]].
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This function
makes a "shallow" copy of the <var>Arraylist</var> method object ''<var class="term">al</var>''.
If ''<var class="term">al</var>'' contains objects, they are '''not''' copied.
If ''<var class="term">al</var>'' is Null, a Null is returned.
For more information about copyability, see [[Copying objects]].
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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===Syntax terms===
===Syntax terms===
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<tr><th><i>%cop</i></th>
<tr><th>%copyList</th>
<td>An <var>Arraylist</var> to contain the copy of the method <var>Arraylist</var> ''<var class="term">al</var>''. </td></tr>
<td>An <var>Arraylist</var> to contain the copy of the method object <var>Arraylist</var>, <var class="term">al</var>. </td></tr>
<tr><th><i><var class="term">al</var></i></th>
 
<td>An <var>Arraylist</var> object.</td></tr>
<tr><th>al</th>
<td>An <var>Arraylist</var> object, which may be <var>Null</var>.</td></tr>
</table>
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==See also==
==See also==
<ul><li>Contrast with <var>[[DeepCopy_(Arraylist_function)|DeepCopy]]</var> which <b><i>does</i></b> copy any nested objects.
<li>For more information about copyability, see [[Copying objects|"Copying objects"]].
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 1 November 2012

Copy the Arraylist (Arraylist class)

Copy makes a "shallow" copy of the Arraylist method object al. If al contains objects, they are not copied. If al is Null, a Null is returned.

Syntax

%copyList = al:Copy

Syntax terms

%copyList An Arraylist to contain the copy of the method object Arraylist, al.
al An Arraylist object, which may be Null.

See also