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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. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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===Syntax terms=== | ===Syntax terms=== | ||
<table class="syntaxTable"> | <table class="syntaxTable"> | ||
<tr><th | <tr><th>%copyList</th> | ||
<td>An <var>Arraylist</var> to contain the copy of the method <var>Arraylist</var> | <td>An <var>Arraylist</var> to contain the copy of the method object <var>Arraylist</var>, <var class="term">al</var>. </td></tr> | ||
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<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> | </table> | ||
==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
- Contrast with DeepCopy which does copy any nested objects.
- For more information about copyability, see "Copying objects".