When implemented by a class, returns a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.

Namespace:  NHibernate.Type
Assembly:  NHibernate (in NHibernate.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Function DeepCopy ( _
	val As Object _
) As Object
C#
public abstract Object DeepCopy(
	Object val
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual Object^ DeepCopy(
	Object^ val
) abstract
JavaScript
function deepCopy(val);

Parameters

val
Type: System..::.Object
A Collection element or Entity field

Return Value

A deep copy of the object.

Implements

IType..::.DeepCopy(Object)

See Also