<Type Name="ICloneable" FullName="System.ICloneable" FullNameSP="System_ICloneable" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class interface public abstract ICloneable" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public interface ICloneable" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>BCL</MemberOfLibrary>
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyPublicKey>[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]</AssemblyPublicKey>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para> Implemented by classes that require control over the
 way in which copies of
 instances are constructed.
 </para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <block subset="none" type="note">
          <see cref="T:System.ICloneable" /> contains the <see cref="M:System.ICloneable.Clone" /> method.
 The consumer of an object should call this method when a copy of the object is
 needed.</block>
      </para>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="Clone">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".method public hidebysig virtual abstract object Clone()" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public object Clone ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Object</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Creates a copy of the current instance.
      </para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Object" /> of the same type as the current instance, containing
   copies of the non-static members of the current instance.
   </para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>The exact behavior of this method is unspecified. The intent
      of the method is to provide a mechanism that constructs
      instances that
      are copies of the current instance, without regard for class-specific definitions of the term
      "copy". </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="note"> Use the <see cref="M:System.Object.MemberwiseClone" />
method to create a shallow copy of an object. For more information, see <see cref="M:System.Object.MemberwiseClone" /> . </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors"> This method is required to return
   an instance of the same type as the current instance. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides"> Implement this method to provide
   class-specific copying behavior. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage"> Use the <see cref="M:System.ICloneable.Clone" /> method
to obtain a copy of the current instance. </block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <example>
          <para>The following example shows an implementation of <see cref="M:System.ICloneable.Clone" /> that
   uses the <see cref="M:System.Object.MemberwiseClone" />
   method to create a copy of
   the current instance.</para>
          <code lang="C#">using System;
class MyClass :ICloneable {
    public int myField;
    public MyClass() {
        myField = 0;
    }
    public MyClass(int value) {
        myField = value;
    }
    public object Clone() {
        return this.MemberwiseClone();
    }
}
public class TestMyClass {
    public static void Main() {
        MyClass my1 = new MyClass(44);
        MyClass my2 = (MyClass) my1.Clone();
        Console.WriteLine("my1 {0} my2 {1}",my1.myField, my2.myField);
        my2.myField = 22;
        Console.WriteLine("my1 {0} my2 {1}",my1.myField, my2.myField);
    }
}
</code>
          <para>The output is</para>
          <c>
            <para>my1 44 my2 44</para>
            <para>my1 44 my2 22</para>
          </c>
        </example>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
  </Members>
  <TypeExcluded>0</TypeExcluded>
  <Interfaces />
  <Attributes>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
  </Attributes>
</Type>
