CloneServiceBase Class

public abstract class CloneServiceBase : ICloneService

public CloneServiceBase()

protected virtual bool CanCloneDependencyPropertyValue(DependencyObject source, DependencyProperty dependencyProperty)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	DependencyObject	The source object.
dependencyProperty	DependencyProperty	The dependency property to be tested.

Returns

bool:

true if the value can be cloned; otherwise false to skip cloning the value.

public object CreateClone(object original)

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.

Returns

object:

A clone of the original object when possible. Otherwise, null or the original object is returned (depending on settings).

public object CreateClone(object original, CloneOptions options)

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.
options	CloneOptions	The options to use when cloning.

Returns

object:

A clone of the original object when possible. Otherwise, null or the original object is returned (depending on settings).

protected virtual object CreateCloneCore(object original, CloneOptions options, Type defaultType)

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.
options	CloneOptions	The options to use when cloning. When not specified, default options will be used.
defaultType	Type	Optionally defines the default type of object to be created when not specified by options.

Returns

object:

A clone of the original object when possible. Otherwise, null or the original object is returned (depending on settings).

public T CreateClone<T>(object original) where T : class

Type Parameters:

T -

The type of the cloned object.

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.

Returns

T:

A clone of the original object when possible. Otherwise, null or the original object is returned (depending on settings).

public T CreateClone<T>(object original, CloneOptions options) where T : class

Type Parameters:

T -

The type of the cloned object.

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.
options	CloneOptions	The options to use when cloning.

Returns

T:

A clone of the original object when possible. Otherwise, null or the original object is returned (depending on settings).

protected virtual object CreateInstance(object original, CloneOptions options, Type defaultType)

Parameter	Type	Description
original	object	The original object to be cloned.
options	CloneOptions	The options to use when cloning.
defaultType	Type	Optionally defines the default type of object to be created when not specified by options.

Returns

object:

A new instance of an object if available; otherwise null if an instance could not be created.

protected virtual IEnumerable<DependencyProperty> GetExplicitlyTransferredDependencyProperties(DependencyObject source)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	DependencyObject	The source object.

Returns

IEnumerable<DependencyProperty>:

An IEnumerable<T>.

protected virtual bool IsTransferableMarkupProperty(object source, MarkupProperty property)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	object	The source object.
property	MarkupProperty	The property to examine.

Returns

bool:

true if the property can be transferred; otherwise false if it cannot be transferred.

protected virtual DependencyProperty ResolveTargetDependencyProperty(DependencyObject source, DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty sourceDependencyProperty)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	DependencyObject	The source object.
target	DependencyObject	The target object.
sourceDependencyProperty	DependencyProperty	The dependency property on the source.

Returns

DependencyProperty:

The System.Windows.DependencyProperty to be used by the target; otherwise null if a target property is unavailable.

protected virtual PropertyDescriptor ResolveTargetProperty(object source, object target, PropertyDescriptor sourceProperty)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	object	The source object.
target	object	The target object.
sourceProperty	PropertyDescriptor	The property on the source.

Returns

PropertyDescriptor:

The PropertyDescriptor to be used by the target; otherwise null if a target property is unavailable.

protected virtual void TransferDependencyProperty(DependencyObject source, DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty sourceDependencyProperty, DependencyProperty targetDependencyProperty)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	DependencyObject	The source object.
target	DependencyObject	The target object.
sourceDependencyProperty	DependencyProperty	The property on the source.
targetDependencyProperty	DependencyProperty	The property on the target.

protected virtual void TransferProperty(object source, object target, PropertyDescriptor sourcePropertyDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor targetPropertyDescriptor)

Parameter	Type	Description
source	object	The source object.
target	object	The target object.
sourcePropertyDescriptor	PropertyDescriptor	The PropertyDescriptor of the property on the source.
targetPropertyDescriptor	PropertyDescriptor	The PropertyDescriptor of the property on the target.