Deep Copy in C#

Question

MSDN gives this example of a deep copy (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.object.memberwiseclone.aspx)

public class Person 
{
    public int Age;
           


        

Answer 1

The MemberwiseClone() creates a new instance of the class being copied, and also copies scalar fields into the corresponding members of the copy. It provides a better starting point for deep copying than just a plain new, because you need to "fix" only the items requiring deep copying.