Deep Copy with Array

Question

Why doesn\'t ICloneable\'s Clone method return a deep copy?

Here is some sample code:

class A : ICloneable 
{
    public int          


        

Answer 1

Array.Copy copies the values of the array, in this case, references. There is nothing in the documentation of Array.Copy() that indicates a check for classes that implement IClonable and call Clone() instead. You will need to loop through the array and call Clone() yourself.

BTW, yes, IClonable kind of sucks.