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List:       gambas-user
Subject:    Re: [Gambas-user] An other OO problem.
From:       Benoit Minisini <gambas () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2009-01-15 0:50:45
Message-ID: 200901150150.45409.gambas () users ! sourceforge ! net
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On jeudi 15 janvier 2009, Jussi Lahtinen wrote:
> Hi!
> Again I'm having OO headache (I'm OO newbie).
> I have very simple task, and I believe the solution would be as
> simple... I just don't get it.
> I need to make independent copy of object, from collection A to collection
> B.
>
> I tried following (among other things):
>
> Dim A as NEW Collection
> Dim B as NEW Collection
>
> ...
> A.Add(B[n])
> ...
>
> But the result is something like same object in both collections.
> When I do example;
>
> A[n].X = 1234
>
> Then the corresponding object in collection B changes too;
>
> PRINT B[n].X
> 1234
>
> I could do this;
>
> ...
> A[n].X = B[n].X
> A[n].Y = B[n].Y
> ...and so on...
>
> But those objects have very many variables, object arrays etc.!
> I really hope there is an other way...
> Thanks!
>
>
> Jussi
>

Objects are handled by reference only. If you need to copy an object of your 
own, you must do it yourself. Some native objects (like arrays) have a Copy() 
method, but most don't.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini

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