What is the difference b/w Arry.copy() and array.clone()
method?
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Answer / vishalakshi patil
Array.copy() Copies a range of elements in one Array to
another Array and performs type casting and boxing as
required. Deep Copy
Return type Void
The Array.clone() is of the same Type as the original Array.
Shallow copy. Return type System.object
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Answer / chauhan rakesh botad
Array.Copy() copies all contents of original array to
another array by specied index of original array while Clone
creates a shallow copy. Array.Copy() copies Data as well as
structure while Clone copies data only.
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Array.Copy() is deep copy and Array.clone() is shallow copy.
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Answer / chauhan rakesh botad
System.Array.copyto() will perform a deep copy of array
while system.array.Clone() will perform shalow copy of the
array.Shalow copy will simply copy the elements of the array
where as an Deep copy will copy the elements as well as any
referenced elements present in the array.
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Answer / vasanth
Array.copy() copies both structure and data to another array and its return type is void.
Array.Clone() copies only structure of array and its return type is Object.
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Answer / sanjaym
Array.copy() and array.clone() both gives Deep copy.
The main difference is array.clone() return type is object
so type casting is required...
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