source: branches/PersistenceSpeedUp/HeuristicLab.Common/3.3/IDeepCloneable.cs @ 17800

#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 *
 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
 *
 * HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#endregion

using System;

namespace HeuristicLab.Common {
  public interface IDeepCloneable : ICloneable {
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a deep clone of this instance.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="cloner">The cloner which is responsible for keeping track of all already
    /// cloned objects.</param>
    /// <returns>A clone of this instance.</returns>
    IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner);
  }
}