1 | #region License Information
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2 | /* HeuristicLab
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3 | * Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
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4 | *
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5 | * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
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6 | *
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7 | * HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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8 | * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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9 | * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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10 | * (at your option) any later version.
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11 | *
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12 | * HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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13 | * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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14 | * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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15 | * GNU General Public License for more details.
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16 | *
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17 | * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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18 | * along with HeuristicLab. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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19 | */
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20 | #endregion
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21 |
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22 | using System;
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23 | using System.Collections.Generic;
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24 | using System.Text;
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25 |
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26 | namespace HeuristicLab.Core {
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27 | /// <summary>
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28 | /// Static helper class.
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29 | /// </summary>
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30 | public static class Auxiliary {
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31 | #region Cloning
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32 | /// <summary>
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33 | /// Clones the given <paramref name="obj"/> (deep clone).
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34 | /// </summary>
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35 | /// <remarks>Checks before clone if object has not already been cloned.</remarks>
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36 | /// <param name="obj">The object to clone.</param>
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37 | /// <param name="clonedObjects">A dictionary of all already cloned objects. (Needed to avoid cycles.)</param>
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38 | /// <returns>The cloned object.</returns>
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39 | public static object Clone(IStorable obj, IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects) {
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40 | object clone;
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41 | if (clonedObjects.TryGetValue(obj.Guid, out clone))
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42 | return clone;
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43 | else
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44 | return obj.Clone(clonedObjects);
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45 | }
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46 | #endregion
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47 | }
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48 | }
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