When implemented by a class, returns a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.

Namespace: NHibernate.Type
Assembly: NHibernate (in NHibernate.dll) Version: 3.2.0.4000 (3.2.0.4000)

Syntax

C#
public abstract Object DeepCopy(
	Object val,
	EntityMode entityMode,
	ISessionFactoryImplementor factory
)
Visual Basic
Public MustOverride Function DeepCopy ( _
	val As Object, _
	entityMode As EntityMode, _
	factory As ISessionFactoryImplementor _
) As Object
Visual C++
public:
virtual Object^ DeepCopy(
	Object^ val, 
	EntityMode entityMode, 
	ISessionFactoryImplementor^ factory
) abstract

Parameters

val
Type: System..::..Object
A Collection element or Entity field
entityMode
Type: NHibernate..::..EntityMode
The entityMode.
factory
Type: NHibernate.Engine..::..ISessionFactoryImplementor
The session factory.

Return Value

A deep copy of the object.

Implements

IType..::..DeepCopy(Object, EntityMode, ISessionFactoryImplementor)

See Also