BuildItemGroup.Clone(Boolean) Method
Definition
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Creates a deep or shallow copy of the BuildItemGroup.
public:
Microsoft::Build::BuildEngine::BuildItemGroup ^ Clone(bool deepClone);public Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildItemGroup Clone (bool deepClone);member this.Clone : bool -> Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildItemGroupPublic Function Clone (deepClone As Boolean) As BuildItemGroupParameters
- deepClone
- Boolean
true to create a deep copy of the BuildItemGroup; otherwise, false.
Returns
A copy of the BuildItemGroup.
Remarks
A shallow copy of a BuildItemGroup references the same property group as the original. Modifications a shallow copy will be reflected in both copies.
A deep copy of a BuildItemGroup creates a new XML element to reference so that both copies of the BuildItemGroup can be independently modified.
If the BuildItemGroup corresponds directly to a element in the project (rather than corresponding to a collection of items created after evaluating wildcards in the Include and Exclude attributes of an Item element), only deep copies are allowed.