String.Clone Method

Definition

Namespace:
System
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Returns a reference to this instance of String.

public:
 virtual System::Object ^ Clone();
public object Clone ();
abstract member Clone : unit -> obj
override this.Clone : unit -> obj
Public Function Clone () As Object

Returns

Object

This instance of String.

Implements

Clone()

Remarks

The return value is not an independent copy of this instance; it is simply another view of the same data. Use the Copy or CopyTo method to create a separate String object with the same value as this instance.

Because the Clone method simply returns the existing string instance, there is little reason to call it directly.

Applies to

See also