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Reflection-based cloner now also clones arrays (including deep clones of array values if desired)

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git-svn-id: file:///srv/devel/repo-conversion/nusu@225 d2e56fa2-650e-0410-a79f-9358c0239efd
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Markus Ewald 2012-02-02 17:59:34 +00:00
parent bc8e565f8f
commit 7f7b9eff19
2 changed files with 301 additions and 306 deletions
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Source/Cloning/ReflectionCloner.Test.cs
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@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
public TestReferenceType ReferenceTypeField;
/// <summary>Reference type property for testing</summary>
public TestReferenceType ReferenceTypeProperty { get; set; }
/// <summary>An array field of reference types</summary>
public TestReferenceType[,][] ReferenceTypeArrayField;
/// <summary>An array property of reference types</summary>
public TestReferenceType[,][] ReferenceTypeArrayProperty { get; set; }
}
@ -98,6 +102,10 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
public TestReferenceType ReferenceTypeField;
/// <summary>Reference type property for testing</summary>
public TestReferenceType ReferenceTypeProperty { get; set; }
/// <summary>An array field of reference types</summary>
public TestReferenceType[,][] ReferenceTypeArrayField;
/// <summary>An array property of reference types</summary>
public TestReferenceType[,][] ReferenceTypeArrayProperty { get; set; }
}
@ -399,6 +407,32 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
return new HierarchicalValueType() {
TestField = 123,
TestProperty = 321,
ReferenceTypeArrayField = new TestReferenceType[2, 4][] {
{
null, null, null, null
},
{
null, null, null,
new TestReferenceType[3] {
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 101, TestProperty = 202 },
null,
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 909, TestProperty = 808 }
}
},
},
ReferenceTypeArrayProperty = new TestReferenceType[2, 4][] {
{
null, null, null, null
},
{
null, null, null,
new TestReferenceType[3] {
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 303, TestProperty = 404 },
null,
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 707, TestProperty = 606 }
}
},
},
ValueTypeField = new TestValueType() {
TestField = 456,
TestProperty = 654
@ -424,6 +458,32 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
return new HierarchicalReferenceType() {
TestField = 123,
TestProperty = 321,
ReferenceTypeArrayField = new TestReferenceType[2, 4][] {
{
null, null, null, null
},
{
null, null, null,
new TestReferenceType[3] {
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 101, TestProperty = 202 },
null,
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 909, TestProperty = 808 }
}
},
},
ReferenceTypeArrayProperty = new TestReferenceType[2, 4][] {
{
null, null, null, null
},
{
null, null, null,
new TestReferenceType[3] {
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 303, TestProperty = 404 },
null,
new TestReferenceType() { TestField = 707, TestProperty = 606 }
}
},
},
ValueTypeField = new TestValueType() {
TestField = 456,
TestProperty = 654

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Source/Cloning/ReflectionCloner.cs
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@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ using System.Reflection;
namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
// TODO: Doesn't clone arrays yet
/// <summary>Clones objects using reflection</summary>
public class ReflectionCloner : ICloneFactory, IStateCopier {
public class ReflectionCloner : ICloneFactory {
/// <summary>
/// Creates a shallow clone of the specified object, reusing any referenced objects
@ -38,22 +36,23 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
/// </param>
/// <returns>A shallow clone of the provided object</returns>
public TCloned ShallowClone<TCloned>(TCloned objectToClone, bool usePropertyBasedClone) {
if(typeof(TCloned).IsValueType) {
TCloned clone = Activator.CreateInstance<TCloned>();
Type originalType = objectToClone.GetType();
if(originalType.IsPrimitive) {
return objectToClone; // Being value types, primitives are copied by default
} else if(originalType.IsArray) {
return (TCloned)shallowCloneArray(objectToClone);
} else if(originalType.IsValueType) {
if(usePropertyBasedClone) {
shallowCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TCloned>(ref objectToClone, ref clone);
return (TCloned)shallowCloneComplexPropertyBased(objectToClone);
} else {
shallowCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TCloned>(ref objectToClone, ref clone);
return objectToClone; // Value types can be copied directly
}
return clone;
} else {
TCloned clone = (TCloned)Activator.CreateInstance(objectToClone.GetType());
if(usePropertyBasedClone) {
shallowCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(objectToClone.GetType(), objectToClone, clone);
return (TCloned)shallowCloneComplexPropertyBased(objectToClone);
} else {
shallowCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(objectToClone.GetType(), objectToClone, clone);
return (TCloned)shallowCloneComplexFieldBased(objectToClone);
}
return clone;
}
}
@ -68,360 +67,296 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Cloning {
/// </param>
/// <returns>A deep clone of the provided object</returns>
public TCloned DeepClone<TCloned>(TCloned objectToClone, bool usePropertyBasedClone) {
if(typeof(TCloned).IsValueType) {
TCloned clone = Activator.CreateInstance<TCloned>();
if(usePropertyBasedClone) {
deepCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TCloned>(ref objectToClone, ref clone);
return (TCloned)deepCloneSinglePropertyBased(objectToClone);
} else {
deepCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TCloned>(ref objectToClone, ref clone);
}
return clone;
} else {
TCloned clone = (TCloned)Activator.CreateInstance(objectToClone.GetType());
if(usePropertyBasedClone) {
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(objectToClone.GetType(), objectToClone, clone);
} else {
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(objectToClone.GetType(), objectToClone, clone);
}
return clone;
return (TCloned)deepCloneSingleFieldBased(objectToClone);
}
}
/// <summary>Transfers the state of one object into another</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
public void ShallowCopyState<TState>(TState original, TState target, bool propertyBased)
where TState : class {
if(propertyBased) {
shallowCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(typeof(TState), original, target);
} else {
shallowCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(typeof(TState), original, target);
}
}
/// <summary>Clones a complex type using field-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original instance that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original instance</returns>
private object shallowCloneComplexFieldBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
object clone = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
/// <summary>Transfers the state of one object into another</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
public void ShallowCopyState<TState>(
ref TState original, ref TState target, bool propertyBased
) where TState : struct {
if(propertyBased) {
shallowCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TState>(ref original, ref target);
} else {
shallowCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TState>(ref original, ref target);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Transfers the state of one object into another, creating clones of referenced objects
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
public void DeepCopyState<TState>(TState original, TState target, bool propertyBased)
where TState : class {
if(propertyBased) {
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(typeof(TState), original, target);
} else {
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(typeof(TState), original, target);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Transfers the state of one object into another, creating clones of referenced objects
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Type of the object whose sate will be transferred</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original instance the state will be taken from</param>
/// <param name="target">Target instance the state will be written to</param>
/// <param name="propertyBased">Whether to perform a property-based state copy</param>
public void DeepCopyState<TState>(ref TState original, ref TState target, bool propertyBased)
where TState : struct {
if(propertyBased) {
deepCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TState>(ref original, ref target);
} else {
deepCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TState>(ref original, ref target);
}
}
/// <summary>Creates a field-based shallow copy of a reference type</summary>
/// <param name="copiedType">Type the copy will be based upon</param>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void shallowCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(
Type copiedType, object original, object target
) {
FieldInfo[] fieldInfos = copiedType.GetFields(
FieldInfo[] fieldInfos = originalType.GetFields(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < fieldInfos.Length; ++index) {
FieldInfo fieldInfo = fieldInfos[index];
fieldInfo.SetValue(target, fieldInfo.GetValue(original));
}
}
/// <summary>Creates a property-based shallow copy of a reference type</summary>
/// <param name="copiedType">Type the copy will be based upon</param>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void shallowCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
Type copiedType, object original, object target
) {
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = copiedType.GetProperties(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < propertyInfos.Length; ++index) {
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = propertyInfos[index];
if(propertyInfo.CanRead && propertyInfo.CanWrite) {
if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsPrimitive) {
propertyInfo.SetValue(
target,
propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null),
null
);
} else if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
// Recurse into the value type - value types are seen as part of
// the outer type and a shallow copy does follow their hierarchy.
// This is equivalent to what would happen if you directly assign
// one value type to another.
object boxedOriginalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
shallowCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue
);
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, boxedClonedValue, null);
} else {
propertyInfo.SetValue(
target,
propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null),
null
);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>Creates a property-based shallow copy of a value type</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Value type that will be copied</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void shallowCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TState>(
ref TState original, ref TState target
) {
object boxedOriginal = original;
object boxedTarget = target;
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = typeof(TState).GetProperties(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < propertyInfos.Length; ++index) {
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = propertyInfos[index];
if(propertyInfo.CanRead && propertyInfo.CanWrite) {
if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsPrimitive) {
propertyInfo.SetValue(
boxedTarget,
propertyInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal, null),
null
);
} else if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
object boxedOriginalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue
);
propertyInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, boxedClonedValue, null);
} else {
propertyInfo.SetValue(
boxedTarget,
propertyInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal, null),
null
);
}
}
}
target = (TState)boxedTarget;
}
/// <summary>Creates a field-based shallow copy of a value type</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Value type that will be copied</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void shallowCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TState>(
ref TState original, ref TState target
) {
target = original; // hehe
}
/// <summary>Creates a field-based deep copy of a reference type</summary>
/// <param name="copiedType">Type the copy will be based upon</param>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(
Type copiedType, object original, object target
) {
FieldInfo[] fieldInfos = copiedType.GetFields(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < fieldInfos.Length; ++index) {
FieldInfo fieldInfo = fieldInfos[index];
if(fieldInfo.FieldType.IsPrimitive) {
fieldInfo.SetValue(target, fieldInfo.GetValue(original));
} else if(fieldInfo.FieldType.IsValueType) {
object boxedOriginalValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(original);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue);
fieldInfo.SetValue(target, boxedClonedValue);
} else {
object originalValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(original);
if(originalValue != null) {
Type originalType = originalValue.GetType();
object clonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(originalType, originalValue, clonedValue);
fieldInfo.SetValue(target, clonedValue);
}
}
// Everything's just directly assigned in a shallow clone
fieldInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue);
}
}
/// <summary>Creates a property-based deep copy of a reference type</summary>
/// <param name="copiedType">Type the copy will be based upon</param>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
Type copiedType, object original, object target
) {
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = copiedType.GetProperties(
return clone;
}
/// <summary>Clones a complex type using property-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original instance that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original instance</returns>
private object shallowCloneComplexPropertyBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
object clone = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = originalType.GetProperties(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < propertyInfos.Length; ++index) {
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = propertyInfos[index];
if(propertyInfo.CanRead && propertyInfo.CanWrite) {
if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsPrimitive) {
propertyInfo.SetValue(
target,
propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null),
null
);
} else if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
object boxedOriginalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue
);
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, boxedClonedValue, null);
} else {
Type propertyType = propertyInfo.PropertyType;
object originalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null);
if(originalValue != null) {
Type originalType = originalValue.GetType();
object clonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
originalType, originalValue, clonedValue
);
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, clonedValue, null);
}
}
if(propertyType.IsPrimitive) { // Primitive types can be assigned directly
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue, null);
} else if(propertyType.IsValueType) {
// Value types are seen as part of the original type and are thus recursed into
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, shallowCloneComplexPropertyBased(originalValue), null);
} else if(propertyType.IsArray) { // Arrays are assigned directly in a shallow clone
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue, null);
} else { // Complex types are directly assigned without creating a copy
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue, null);
}
}
}
/// <summary>Creates a field-based deep copy of a value type</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Value type that will be copied</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void deepCopyValueTypeFieldBased<TState>(
ref TState original, ref TState target
) {
object boxedOriginal = original;
object boxedTarget = Activator.CreateInstance(original.GetType());
return clone;
}
FieldInfo[] fieldInfos = typeof(TState).GetFields(
/// <summary>Clones an array using field-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original array that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original array</returns>
private object shallowCloneArray(object original) {
return ((Array)original).Clone();
}
/// <summary>Copies a single object using field-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original object</returns>
private static object deepCloneSingleFieldBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
if(originalType.IsPrimitive) {
return original; // Creates another box, does not reference boxed primitive
} else if(originalType.IsArray) {
return deepCloneArrayFieldBased((Array)original, originalType.GetElementType());
} else {
return deepCloneComplexFieldBased(original);
}
}
/// <summary>Clones a complex type using field-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original instance that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original instance</returns>
private static object deepCloneComplexFieldBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
object clone = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
FieldInfo[] fieldInfos = originalType.GetFields(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < fieldInfos.Length; ++index) {
FieldInfo fieldInfo = fieldInfos[index];
if(fieldInfo.FieldType.IsPrimitive) {
object boxedValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal);
fieldInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, boxedValue);
} else if(fieldInfo.FieldType.IsValueType) {
object boxedOriginalValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue);
fieldInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, boxedClonedValue);
} else {
object originalValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal);
Type fieldType = fieldInfo.FieldType;
object originalValue = fieldInfo.GetValue(original);
if(originalValue != null) {
Type originalType = originalValue.GetType();
object clonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypeFieldBased(originalType, originalValue, clonedValue);
fieldInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, clonedValue);
if(fieldType.IsPrimitive) { // Primitive types can be assigned directly
fieldInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue);
} else if(fieldType.IsArray) { // Arrays need to be cloned element-by-element
fieldInfo.SetValue(
clone,
deepCloneArrayFieldBased((Array)originalValue, fieldType.GetElementType())
);
} else { // Complex types need to be cloned member-by-member
fieldInfo.SetValue(clone, deepCloneSingleFieldBased(originalValue));
}
}
}
target = (TState)boxedTarget;
return clone;
}
/// <summary>Creates a property-based shallow copy of a value type</summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">Value type that will be copied</typeparam>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be copied</param>
/// <param name="target">Target object into which copied values will be written</param>
private static void deepCopyValueTypePropertyBased<TState>(
ref TState original, ref TState target
) {
object boxedOriginal = original;
object boxedTarget = Activator.CreateInstance(original.GetType());
/// <summary>Clones an array using field-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original array that will be cloned</param>
/// <param name="elementType">Type of elements the original array contains</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original array</returns>
private static object deepCloneArrayFieldBased(Array original, Type elementType) {
if(elementType.IsPrimitive) {
return original.Clone();
}
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = typeof(TState).GetProperties(
int dimensionCount = original.Rank;
// Find out the length of each of the array's dimensions, also calculate how
// many elements there are in the array in total.
var lengths = new int[dimensionCount];
int totalElementCount = 0;
for(int index = 0; index < dimensionCount; ++index) {
lengths[index] = original.GetLength(index);
if(index == 0) {
totalElementCount = lengths[index];
} else {
totalElementCount *= lengths[index];
}
}
// Knowing the number of dimensions and the length of each dimension, we can
// create another array of the exact same sizes.
Array clone = Array.CreateInstance(elementType, lengths);
// If this is a one-dimensional array (most common type), do an optimized copy
// directly specifying the indices
if(dimensionCount == 1) {
// Clone each element of the array directly
for(int index = 0; index < totalElementCount; ++index) {
object originalElement = original.GetValue(index);
if(originalElement != null) {
clone.SetValue(deepCloneSingleFieldBased(originalElement), index);
}
}
} else { // Otherwise use the generic code for multi-dimensional arrays
var indices = new int[dimensionCount];
for(int index = 0; index < totalElementCount; ++index) {
// Determine the index for each of the array's dimensions
int elementIndex = index;
for(int dimensionIndex = dimensionCount - 1; dimensionIndex >= 0; --dimensionIndex) {
indices[dimensionIndex] = elementIndex % lengths[dimensionIndex];
elementIndex /= lengths[dimensionIndex];
}
// Clone the current array element
object originalElement = original.GetValue(indices);
if(originalElement != null) {
clone.SetValue(deepCloneSingleFieldBased(originalElement), indices);
}
}
}
return clone;
}
/// <summary>Copies a single object using property-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original object that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original object</returns>
private static object deepCloneSinglePropertyBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
if(originalType.IsPrimitive) {
return original; // Creates another box, does not reference boxed primitive
} else if(originalType.IsArray) {
return deepCloneArrayPropertyBased((Array)original, originalType.GetElementType());
} else {
return deepCloneComplexPropertyBased(original);
}
}
/// <summary>Clones a complex type using property-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original instance that will be cloned</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original instance</returns>
private static object deepCloneComplexPropertyBased(object original) {
Type originalType = original.GetType();
object clone = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos = originalType.GetProperties(
BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy
);
for(int index = 0; index < propertyInfos.Length; ++index) {
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = propertyInfos[index];
if(propertyInfo.CanRead && propertyInfo.CanWrite) {
if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsPrimitive) {
Type propertyType = propertyInfo.PropertyType;
object originalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(original, null);
if(originalValue != null) {
if(propertyType.IsPrimitive) { // Primitive types can be assigned directly
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, originalValue, null);
} else if(propertyType.IsArray) { // Arrays need to be cloned element-by-element
propertyInfo.SetValue(
boxedTarget,
propertyInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal, null),
clone,
deepCloneArrayPropertyBased((Array)originalValue, propertyType.GetElementType()),
null
);
} else if(propertyInfo.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
object boxedOriginalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal, null);
Type originalType = boxedOriginalValue.GetType();
object boxedClonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(
originalType, boxedOriginalValue, boxedClonedValue
);
propertyInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, boxedClonedValue, null);
} else {
object originalValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(boxedOriginal, null);
if(originalValue != null) {
Type originalType = originalValue.GetType();
object clonedValue = Activator.CreateInstance(originalType);
deepCopyReferenceTypePropertyBased(originalType, originalValue, clonedValue);
propertyInfo.SetValue(boxedTarget, clonedValue, null);
}
} else { // Complex types need to be cloned member-by-member
propertyInfo.SetValue(clone, deepCloneSinglePropertyBased(originalValue), null);
}
}
}
target = (TState)boxedTarget;
return clone;
}
/// <summary>Clones an array using property-based value transfer</summary>
/// <param name="original">Original array that will be cloned</param>
/// <param name="elementType">Type of elements the original array contains</param>
/// <returns>A clone of the original array</returns>
private static object deepCloneArrayPropertyBased(Array original, Type elementType) {
if(elementType.IsPrimitive) {
return original.Clone();
}
int dimensionCount = original.Rank;
// Find out the length of each of the array's dimensions, also calculate how
// many elements there are in the array in total.
var lengths = new int[dimensionCount];
int totalElementCount = 0;
for(int index = 0; index < dimensionCount; ++index) {
lengths[index] = original.GetLength(index);
if(index == 0) {
totalElementCount = lengths[index];
} else {
totalElementCount *= lengths[index];
}
}
// Knowing the number of dimensions and the length of each dimension, we can
// create another array of the exact same sizes.
Array clone = Array.CreateInstance(elementType, lengths);
// If this is a one-dimensional array (most common type), do an optimized copy
// directly specifying the indices
if(dimensionCount == 1) {
// Clone each element of the array directly
for(int index = 0; index < totalElementCount; ++index) {
object originalElement = original.GetValue(index);
if(originalElement != null) {
clone.SetValue(deepCloneSinglePropertyBased(originalElement), index);
}
}
} else { // Otherwise use the generic code for multi-dimensional arrays
var indices = new int[dimensionCount];
for(int index = 0; index < totalElementCount; ++index) {
// Determine the index for each of the array's dimensions
int elementIndex = index;
for(int dimensionIndex = dimensionCount - 1; dimensionIndex >= 0; --dimensionIndex) {
indices[dimensionIndex] = elementIndex % lengths[dimensionIndex];
elementIndex /= lengths[dimensionIndex];
}
// Clone the current array element
object originalElement = original.GetValue(indices);
if(originalElement != null) {
clone.SetValue(deepCloneSinglePropertyBased(originalElement), indices);
}
}
}
return clone;
}
}