From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-05-21T20:42:09+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:15469] Re: How do I copy an object?

>>>>> "H" == Hal E Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> writes:

>> I believe you need to implement dup or clone yourself, to ensure a deep
>> copy. 

H> Generally true. But there's the trick of using Marshal to dump an object
H> and then load it again.

 This is more complex than this. Think, for example, about RCO

 You must first build a graph and then clone the object using this graph. 


Guy Decoux