Make copy of arraylist

[tshad]

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?

If you do:

arrayList2 = arrayList1

You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.

I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping through the
arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks,

Tom

[tshad]

Re: Make copy of arraylist

Apparently, there are 2 methods: Clone and CopyTo.

What is the difference between the 2?

Clone is supposed to do a "shallow copy"? What is that and why is it
different than CopyTo?

Thanks,

Tom

"tshad" <tscheiderich@f tsolutions.comw rote in message
news:%23VxPqbPB HHA.3836@TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl. ..

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?
>
If you do:
>
arrayList2 = arrayList1
>
You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.
>
I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping through
the arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to do
this?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>

[rowe_newsgroups]

Re: Make copy of arraylist

Since Mr. Balena says it better than me....

<copyrighted_ma terial>

"The Clone method can create either a shallow copy or a deep copy of
the object. A shallow copy creates only a copy of the object in
question; it doesn't make copies of secondary objects referenced by
it." - From Francesco Balena's book "Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic
..NET"

</copyrighted_mat erial>

Thanks,

Seth Rowe


tshad wrote:

Apparently, there are 2 methods: Clone and CopyTo.
>
What is the difference between the 2?
>
Clone is supposed to do a "shallow copy"? What is that and why is it
different than CopyTo?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>
"tshad" <tscheiderich@f tsolutions.comw rote in message
news:%23VxPqbPB HHA.3836@TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl. ..

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?

If you do:

arrayList2 = arrayList1

You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.

I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping through
the arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to do
this?

Thanks,

Tom

[MikeMc]

Re: Make copy of arraylist

CopyTo inserts a copy of the elements in an array into a second array. Once
copied the elements in both arrays are separte but equal.

Heres some code that demonstrates CopyTo in acton:

' Instantiate and intialize the values of a String array named array1.
Dim array1(2) As String
array1 = {"bread", "soup", "beans"}

' Show the values of array1.
For i As Integer = 0 To array1.GetUpper Bound(0)
MessageBox.Show (array1(i).ToSt ring)
Next

' Instantiate a String array named array2.
Dim array2(2) As String
' Copy the elements of array1 to array2.
array1.CopyTo(a rray2, 0)

' Change the first element of array1.
array1(0) = "Was bread, now desert"

' Display the values of array1 and array 2 to show
' they are two separate arrays.
For i As Integer = 0 To array2.GetUpper Bound(0)
MessageBox.Show ("Array1's element " & i.ToString & " contains '"
& _
array1(i).ToStr ing & "' // Array2's element " & i.ToString & "
contains '" & _
array2(i).ToStr ing & "'")
Next

--
Mike McIntyre http://www.getdotnetcode.com


"rowe_newsgroup s" wrote:

Since Mr. Balena says it better than me....
>
<copyrighted_ma terial>
>
"The Clone method can create either a shallow copy or a deep copy of
the object. A shallow copy creates only a copy of the object in
question; it doesn't make copies of secondary objects referenced by
it." - From Francesco Balena's book "Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic
..NET"
>
</copyrighted_mat erial>
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe
>
>
tshad wrote:

Apparently, there are 2 methods: Clone and CopyTo.

What is the difference between the 2?

Clone is supposed to do a "shallow copy"? What is that and why is it
different than CopyTo?

Thanks,

Tom

"tshad" <tscheiderich@f tsolutions.comw rote in message
news:%23VxPqbPB HHA.3836@TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl. ..

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?
>
If you do:
>
arrayList2 = arrayList1
>
You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.
>
I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping through
the arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to do
this?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>

>
>

[RobinS]

Re: Make copy of arraylist

Seth,
Isn't that a great book? I read it cover to cover.
Have you seen his other one, on Standard Practices?
It has a lot of neat tricks and helpful information
in it, too.
Robin S.

"rowe_newsgroup s" <rowe_email@yah oo.comwrote in message
news:1163187288 .832134.275970@ k70g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

Since Mr. Balena says it better than me....
>
<copyrighted_ma terial>
>
"The Clone method can create either a shallow copy or a deep copy of
the object. A shallow copy creates only a copy of the object in
question; it doesn't make copies of secondary objects referenced by
it." - From Francesco Balena's book "Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic
.NET"
>
</copyrighted_mat erial>
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe
>
>
tshad wrote:

>Apparently, there are 2 methods: Clone and CopyTo.
>>
>What is the difference between the 2?
>>
>Clone is supposed to do a "shallow copy"? What is that and why is it
>different than CopyTo?
>>
>Thanks,
>>
>Tom
>>
>"tshad" <tscheiderich@f tsolutions.comw rote in message
>news:%23VxPqbP BHHA.3836@TK2MS FTNGP02.phx.gbl ...

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?
>
If you do:
>
arrayList2 = arrayList1
>
You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.
>
I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping
through
the arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to
do
this?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>

>

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Make copy of arraylist

As mr. Balena wrote it as you told, than he made in my idea a mistake. The
clone method can only make a shallow copy.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.collections.arraylist.clone.aspx

To do a deep copy (complete) in the case of the arraylist without needing an
fixed lenght array than you need to serialize and deserialize it.

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbPages.aspx?ID=7ffd296f-9e81-47e6-88dc-61641f5c8d9d

I hope this helps,

Cor

"rowe_newsgroup s" <rowe_email@yah oo.comschreef in bericht
news:1163187288 .832134.275970@ k70g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

Since Mr. Balena says it better than me....
>
<copyrighted_ma terial>
>
"The Clone method can create either a shallow copy or a deep copy of
the object. A shallow copy creates only a copy of the object in
question; it doesn't make copies of secondary objects referenced by
it." - From Francesco Balena's book "Programmin g Microsoft Visual Basic
.NET"
>
</copyrighted_mat erial>
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe
>
>
tshad wrote:

>Apparently, there are 2 methods: Clone and CopyTo.
>>
>What is the difference between the 2?
>>
>Clone is supposed to do a "shallow copy"? What is that and why is it
>different than CopyTo?
>>
>Thanks,
>>
>Tom
>>
>"tshad" <tscheiderich@f tsolutions.comw rote in message
>news:%23VxPqbP BHHA.3836@TK2MS FTNGP02.phx.gbl ...

How do you easily make a copy of an arraylist?
>
If you do:
>
arrayList2 = arrayList1
>
You get a pointer so that if you clear arrayList2 (arrayList2.Cle ar) -
arrayList1 is also cleared.
>
I want to create a copy of the arrayList, which I can do looping
through
the arrayList1 and adding to arrayList2, but is there an easier way to
do
this?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>

>