Replicating Complex Objects
Explore how to replicate complex objects with multiple fields and private members using the Prototype design pattern in C#. Learn to implement cloneable objects that simplify copying and enhance code maintainability.
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Problem statement
Let’s imagine that we have an object that we need to copy multiple times. Because it’s not a primitive type, we can’t just copy the value of the whole thing into a new variable of the same kind. Instead, we’d need to instantiate a new object of this type and then copy the value of every field from the original object instance.
That would be fine for simple objects with a relatively small number of fields that contain primitive types, such as integers and booleans. However, what ...