String.Clone Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

String.cs

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.

See also

• Copy(String)
• CopyTo(Int32, Char[], Int32, Int32)