Pike v8.0 release 1738

Method copy_value()


Method copy_value

mixed copy_value(mixed value)

Description

Copy a value recursively.

If the result value is changed destructively (only possible for multisets, arrays and mappings) the copied value will not be changed.

The resulting value will always be equal to the copied (as tested with the function equal()), but they may not the the same value (as tested with `==()).

See also

equal()