Cannot access protected member 'object.MemberwiseClone()'

Question

I\'m trying to use .MemberwiseClone() on a custom class of mine, but it throws up this error:

Cannot access protected member \'object.Memberwise         


        

Answer 1

• you can´t use MemberwiseClone() directly, you must implement it via derived class (recomended)
• but, via reflection, you can cheat it :)

• you can use this litle extension for the classes that not implement ICloneable:

  /// 
  
  /// Clones a object via shallow copy
  /// 
  /// Object Type to Clone
  /// Object to Clone
  /// New Object reference
  public static T CloneObject(this T obj) where T : class
  {
      if (obj == null) return null;
      System.Reflection.MethodInfo inst = obj.GetType().GetMethod("MemberwiseClone",
          System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
      if (inst != null)
          return (T)inst.Invoke(obj, null);
      else
          return null;
  }