CloneNode

Creates a duplicate of the node, when overridden in a derived class.

Syntax

public abstract XmlNode CloneNode (bool deep)

Parameters

deep
true to recursively clone the subtree under the specified node; false to clone only the node itself.

Returns

The cloned node.

Remarks

This method serves as a copy constructor for nodes. The duplicate node has no parent (XmlNode.ParentNode returns null).

The following table describes the specific behavior for each System.Xml.XmlNodeType.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0


Attribute	Clones the attribute node, including child nodes.	Clones the attribute node, including child nodes.
CData	Clones the CData node, including its data content.	Clones the CData node, including its data content.
Comment	Clones the comment node, including its text content.	Clones the comment node, including its text content.
Document	Clones the document node, including any child nodes.	Clones the document node.
DocumentFragment	Clones the document fragment node, including any child nodes.	Clones the document fragment node.
DocumentType	Clones the document type node.	Clones the document type node.
Element	Clones the element node, its attributes, and any child nodes.	Clones the element node and its attributes, including any default attributes.
Entity	Entity nodes cannot be cloned.	Entity nodes cannot be cloned.
EntityReference	Clones the entity reference node. The replacement text is not included.	Clones the entity reference node. The replacement text is not included.
Notation	Notation nodes cannot be cloned.	Notation nodes cannot be cloned.
ProcessingInstruction	Clones the processing instruction node, including its target and data.	Clones the processing instruction node, including its target and data.
SignificantWhitespace	Clones the significant white space node, including its data value.	Clones the significant white space node, including its data value.
Text	Clones the text node, including its data value.	Clones the text node, including its data value.
Whitespace	Clones the white space node, including its data value.	Clones the white space node, including its data value.
XmlDeclaration	Clones the XmlDeclaration node, including its data value.	Clones the XmlDeclaration node, including its data value.
All other node types.	These node types cannot be cloned.	These node types cannot be cloned.