Best Extension Methods: Clone

This extension method to get a clone of an object

    /// 

    /// Makes a copy from the object.
    /// Doesn't copy the reference memory, only data.
    /// 
    /// Type of the return object.
    /// Object to be copied.
    /// Returns the copied object.
    public static T Clone(this object item)
    {
        if (item != null)
        {
            BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();

            formatter.Serialize(stream, item);
            stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

            T result = (T)formatter.Deserialize(stream);

            stream.Close();

            return result;
        }
        else
            return default(T);
    }

Compiled By: Rajesh Rolen

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