我想做一些事情,比如:

MyObject myObj = GetMyObj(); // Create and fill a new object
MyObject newObj = myObj.Clone();

然后对未反映在原始对象中的新对象进行更改。

我通常不需要这个功能,所以当有必要时,我会创建一个新对象,然后单独复制每个属性,但这总是让我觉得有更好或更优雅的方法来处理这种情况。

如何克隆或深度复制对象,以便在原始对象中不反映任何更改的情况下修改克隆的对象?


当前回答

代码生成器

我们已经看到了很多想法,从序列化到手动实现再到反射,我想使用CGbR代码生成器提出一种完全不同的方法。生成克隆方法具有内存和CPU效率,因此比标准DataContractSerializer快300倍。

你只需要一个带有ICloneable的部分类定义,生成器就可以完成剩下的工作:

public partial class Root : ICloneable
{
    public Root(int number)
    {
        _number = number;
    }
    private int _number;

    public Partial[] Partials { get; set; }

    public IList<ulong> Numbers { get; set; }

    public object Clone()
    {
        return Clone(true);
    }

    private Root()
    {
    }
} 

public partial class Root
{
    public Root Clone(bool deep)
    {
        var copy = new Root();
        // All value types can be simply copied
        copy._number = _number; 
        if (deep)
        {
            // In a deep clone the references are cloned 
            var tempPartials = new Partial[Partials.Length];
            for (var i = 0; i < Partials.Length; i++)
            {
                var value = Partials[i];
                value = value.Clone(true);
                tempPartials[i] = value;
            }
            copy.Partials = tempPartials;
            var tempNumbers = new List<ulong>(Numbers.Count);
            for (var i = 0; i < Numbers.Count; i++)
            {
                var value = Numbers[i];
                tempNumbers.Add(value);
            }
            copy.Numbers = tempNumbers;
        }
        else
        {
            // In a shallow clone only references are copied
            copy.Partials = Partials; 
            copy.Numbers = Numbers; 
        }
        return copy;
    }
}

注意:最新版本有更多的空检查,但为了更好地理解,我省略了它们。

其他回答

问:我为什么选择这个答案?

如果您想要.NET所能达到的最快速度,请选择此答案。如果您想要一种非常简单的克隆方法,请忽略这个答案。

换言之,除非您有需要解决的性能瓶颈,并且您可以使用分析器来证明这一点,否则请使用另一个答案。

比其他方法快10倍

执行深度克隆的以下方法是:

比任何涉及序列化/反序列化的速度快10倍;非常接近.NET所能达到的理论最大速度。

方法。。。

为了达到最高速度,可以使用Nested MemberwiseClone进行深度复制。它与复制值结构的速度几乎相同,并且比(a)反射或(b)序列化(如本页其他答案所述)快得多。

请注意,如果使用Nested MemberwiseColone进行深度复制,则必须为类中的每个嵌套级别手动实现ShallowCopy,以及调用所有所述ShallowCopy方法以创建完整克隆的DeepCopy。这很简单:总共只有几行,请参见下面的演示代码。

下面是显示100000个克隆的相对性能差异的代码输出:

嵌套结构上的嵌套MemberwiseClone为1.08秒嵌套类上的嵌套MemberwiseClone为4.77秒39.93秒用于序列化/反序列化

在类上使用Nested MemberwiseColone几乎与复制结构一样快,而且复制结构的速度非常接近.NET所能达到的理论最大速度。

Demo 1 of shallow and deep copy, using classes and MemberwiseClone:
  Create Bob
    Bob.Age=30, Bob.Purchase.Description=Lamborghini
  Clone Bob >> BobsSon
  Adjust BobsSon details
    BobsSon.Age=2, BobsSon.Purchase.Description=Toy car
  Proof of deep copy: If BobsSon is a true clone, then adjusting BobsSon details will not affect Bob:
    Bob.Age=30, Bob.Purchase.Description=Lamborghini
  Elapsed time: 00:00:04.7795670,30000000

Demo 2 of shallow and deep copy, using structs and value copying:
  Create Bob
    Bob.Age=30, Bob.Purchase.Description=Lamborghini
  Clone Bob >> BobsSon
  Adjust BobsSon details:
    BobsSon.Age=2, BobsSon.Purchase.Description=Toy car
  Proof of deep copy: If BobsSon is a true clone, then adjusting BobsSon details will not affect Bob:
    Bob.Age=30, Bob.Purchase.Description=Lamborghini
  Elapsed time: 00:00:01.0875454,30000000

Demo 3 of deep copy, using class and serialize/deserialize:
  Elapsed time: 00:00:39.9339425,30000000

为了了解如何使用MemberwiseCopy进行深度复制,这里是用于生成上述时间的演示项目:

// Nested MemberwiseClone example. 
// Added to demo how to deep copy a reference class.
[Serializable] // Not required if using MemberwiseClone, only used for speed comparison using serialization.
public class Person
{
    public Person(int age, string description)
    {
        this.Age = age;
        this.Purchase.Description = description;
    }
    [Serializable] // Not required if using MemberwiseClone
    public class PurchaseType
    {
        public string Description;
        public PurchaseType ShallowCopy()
        {
            return (PurchaseType)this.MemberwiseClone();
        }
    }
    public PurchaseType Purchase = new PurchaseType();
    public int Age;
    // Add this if using nested MemberwiseClone.
    // This is a class, which is a reference type, so cloning is more difficult.
    public Person ShallowCopy()
    {
        return (Person)this.MemberwiseClone();
    }
    // Add this if using nested MemberwiseClone.
    // This is a class, which is a reference type, so cloning is more difficult.
    public Person DeepCopy()
    {
            // Clone the root ...
        Person other = (Person) this.MemberwiseClone();
            // ... then clone the nested class.
        other.Purchase = this.Purchase.ShallowCopy();
        return other;
    }
}
// Added to demo how to copy a value struct (this is easy - a deep copy happens by default)
public struct PersonStruct
{
    public PersonStruct(int age, string description)
    {
        this.Age = age;
        this.Purchase.Description = description;
    }
    public struct PurchaseType
    {
        public string Description;
    }
    public PurchaseType Purchase;
    public int Age;
    // This is a struct, which is a value type, so everything is a clone by default.
    public PersonStruct ShallowCopy()
    {
        return (PersonStruct)this;
    }
    // This is a struct, which is a value type, so everything is a clone by default.
    public PersonStruct DeepCopy()
    {
        return (PersonStruct)this;
    }
}
// Added only for a speed comparison.
public class MyDeepCopy
{
    public static T DeepCopy<T>(T obj)
    {
        object result = null;
        using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
        {
            var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            formatter.Serialize(ms, obj);
            ms.Position = 0;
            result = (T)formatter.Deserialize(ms);
            ms.Close();
        }
        return (T)result;
    }
}

然后,从main调用演示:

void MyMain(string[] args)
{
    {
        Console.Write("Demo 1 of shallow and deep copy, using classes and MemberwiseCopy:\n");
        var Bob = new Person(30, "Lamborghini");
        Console.Write("  Create Bob\n");
        Console.Write("    Bob.Age={0}, Bob.Purchase.Description={1}\n", Bob.Age, Bob.Purchase.Description);
        Console.Write("  Clone Bob >> BobsSon\n");
        var BobsSon = Bob.DeepCopy();
        Console.Write("  Adjust BobsSon details\n");
        BobsSon.Age = 2;
        BobsSon.Purchase.Description = "Toy car";
        Console.Write("    BobsSon.Age={0}, BobsSon.Purchase.Description={1}\n", BobsSon.Age, BobsSon.Purchase.Description);
        Console.Write("  Proof of deep copy: If BobsSon is a true clone, then adjusting BobsSon details will not affect Bob:\n");
        Console.Write("    Bob.Age={0}, Bob.Purchase.Description={1}\n", Bob.Age, Bob.Purchase.Description);
        Debug.Assert(Bob.Age == 30);
        Debug.Assert(Bob.Purchase.Description == "Lamborghini");
        var sw = new Stopwatch();
        sw.Start();
        int total = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
        {
            var n = Bob.DeepCopy();
            total += n.Age;
        }
        Console.Write("  Elapsed time: {0},{1}\n\n", sw.Elapsed, total);
    }
    {               
        Console.Write("Demo 2 of shallow and deep copy, using structs:\n");
        var Bob = new PersonStruct(30, "Lamborghini");
        Console.Write("  Create Bob\n");
        Console.Write("    Bob.Age={0}, Bob.Purchase.Description={1}\n", Bob.Age, Bob.Purchase.Description);
        Console.Write("  Clone Bob >> BobsSon\n");
        var BobsSon = Bob.DeepCopy();
        Console.Write("  Adjust BobsSon details:\n");
        BobsSon.Age = 2;
        BobsSon.Purchase.Description = "Toy car";
        Console.Write("    BobsSon.Age={0}, BobsSon.Purchase.Description={1}\n", BobsSon.Age, BobsSon.Purchase.Description);
        Console.Write("  Proof of deep copy: If BobsSon is a true clone, then adjusting BobsSon details will not affect Bob:\n");
        Console.Write("    Bob.Age={0}, Bob.Purchase.Description={1}\n", Bob.Age, Bob.Purchase.Description);                
        Debug.Assert(Bob.Age == 30);
        Debug.Assert(Bob.Purchase.Description == "Lamborghini");
        var sw = new Stopwatch();
        sw.Start();
        int total = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
        {
            var n = Bob.DeepCopy();
            total += n.Age;
        }
        Console.Write("  Elapsed time: {0},{1}\n\n", sw.Elapsed, total);
    }
    {
        Console.Write("Demo 3 of deep copy, using class and serialize/deserialize:\n");
        int total = 0;
        var sw = new Stopwatch();
        sw.Start();
        var Bob = new Person(30, "Lamborghini");
        for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
        {
            var BobsSon = MyDeepCopy.DeepCopy<Person>(Bob);
            total += BobsSon.Age;
        }
        Console.Write("  Elapsed time: {0},{1}\n", sw.Elapsed, total);
    }
    Console.ReadKey();
}

再次注意,如果您使用Nested MemberwiseColone进行深度复制,则必须为类中的每个嵌套级别手动实现ShallowCopy,以及调用所有所述ShallowCopy方法以创建完整克隆的DeepCopy。这很简单:总共只有几行,请参见上面的演示代码。

值类型与引用类型

请注意,在克隆对象时,“结构”和“类”之间有很大的区别:

如果您有一个“struct”,它是一个值类型,因此您可以复制它,内容将被克隆(但除非您使用本文中的技术,否则它只能进行浅层克隆)。如果你有一个“类”,它是一个引用类型,所以如果你复制它,你所做的就是复制指向它的指针。要创建一个真正的克隆,你必须更具创造力,利用值类型和引用类型之间的差异,从而在内存中创建原始对象的另一个副本。

请参见值类型和引用类型之间的差异。

帮助调试的校验和

错误地克隆对象会导致很难确定错误。在生产代码中,我倾向于实现一个校验和,以双重检查对象是否已正确克隆,并且没有被另一个引用损坏。此校验和可以在发布模式下关闭。我发现这个方法非常有用:通常,您只想克隆对象的一部分,而不是整个对象。

对于将许多线程与许多其他线程分离非常有用

该代码的一个优秀用例是将嵌套类或结构的克隆送入队列,以实现生产者/消费者模式。

我们可以让一个(或多个)线程修改自己拥有的类,然后将该类的完整副本推送到并发队列中。然后,我们有一个(或多个)线程将这些类的副本拉出并处理它们。

这在实践中非常有效,并允许我们将许多线程(生产者)与一个或多个线程(消费者)分离。

而且这种方法也非常快:如果我们使用嵌套结构,它比序列化/反序列化嵌套类快35倍,并且允许我们利用机器上所有可用的线程。

使现代化

显然,ExpressMapper与上面的手工编码一样快,甚至更快。我可能需要看看它们与探查器的比较。

不使用ICloneable的原因不是因为它没有通用接口。不使用它的原因是因为它很模糊。它不清楚你得到的是浅拷贝还是深拷贝;这取决于实施者。

是的,MemberwiseColone生成一个浅拷贝,但MemberwiseClone的反面不是克隆;可能是DeepClone,但它并不存在。当您通过对象的ICloneable接口使用对象时,您无法知道底层对象执行哪种克隆。(而且XML注释不会很清楚,因为您将得到接口注释,而不是对象的Clone方法上的注释。)

我通常只做一个Copy方法,它完全符合我的要求。

下面是一个深度拷贝实现:

public static object CloneObject(object opSource)
{
    //grab the type and create a new instance of that type
    Type opSourceType = opSource.GetType();
    object opTarget = CreateInstanceOfType(opSourceType);

    //grab the properties
    PropertyInfo[] opPropertyInfo = opSourceType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

    //iterate over the properties and if it has a 'set' method assign it from the source TO the target
    foreach (PropertyInfo item in opPropertyInfo)
    {
        if (item.CanWrite)
        {
            //value types can simply be 'set'
            if (item.PropertyType.IsValueType || item.PropertyType.IsEnum || item.PropertyType.Equals(typeof(System.String)))
            {
                item.SetValue(opTarget, item.GetValue(opSource, null), null);
            }
            //object/complex types need to recursively call this method until the end of the tree is reached
            else
            {
                object opPropertyValue = item.GetValue(opSource, null);
                if (opPropertyValue == null)
                {
                    item.SetValue(opTarget, null, null);
                }
                else
                {
                    item.SetValue(opTarget, CloneObject(opPropertyValue), null);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    //return the new item
    return opTarget;
}

虽然一种方法是实现ICloneable接口(在这里描述,所以我不会反悔),但这里有一个很好的深度克隆对象复制器,我不久前在代码项目中找到了它,并将其合并到我们的代码中。如其他地方所述,它要求您的对象是可序列化的。

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;

/// <summary>
/// Reference Article http://www.codeproject.com/KB/tips/SerializedObjectCloner.aspx
/// Provides a method for performing a deep copy of an object.
/// Binary Serialization is used to perform the copy.
/// </summary>
public static class ObjectCopier
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Perform a deep copy of the object via serialization.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being copied.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="source">The object instance to copy.</param>
    /// <returns>A deep copy of the object.</returns>
    public static T Clone<T>(T source)
    {
        if (!typeof(T).IsSerializable)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("The type must be serializable.", nameof(source));
        }

        // Don't serialize a null object, simply return the default for that object
        if (ReferenceEquals(source, null)) return default;

        using var Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
        IFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
        formatter.Serialize(stream, source);
        stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
        return (T)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
    }
}

其思想是它序列化对象,然后将其反序列化为新对象。好处是,当对象变得太复杂时,您不必担心克隆任何东西。

如果您希望使用C#3.0的新扩展方法,请将该方法更改为具有以下签名:

public static T Clone<T>(this T source)
{
   // ...
}

现在,方法调用简单地变成objectBeingCloned.Clone();。

EDIT(2015年1月10日)我想我会重新考虑这个问题,要说我最近开始使用(Newtonsoft)Json来做这个,它应该更轻,并避免[Serializable]标签的开销。(NB@atconway在评论中指出,私有成员不是使用JSON方法克隆的)

/// <summary>
/// Perform a deep Copy of the object, using Json as a serialization method. NOTE: Private members are not cloned using this method.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being copied.</typeparam>
/// <param name="source">The object instance to copy.</param>
/// <returns>The copied object.</returns>
public static T CloneJson<T>(this T source)
{            
    // Don't serialize a null object, simply return the default for that object
    if (ReferenceEquals(source, null)) return default;

    // initialize inner objects individually
    // for example in default constructor some list property initialized with some values,
    // but in 'source' these items are cleaned -
    // without ObjectCreationHandling.Replace default constructor values will be added to result
    var deserializeSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings {ObjectCreationHandling = ObjectCreationHandling.Replace};

    return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(source), deserializeSettings);
}

我更喜欢复制构造函数而不是克隆。意图更加明确。