What is the difference between the System.Array.CopyTo()

hi,

The Clone() method returns a new array (a shallow copy) object containing all the elements in the original array. The CopyTo() method copies the elements into another existing array. Both perform a shallow copy. A shallow copy means the contents (each array element) contains references to the same object as the elements in the original array. A deep copy (which neither of these methods performs) would create a new instance of each element's object, resulting in a different, yet identacle object.
please refer

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.array.copy.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.array.clone%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

hope this help.

Hi Manish,

The first one performs a deep copy of the array, the second one is shallow.

The CopyTo() method copies the elements into another existing array.
The Clone() method returns a new array (a shallow copy) object containing all the elements in the original array.


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