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Clone() Method

Creates and returns a reference to a clone (identical copy) of this object.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function Clone() As UltraGridLayout
public UltraGridLayout Clone()

Return Value

A clone (identical copy) of this object.
Remarks

Invoke this method to return a reference to a copy of an object. This is different from setting a variable equal to an object, which does not make a new copy.

This method is also useful when you want to base one object on another. For example, if you wanted one Appearance object to be the same as another, with the exception of several properties, you could clone the existing Appearance object, make changes to the copy, and use it to change an object's appearance.

Example
Following code shows how one can use the Clone method. Successive clicks on the button will cause the layout of ultraGrid1 to toggle.

Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid

  Private toggleFlag As Boolean = False
  Private layout1 As UltraGridLayout = Nothing
  Private layout2 As UltraGridLayout = Nothing

  Private Sub Button9_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button9.Click

      If Me.layout1 Is Nothing Or Me.layout2 Is Nothing Then
          Me.layout1 = Me.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout

          ' Make a clone of layout1.
          Me.layout2 = layout1.Clone(PropertyCategories.All)

          ' Setup layout2.
          layout2.Override.CellAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightSkyBlue
          layout2.Bands(0).Columns(0).CellAppearance.BackColor = Color.Red
      End If

      ' Reset the layout since CopyFrom only copies properties that are set
      ' on the source layout.
      Me.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.Reset()

      If toggleFlag Then
          ' Copy the layout from layout1
          Me.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.CopyFrom(layout1, PropertyCategories.All)
      Else
          ' Copy the layout from layout2
          Me.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.CopyFrom(layout2, PropertyCategories.All)
      End If

      ' Toggle the flag.
      toggleFlag = Not toggleFlag

  End Sub
using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid;
using System.Diagnostics;

private bool toggleFlag = false;
private UltraGridLayout layout1 = null;
private UltraGridLayout layout2 = null;

private void button9_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

	if ( null == this.layout1 || null == this.layout2 )
	{
		this.layout1 = this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout;

		// Make a clone of layout1.
		this.layout2 = layout1.Clone( PropertyCategories.All );

		// Setup layout2.
		layout2.Override.CellAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightSkyBlue;
		layout2.Bands[0].Columns[0].CellAppearance.BackColor = Color.Red;
	}

	// Reset the layout since CopyFrom only copies properties that are set
	// on the source layout.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.Reset( );

	if ( toggleFlag )
	{
		// Copy the layout from layout1
		this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.CopyFrom( layout1, PropertyCategories.All );
	}
	else
	{
		// Copy the layout from layout2
		this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.CopyFrom( layout2, PropertyCategories.All );
	}

	// Toggle the flag.
	toggleFlag = !toggleFlag;

}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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