Clone (Function): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:41, 24 October 2010

Clone( )
Returns	Instance object
Description:	Returns a copy of this Object and all its children. The copy's Parent is nil

Example

local Model = game.Workspace.Model
while true do
    local ModelCopy = Model:Clone()
    ModelCopy.Parent = game.Workspace
    wait(300)
end

Objects with their archivable property set to false are not cloned.

The following classes cannot be cloned:

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 |returns              = [[Instance]] object
 |description          = Returns a copy of this Object and all its children. The copy's Parent is nil
-|object               = Global
+|object               = [[Instance]]
 |}}</onlyinclude>
 |}
+==Description==
-==Example==
+{{Example|
-<pre>
-while true do
- model = game.Workspace.Model:clone()
- model.Parent = game.Workspace
- wait(300)
-end</pre>
-==or==
 <pre>
+local Model = game.Workspace.Model
 while true do
- game.Workspace.Model:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace
+    local ModelCopy = Model:Clone()
- wait(300)
+    ModelCopy.Parent = game.Workspace
-end</pre>
+    wait(300)
+end
-which does the same thing
+</pre>
+}}
 == Limitations ==
-Objects with [[Archivable (Property)|archivable]] set to false are not cloned.
+Objects with their [[Archivable (Property)|archivable]] property set to false are not cloned.
-These classes are known to be unclonable: [[RBX.lua.Hat (Object)|Hats]], [[Workspace]]
+The following classes cannot be cloned:
+*[[RBX.lua.Hat (Object)|Hat]]
+*[[Workspace]]