Private/DeepCopyArray.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Copies an array by value instead of reference .DESCRIPTION Copies the array contents by serializing as bytes and then deserializing. .PARAMETER Source The array to copy. .EXAMPLE $DestinationArray = DeepCopyArray $SourceArray .INPUTS Takes in an array. .OUTPUTS Returns a copied array by value. #> Function DeepCopyArray ($Source) { # This function is used only here to copy an array by value. PS uses reference by default but I do not want that behavior here. # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29699026/powershell-copy-an-array-completely $reader = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream $Bytes = New-Object System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter $Bytes.Serialize($reader, $Source) $reader.Position = 0 $Dest = $Bytes.Deserialize($reader) $reader.Close() return $Dest } |