internal/functions/Copy-DbaObject.ps1
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Function Copy-DbaObject { <# .SYNOPSIS Deep copies an object to avoid copy by reference issues .DESCRIPTION Should create .PARAMETER InputObject The object to be copied .NOTES Tags: Internal Author: Stuart Moore (@napalmgram) Website: https://dbatools.io Copyright: (c) 2019 by dbatools, licensed under MIT - License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT .LINK --internal function, not exposed to end user .EXAMPLE $copyBackupHistory = Copy-DbaObject -InputObject $BackupHistory returns a distinct (ie; not by reference) copy of $BackupHistory #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "Default")] param ( [Object]$inputObject ) foreach ($object in $inputObject) { try { $returnObject = New-Object $object.PsObject.TypeNames[0] } catch { #fall back to a generic object $returnObject = New-Object System.Object } $object.PsObject.Properties | ForEach-Object { if ($_.name -notin $returnObject.PsObject.Members.Name) { Add-Member -InputObject $returnObject -NotePropertyName $_.Name -NotePropertyValue $null } if ($_.TypeNameOfValue -ne 'System.Object') { $returnObject.($_.Name) = $_.Value } else { $returnObject.($_.name) = Copy-DbaObject $_.value } } $returnObject } } |