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• Mark a class with AddDeepCopyConstructor-Attribute to create a deep copy constructor.
• Mark a static method with DeepCopyExtension-Attribute to create a nullable deep copy method that supports inheritance.
• Mark an existing copy constructor with InjectDeepCopy to insert deep copy instructions before your code. [Details](Custom copy constructor)
• Mark a property with IgnoreDuringDeepCopy to skip this property.
• Mark a property with DeepCopyByReference to copy by reference.
• List<> and Dictionary<,> are supported and described here

Start with DeepCopyExtension

To create a compileable method to be used, you can simple return the parameter:

[DeepCopyExtension]
public static MyType DeepCopy(this MyType myType) => myType;

or throw an exception

[DeepCopyExtension]
public static MyType DeepCopy(this MyType myType) => throw new NotImplementedException();

Not supported

• Fields
• References without copy constructor
• Properties of type System.Object