The Ds\Map::copy() function of PHP is used to get a shallow copy of the specified Map instance. It returns a copy of the Map instance containing all of the key-value pairs in the same order as that of the specified Map instance.
Syntax:
Ds\Map public Ds\Map::copy ( )
Parameter: This function does not accepts any parameter.
Return value: It returns a shallow copy of the specified Map instance.
Below programs illustrate the Ds\Map::copy() function:
Program 1:
<?php // PHP program to illustrate copy() function $map = new \Ds\Map([1 => "Geeks" , 2 => "for" , 3 => "Geeks" ]); print_r( $map -> copy ()); ?> |
Output:
Ds\Map Object ( [0] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 1 [value] => Geeks ) [1] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 2 [value] => for ) [2] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 3 [value] => Geeks ) )
Program 2:
<?php // PHP program to illustrate copy() function $map = new \Ds\Map([ "first" => "Geeks" , "second" => "for" , "third" => "Geeks" ]); print_r( $map -> copy ()); ?> |
Output:
Ds\Map Object ( [0] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => first [value] => Geeks ) [1] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => second [value] => for ) [2] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => third [value] => Geeks ) )
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/ds-map.copy.php