----- Original Message ----- From: Kent Dahl <kentda / stud.ntnu.no> To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org>; <ruby-talk / netlab.co.jp> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 12:40 AM Subject: [ruby-talk:15417] Re: How do I copy an object? > I believe you need to implement dup or clone yourself, to ensure a deep > copy. Generally true. But there's the trick of using Marshal to dump an object and then load it again. Hal