Entity::createDuplicate

public Entity::createDuplicate()

Creates a duplicate of the entity.

Return value

static A clone of $this with all identifiers unset, so saving it inserts a new entity into the storage system.

Overrides EntityInterface::createDuplicate

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php, line 379

Class

Entity
Defines a base entity class.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity

Code

public function createDuplicate() {
  $duplicate = clone $this;
  $entity_type = $this->getEntityType();
  // Reset the entity ID and indicate that this is a new entity.
  $duplicate->{$entity_type->getKey('id')} = NULL;
  $duplicate->enforceIsNew();

  // Check if the entity type supports UUIDs and generate a new one if so.
  if ($entity_type->hasKey('uuid')) {
    $duplicate->{$entity_type->getKey('uuid')} = $this->uuidGenerator()->generate();
  }
  return $duplicate;
}
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2016-10-29 09:04:17
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