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Convinience template function for cloning meta data. #1703

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Added clone method for meta data.
robertosfield Apr 22, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into ExtensibleBuilder
robertosfield Apr 22, 2026
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions include/vsg/core/Object.h
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Expand Up @@ -283,4 +283,15 @@ namespace vsg
return new_object.template cast<T>();
}

/// clone a named meta data object stored within an object's Auxliary object if available, others default construct object
template<class T, class C>
ref_ptr<T> clone(const std::string& key, C container)
{
if (container)
{
if (auto prototype = container->template getRefObject<T>(key)) return vsg::clone(prototype);
}
return T::create();
}

} // namespace vsg
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