Clone document

The following example shows you how to clone (deep copy) an ODF text document using the Clone method. The cloned document is an independent copy that can be modified without affecting the original document.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Open existing ODF text document
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument("c:\\test\\input.odt");

            // Clone the document
            TextDocument clonedDoc = doc.Clone();

            // Modify the cloned document
            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
            paragraph.Add("This paragraph was added to the cloned document.");
            clonedDoc.Body.Add(paragraph);

            // Save the cloned document
            clonedDoc.Save("c:\\test\\cloned.odt", true);

            Console.WriteLine("Document cloned successfully!");
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Open existing ODF text document
        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument("c:\test\input.odt")

        ' Clone the document
        Dim clonedDoc As TextDocument = doc.Clone()

        ' Modify the cloned document
        Dim paragraph As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph.Add("This paragraph was added to the cloned document.")
        clonedDoc.Body.Add(paragraph)

        ' Save the cloned document
        clonedDoc.Save("c:\test\cloned.odt", True)

        Console.WriteLine("Document cloned successfully!")

    End Sub
End Module

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