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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@data2D/copy.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% COPY copies all fields of the data2D class to the new object.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: COPY copies all fields of the data2D class to the new
+%              object.
+%
+% CALL:        b = copy(new, old, flag)
+%
+% INPUTS:      new  - new object which should be created in the sub class.
+%              old  - old object
+%              flag - 1: make a deep copy, 0: return copies of handles
+%
+% OUTPUTS:     b - copy of inputs
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: copy.m,v 1.3 2011/02/14 19:25:14 ingo Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = copy(new, old, deepcopy)
+  
+  if deepcopy
+    new = copy@ltpda_data(new, old, 1);
+    
+    for kk = 1:numel(new)
+      %%% copy all fields of the data2D class
+      new(kk).xunits = copy(old(kk).xunits,1);
+      new(kk).x      = old(kk).x;
+      new(kk).dx     = old(kk).dx;
+    end
+    
+  else
+    new = old;
+  end
+  
+  varargout{1} = new;
+end