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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@ssmport/copy.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% COPY makes a (deep) copy of the input ssmport objects.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: COPY makes a deep copy of the input ssmport objects.
+%
+% CALL:        b = copy(a, flag)
+%
+% INPUTS:      a    - input ssmport object
+%              flag - 1: make a deep copy, 0: return copies of handles
+%
+% OUTPUTS:     b - copy of inputs
+%
+% This is a transparent function and adds no history.
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: copy.m,v 1.9 2011/02/21 14:23:01 hewitson Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = copy(old, deepcopy)
+  
+  if deepcopy
+    % Loop over input ssmport objects
+    new = ssmport.newarray(size(old));
+    
+    for kk=1:numel(old)
+      new(kk).name        = old(kk).name;
+      
+      if isempty(old(kk).units)
+      else
+        new(kk).units       = copy(old(kk).units, 1);
+      end
+      
+      new(kk).description = old(kk).description;
+    end
+  else
+    new = old;
+  end
+  
+  varargout{1} = new;
+end
+